This week on Points North we listen back to some of the stories we told over the last year. Hear about the situation facing cherry farmers as they prepare to give up the main pesticide in their arsenal. Find out what is happening with struggling...
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Governor Granholm says she will not shut down popular agriculture support programs, as some had feared. But Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan...
By Bob Allen
Michigan State University Extension officials may face closing their statewide facilities if Governor Granholm vetoes their budget.
The state pays the program each...
The number of small farms in northern Michigan has shot up in recent years with almost no help from modern capitalism's main weapon: loans.
Banks in Michigan...
By Bob Allen
A group of Northern Michigan growers wants to scale-up a local food network that would serve not just farmer's markets, but also schools, restaurants and stores. That's...
The local food economy has sprung up without the help of the main development tool of modern capitalism, loans. Some say access to financing would give even more momentum to the rising star of agriculture.
Many young people are attracted to farming for many reasons. But they may not realize how much work farming can be. Here's reporter Lou Blouin with more.
Cherry growers are among the last farmers using a potent pesticide being phased out by the government. Guthion is a nerve toxin and very effective at killing insects. But the E-P-A says it poses an unacceptable risk for farm workers and also has...
While this year has produced huge fruit crops up north, like tart cherries and apples, the jury is still out on the wine grapes. Vintners had something to smile about this week with the constant sunshine and steady warm temperatures. But overall...
By Bob Allen
New studies give some answers why whole colonies of honeybees have been dying over the last three years, but researchers can't explain why the massive die-off is happening...
