In Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, food hubs are getting locally-grown foods into the cafeterias and onto the trays of Bronson Hospital. At the same time, they’re supporting local farming economies and healthy communities.
Today's tech-savvy farmers find out more about their fields and crops from high-flying drones.
Technology adds a level of precision to farming that has not been seen before.
Michigan's iconic sand dunes are being threatened by invasive species. Journalist Mark Wedel finds out how a group of conservation organizations are joining forces to weed out the invaders.
Cast not your pearls before (feral) swine. Especially if those swine are invasive wild boars intent on devouring Michigan's natural landscapes and farmland. Learn why these tusky invaders are a growing threat in Michigan, and what's being done to control them.
Without campfires, there's no s'mores. But without restrictions on moving firewood around the state, there might not be healthy forests.
In part two of Biking Lake Michigan, writer Mark Wedel tackles some of the political realities surrounding bicycling in our state.
Writer and cyclist Mark Wedel offers up a personal account of lessons learned along the U.S. Bike Route 35 through northern and western Michigan. This is the first installment of a two-part series on long-distance bike routes in Michigan.
Despite what Smokey Bear may have told you, fires aren't the number one threat to forest ecosystems (at least not in Michigan). So what is? According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, invasive species are what we should be most worried about.
In a city where less than 3 percent of law partners are people of color, and as Cooley Law School graduates turn to other Michigan cities for work, what can Grand Rapids do to retain, and attract, minority attorneys?
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