What's Making News
There's been talk about cellulosic ethanol for years. But the reality is that cellulosic ethanol production could be coming ... Read entire story
Candidates vying to be Michigan's next governor will lay out their agricultural agendas on March 19 for this campaign ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
Mycotoxins are metabolites of fungus that can affect the quality of grain. They are most frequently associated ... Read entire story
The traditional measures of a household's economic well-being are money income and wealth, both of which ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
Return to profitability is the theme for the pork industry in 2010. The large losses began in the fall of 2007. It has been nine ... Read entire story
The preliminary farm value of Michigan field crops, fruits and vegetables produced in 2009 was approximately ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
March 14 is Pi Day. That's because pi, the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle, starts ... Read entire story
Type the phrase "farmers feeding world" into Google's search engine and "about 15 million ... Read entire story