Agriculture
Federal regulations hinder farming with drones
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Michigan farmers across the state say that the use of drones could revolutionize farming, but researchers working with drones say federal laws fail to meet their needs.
Land
Uncertainty among Michigan fruit growers drives climate-related adaptations
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Farmers are set to take on a growing number of challenges in the face of climate change.
Land
‘Adopt-a-Forest’ program encourages citizens to clean up public land
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The Adopt-a-Forest program is volunteer-driven and helps people engage with the outdoors and encourages them to keep public lands clean, the state Department of Natural Resources says.
Land
Commentary: We need wild places in urban spaces
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Are pockets of untrimmed greenery in urban spaces also wild spaces?
Agriculture
Rising fuel prices might cause Southern horses to vote ‘neigh’ on Michigan hay
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Michigan-grown hay is traveling south to feed horses in Florida.
Agriculture
Farmworkers need information on pesticides, federal report says
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Michigan and other states need to collect more information about the enforcement of worker protection standards to protect farmworkers from pesticide exposure, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan investigatory arm of Congress.
Agriculture
Michigan food industries enthused about Biden “Buy American” order
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President Joe Biden’s recent “Buy American” executive order could provide future employment and economic growth for Michigan, food processors and agricultural industries, experts say.
Agriculture
As much as a third of the topsoil in the corn belt may be gone
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Conventional farming practices have eroded much of the topsoil from a region of the Midwest known as the corn belt, according to a recent study.
Land
Chicago could adopt garden registry soon
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Chicago environmental groups are pushing to protect urban gardens from fines levied for having too many weeds.
Land
Farmworkers need more off-site housing, Michigan task force says
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As farmworkers from other states and countries come to work in Michigan, the need for safe and affordable off-farm housing options is becoming increasingly important, a recent task force report said.