LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has awarded $2.08 million to 19 food and agriculture entities for 22 projects aimed at boosting the state's ...

Mike Bronkema spent years raising young hens for egg farms before he shifted to raising lambs and growing heirloom beans in the sandy soils of his 130-acre farm near the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Cooperative Elevator Co. has been awarded the 2025 Agriculture Exporter of the Year by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Tim Boring, MDARD director, presented the award to ...

For many seasonal and migrant farmworkers who plant, harvest and process produce for stores, stands, farmers markets and festivals across Michigan, living conditions can be unsafe and unhealthy, ...

Michigan's top agricultural leader says he is cautiously optimistic about the status of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the state because no new cattle herds have been ...

Michigan's agricultural exports reached a historic $2.9 billion in 2024, a milestone for the state’s economy and farmers, officials said Wednesday, on National Agriculture Trade Day. “This news of ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development distributed $1.8 million in grants to two dozen agricultural businesses and organizations to improve supply chains and address food ...

(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the state's food and agriculture exports had another record-breaking year. Officials say the state's food, ...

Senator Debbie Stabenow has announced more than $2 million in grants for Michigan agriculture. The 21 grants in total come from the Federal Farm Bill, and funding will be funneled into Michigan’s ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Climate change is impacting the agriculture industry right here in Michigan, although experts say they’re doing things to make sure our state stays one track ahead of it.

Michigan's top agricultural leader says he is cautiously optimistic about the status of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the state because no new cattle herds have been ...