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The agriculture department’s annual projections show a slowing economy and lower crop prices for the upcoming year. The USDA also looks ahead to the next decade, showing rising crop yields but a competitive job market.
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Some conservationists argue a recent Forest Service report will lead to more logging of old trees. They say federal forests should be left alone to soak up carbon emissions. But the Forest Service says in coming decades older trees will absorb less carbon.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture tracked white-tailed deer for a year, and detected widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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According the latest USDA Drought Monitor, Michigan began 2023 with over 30% of the state showing drought coverage.
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One of the biggest news stories of 2022 was inflation. And if you’ve been listening to this station over the past year, you likely heard a lot of stories about rising food prices, how they’ve risen 11% over the past year. But what hasn’t been discussed is the cost of food waste during this period of inflation
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Boyne Falls Public Schools in Charlevoix County is one of the school systems who recently benefitted from new kitchen equipment.
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The federal funds will help re-establish Michigan’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and will help reduce phosphorus entering the Western Lake Erie Basin.
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At a town-hall-style listening session with US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Michigan farmers praised federal support of farmers during the…
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A $540,000 loan from the United States Department of Agriculture will be used to help construct the Oscoda Health Center in Alcona County. The Alcona…
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Michigan cherry growers say they're happy to see the USDA will purchase $20 million worth of surplus cherry product as part of coronavirus relief.But the…