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Six charities see support grants from Agent Charitable Fund
Six charitable organizations across the state were recently awarded $5,000 Feeding the Future Grants for fighting food insecurity, a function of Farm…
Resolutions urge action on fertilizer prices, shortages
The Michigan House Agriculture Committee unanimously approved two resolutions — supported by Farm Bureau — urging Congress to address fertilizer…
Livingston Co. FB urges community to ‘Go Gardening’
More than 50 attendees took advantage of a broad-spectrum gardening workshop recently sponsored by Livingston County Farm Bureau and hosted at a…
MFB urges survey participation to keep ‘agriculture’ in Career Technical Education
Advance CTE, the longest-standing national non-profit representing State Career Technical Education (CTE) directors, is proposing to remove the word …
Emerging issue: Environmental Justice
Environmental justice can mean different things based on an individual’s values and perception of what is just.
Emerging issue: Antitrust and Consolidation in Agriculture
Consolidation is occurring across all sectors of the agricultural industry at the farm, supply, and service levels. Agriculture continues to see a…
Emerging issue: Contaminants
Contamination can reach a farm through the air, surface or groundwater, or land application of soil amendments.
Emerging issue: Carbon and Ecosystem Services Markets
Ecosystem services credits can be generated for water quality improvements, water use efficiency improvements, and more.
Emerging issue: Data Privacy and Performance Metrics
Whether a farmer is participating in programs to protect water quality, reduce greenhouse gases, protect food safety, or receive incentives for…
Emerging issue: Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon capture and storage separates the carbon dioxide from the emissions of industrial processes and stores it underground. Farmers may interact…