posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:57 PM
A reduction in the corn supply has pushed prices higher.
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posted on March 30, 2012 at 10:30 AM
WALKERVILLE, Mich. (AP) - Asparagus is rising from the ground
because of Michigan's extraordinarily warm weather, a condition
that could eventually ruin the crop due to a lack of labor and
inevitable frost.
Asparagus...
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posted on June 17, 2011 at 2:06 PM
PONTIAC, Mich (AP) — A new agriculture-themed Labor Day weekend event planned for the Pontiac Silverdome is being changed to go on without animals or plants.
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posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:02 PM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (AP) - Michigan agriculture officials are warning farmers to watch for the brown marmorated stink bug, a nasty invader from Asia that emits a foul stench when squashed and wreaks havoc on fruits and field crops.
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posted on November 19, 2010 at 5:11 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michigan Sen Debbie Stabenow will become the next chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
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posted on March 19, 2010 at 3:03 PM
LANSING (AP) — Some Michigan agriculture organizations have a beef with Michigan Gov Jennifer Granholm over her proclamation encouraging residents to not eat meat for a day.
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posted on October 8, 2004 at 8:10 PM
Detroit has been hit hard by the riots of the late 1960s, massive layoffs in the city's factories and an increase in crime. Over time, families have left in droves, leaving over 40,000 vacant lots in their place. But today, something new is...
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posted on September 3, 2004 at 8:09 PM
The Catherine Ferguson Academy is a Detroit public high school for pregnant and parenting teens. Paul Weertz, an agriscience teacher at the school, has developed a small farming program, complete with chickens, bees, rabbits, goats and horses....
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posted on June 4, 2004 at 8:06 PM
The Catherine Ferguson Academy is a Detroit public high school for pregnant and parenting teens. Paul Weertz, an agriscience teacher at the school, has developed a small farming program, complete with chickens, bees, rabbits, goats and horses....
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posted on November 1, 2002 at 8:11 PM
Larry Ginter: "Today is a great day for agriculture because hog farmers across the U.S are taking a big step towards reclaiming our industry." In April of ‘99, the Campaign for Family Farms, armed with piles of petitions, announced they had enough...
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