Agriculture
Michigan cherry growers worry about rising imports
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Michigan is the country’s top producer of tart cherries but the industry is slammed by a sharp increase in lower-cost imports.
Capital News Service
Michigan zoos hoping to breed large animals again
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Lions and tigers and bears, oh regulate! A Lowell lawmaker wants the state to regulate the breeding of large carnivores by zoos in Michigan, saying it would promote animal safety, health and conservation.
Capital News Service
Pothole claims? Fuhgeddaboutit
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Did a pothole just eat your tire and rim? Want compensation? Fuhgeddaboutit. Like the state, counties rarely reimburse motorists for pothole damage to their vehicles.
Capital News Service
Plan to coordinate roadwork expected soon
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A pilot program looking for better ways to coordinate repair, maintenance and replacement of Michigan’s roads and other infrastructure is finishing its recommendations this month.
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Fate of Michigan rivers, Chinese soybeans tied to emerging research concept
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A research method called “telecoupling” may provide more accurate predictions of environmental disasters.
Capital News Service
Are Michigan roads ready for self-driving cars?
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How can a state that can’t patch potholes make roads smart enough for self-driving cars? Experts and the state’s transportation director discuss what it will take to prepare infrastructure for a human-driverless future.
Land
A warmer, wetter Michigan might be making potholes worse
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What connects climate change and lots of precipitation with Michigan’s proliferating potholes? Last year set a precipitation record.
Agriculture
Measure seeks to prevent potato diseases
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It may become mandatory for most potato seed growers to use only certified seed to prevent the spread of diseases that can threaten a valuable part of Michigan’s agricultural economy, under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature.
Agriculture
Farmers eye tariff as potential trouble
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Many farmers are worried about possible retaliatory trade tariffs for agricultural products that Michigan exports to China and elsewhere. We talk to soybean, milk and agri-business groups about the potential impacts.
Land
Potholes plague road agencies, drivers
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Rising temperatures and heavy rains have done a number on Michigan’s roads, and local road agencies are scrambling to patch potholes and make other repairs under difficult conditions.