Farmers in 79 Michigan Counties Eligible for USDA Disaster Assistance Program May 27, 2020 10:45 pm|While the focus of USDA assistance has centered on the recently announced Coronavirus Food Assistance Program or CFAP,…
H-2A Positions Increase Five-Fold Since 2005 May 27, 2020 8:55 pm|The USDA says the number of H-2A workers increased five-fold between 2005 and 2019. USDA’s Economic Research Service…
Rain Slows Field Crop Progress, Allows Fruit Diseases to Develop May 27, 2020 3:58 pm|Rainfall last week hampered significant planting progress in Michigan, leaving 2.0 days suitable for fieldwork. According to USDA’s…
USDA Invests $281 Million in Rural Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 36 States May 27, 2020 2:49 pm|U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that the department…
2020 Michigan Agritourism Directory Released May 27, 2020 2:41 pm|With the assistance of Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan and the Michigan Apple Committee, the Michigan Agritourism Association…
Michigan Potato Growers are Benefit from an Increase in Chip Demand May 27, 2020 1:36 pm|Multiple sectors of agriculture have been hit hard with the effects of COVID-19, and potato production is no…
Farmland Prices Continue Decline, Farm Borrowing Increasing May 27, 2020 12:55 pm|The latest Rural Mainstreet Index from Creighton University shows farmland prices are declining while farmer borrowing is growing.…
