There’s a need for volunteers to help with mediation—in particular, agricultural mediation with the Michigan Community Mediation Association. Michigan Ag Today’s C.J. Miller recently spoke with Phillip Schaedler, who is an attorney and an ag mediator volunteer in Michigan. Schaedler...

With the Biden Administration’s deep focus on conservation and the environment, some agriculture groups and individual farmers are worried about mandatory conservation efforts. However, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie said conservation efforts by farmers will...

The nation’s forest systems, wood industries, and wildfires were the topic of a hearing last week in the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry with Randy Moore, the Chief of the USDA's Forest Service. The hearing largely focused on wildfire...

The Black Sea Grain Deal was extended this week for another two months despite reports that Russia wanted the deal to end. “The Black Sea green corridor deal is a deal between the UN, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, and it...

Excellent planting and field work prospects for the upcoming week to 10 days, as we move into a longer term dry pattern over the state of Michigan. A few lingering showers may be around to start Saturday, especially over...