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Select Upper Peninsula counties are being encouraged to send in lymph nodes to test for bovine tuberculosis and chronic wasting disease.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommending farm workers get tested for bird flu if they have contacted infected animals, even if they have no symptoms.
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Cross contamination of fire retardant containing PBBs with livestock feed led to an agricultural crisis. CMU's Brittany Fremion led a conference impact and has co-authored a book.
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Warm, dry weather means more time for grapes to ripen and fewer opportunities for disease.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting that egg prices will decrease in the coming months. But experts said that all depends on whether there are any further bird flu outbreaks.
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A bill gives the federal government more oversight to investigate the sale of agricultural land to those associated with countries like China. It's passing comes amid bipartisan national security concerns over Chinese business investments on American soil.
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On Thursday, the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president Tim Walz spoke to WCMU about issues impacting rural Michiganders, and residents across the state.
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The state released a list of recommendations to ensure pet health over Labor Day and beyond.
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The Meet Up and Eat Up program is an extension of the school district's free lunch program, and has been around since 2019.
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New deer hunting regulations might come out to control the deer population on July 11. Local farmers say deer are damaging their crops.
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Michigan has a pilot program to restore a large wetland area to reduce fertilizer runoff from getting into Lake Erie because it feeds toxic cyanobacterial blooms that spread in the western basin each year.
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The yellow perch has been declining for decades in Saginaw Bay as a result of a rapid growth of walleyes. Local commerical fisheries say that has caused struggles for their business.