Grocery stores across the state are shifting their egg supplies to accommodate newly enacted legislation that requires most eggs to come from cage-free housing systems.
State officials plan to quarantine and kill flocks of diseased chickens that were recently discovered at two Ottawa County poultry facilities and at a home in Jackson County.
Family farms—and traditions—help Michigan produce more Christmas trees than almost every other state in the country.
Leah Smith, owner of Nodding Thistle Farms in Michigan, explains how passing the US House version of the Farm Bill would be undemocratic and harm Michigan farmers and rural communities.
Republicans’ Project 2025 agenda aims to enact a far-right agenda that would hurt all Michiganders, especially those living in rural communities, according to a new report.
The Michigan Supreme Court upheld the state's ability to announce stricter permit conditions for factory farms than outlined in the department’s formal rules.
An $82.5 billion budget bill signed this week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is heavily focused on investing in smaller, rural communities across Michigan.
Job opportunities in small towns across Michigan are set to multiply this year amid efforts to connect rural communities with more federal resources.
Republicans moved their long-awaited new farm bill through the US House Agriculture Committee this week, despite opposition from most Democrats that could stall further advancement of the bill.
A motley crew of Michiganders is behind the latest efforts to improve air quality across the state.
