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Detroit’s Urban Agriculture Zoning Moves Ahead

Detroit’s planning commission has approved the city’s new urban agriculture zoning ordinance.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/08

Pete Hoekstra - Debbie Stabenow (Getty Images)

Stabenow Focuses On Agriculture, Bipartisanship

Barely a month before the election, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow is keeping Republican opponent Pete Hoekstra at arm’s length while focusing on issues such as farming and manufacturing that appeal to voters across the Michigan political spectrum.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/07

Preservation Hopes Fail For 5 Barns In Michigan

Five deteriorating barns could be demolished this month despite an effort in recent years to save them as examples of Michigan’s agricultural heritage.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/04

Drought Drives Up Cost Of Meat

If you’re a meat eater, you might want to brace yourself for sticker shock at the market.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/09

Michigan grass in drought conditions (WWJ Photo).

More Michigan Counties Getting Disaster Designation

Farmers in four western Upper Peninsula counties are expected to be eligible for low-interest loans due to heat and drought-related crop damage and losses.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/26

Drought Conditions Persist In Michigan

The undersecretary for the USDA Farm & Foreign Agriculture Service toured Michigan farms as crops suffer in dry conditions.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/16

A vacant home in Detroit. (WWJ Photo/Mike Campbell, File)

175 Acres In Detroit Could Be Used To Grow Timber

A company that wants to put vacant Detroit land to agricultural use may be allowed to buy about 175 acres on which to grow and harvest timber under a plan expected to be considered soon.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/05