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Gardeners and farmers are already thinking about the seeds they will plant in spring. They also think about those seeds throughout the winter, planning…
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Problems with Monarch butterflies, honeybees and other pollinating insects are the theme of three events the Michigan State University Extension is…
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Cooper Township has approved new zoning rules for solar farms and regular farms. The township says it has prospects for commercial solar plants and that…
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(MPRN-Lansing) A Michigan department needs to do more to follow its own regulations on bottled water inspection. That was the message of an audit released…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Governor Rick Snyder and state environmental officials have declared western Lake Erie is an “impaired” waterway that needs to be cleaned…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEF-nPjpJkA Southwest Michigan cider maker will use pigs to help combat pests in its orchard. Virtue Cider in Fennville…
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Michigan’s new minimum wage law that passed in 2014 has left a lot of workers with more money in their pockets. It boosted the state minimum wage from…
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This week, we’ve been looking at the changing lives of Hispanic workers in Michigan’s fields. Many are leaving the fields entirely. But others are…
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Over the past few summers, Michigan farmers have run into a problem. The Hispanic workers they rely on to pick and harvest their crops seem to be…
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Michigan’s $100-billion-a-year food and agriculture industry faces a crossroads. For decades, the system was steady. Farmers grew crops. Hispanic workers…