Michigan-grown hay is traveling south to feed horses in Florida.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/04/06/rising-fuel-prices-might-cause-southern-horses-to-vote-neigh-on-michigan-hay/
Michigan and other states need to collect more information about the enforcement of worker protection standards to protect farmworkers from pesticide exposure, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan investigatory arm of Congress.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/24/farmworkers-need-information-on-pesticides-federal-report-says/
President Joe Biden’s recent “Buy American” executive order could provide future employment and economic growth for Michigan, food processors and agricultural industries, experts say.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/18/michigan-food-industries-enthused-about-biden-buy-american-order/
Conventional farming practices have eroded much of the topsoil from a region of the Midwest known as the corn belt, according to a recent study.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/17/as-much-as-a-third-of-the-topsoil-in-the-corn-belt-may-be-gone/
Chicago environmental groups are pushing to protect urban gardens from fines levied for having too many weeds.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/16/chicago-could-adopt-garden-registry-soon/
As farmworkers from other states and countries come to work in Michigan, the need for safe and affordable off-farm housing options is becoming increasingly important, a recent task force report said.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/15/farmworkers-need-more-off-site-housing-michigan-task-force-says/
In 2020, Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings fell by 7 percent.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/10/higher-prices-pandemic-payments-help-michigan-farms-stay-afloat-in-2020/
Growers worry that higher license and testing fees will push an already high cost of operation even higher.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/03/02/new-state-plan-has-michigan-hemp-growers-uncertain-about-the-future/
The idea is to showcase a vision of transforming communities in a way that prioritizes employees, children and the planet’s well-being, organizers say.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/02/23/chicago-activists-and-artists-color-environmental-justice/
Foraging for medicinal and indigenous foods is a prehistoric practice that not only has boosts immune systems, but has gained increased attention due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/07/foraging-for-medicinal-plants-gains-popularity/
Fertilizer runoff from seasonal heavy rainfall on Midwestern farms is traveling down the Mississippi River and creating a “hypoxic zone,” or low oxygen zone in the Gulf of Mexico, a recent study by Iowa State University scientists warns.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/31/midwestern-farms-suffocating-gulf-of-mexico-ecosystems/
A newly funded project in Ohio’s Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District aims to reduce water nutrients and sediments that flow into Lake Erie, causing excessive growth of algae.
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