With cherry-stained hands and a ready smile, Sue McMaster fielded questions from behind crates of brightly colored produce. “I think it’s the ‘in’ thing to do now — talking to the farmer and seeing ...

With the annual Great Lakes Expo returning to Grand Rapids this week, there are plenty of reasons to salute the hometown ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has awarded $2.08 million to 19 food and agriculture entities for 22 projects aimed at boosting the state’s ...

(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the state's food and agriculture exports had another record-breaking year. Officials say the state's food, ...

Michigan Department of Agriculture partners with local farms to send roughly 1,000 Christmas trees to military families ...

Michigan's agricultural exports reached a historic $2.9 billion in 2024, a milestone for the state’s economy and farmers, officials said Wednesday, on National Agriculture Trade Day. “This news of ...

Read full article: Michigan Department of Agriculture confirms case of bird flu in Oakland County Following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), ...

According to the USDA, the price of farmland across the U.S. increased by about 4%, while the price in Michigan rose by about ...

LANSING — Michigan farmers and agriculture officials are highlighting the importance of government support for the industry, following the distribution of more than a dozen new grants Thursday. The ...

Michigan's top agricultural leader says he is cautiously optimistic about the status of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the state because no new cattle herds have been ...

A signature campaign promise of President-elect Donald Trump — mass deportations of immigrants in the United States illegally — could ultimately work against another promise to lower grocery prices, ...

As a way to say “thank you” for their hard work during the pandemic, Gary McDowell, Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, is touring processors all over the state. ...