Bird flu has been detected in a Monroe County backyard flock, pushing the total to three highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in Monroe County since the virus was first detected in Michigan in 2022 ...

The BriefBird flu has been detected in a backyard flock in Monroe County.It is the third case confirmed in the county since ...

Funding cuts, grant freezes and layoffs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have canceled or delayed Michigan farming and conservation projects.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced Thursday. “This March, we ...

Michigan (WILX) - In Washington, D.C., the director of the state’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development testified ...

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 ...

director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) director Tim Boring stressed the importance of specialty crops in the state. The testimony was part of the ...

Thirty-two projects, including six in the Upper Peninsula, will share $3.6 million in funding through the Michigan Invasive ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Office of Rural Prosperity have announced the recipients of $1.3M in Rural ...

The Rural Readiness Grant Program provides resources to communities that often face economic challenges, ensuring they have the support they need to attract investment, create jobs and foster ...

State of Michigan will go to help rural communities build capacity, drive economic development and improve quality of life for residents.

The Michigan Department of Technology ... like Ishpeming is the Water and Waste Disposal Program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development unit. The program hands out billions of ...