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Seven County Farm Bureaus have approved contributions totaling $29,500 to help cover fees in lawsuits against the Michigan Department of Energy, Great Lakes and the Environment challenging the 2020 CAFO General Permit.

Carbon capture and storage separates the carbon dioxide from the emissions of industrial processes and stores it underground. Farmers may interact with a carbon capture and storage project in a few ways.

Whether a farmer is participating in programs to protect water quality, reduce greenhouse gases, protect food safety, or receive incentives for responsible practices, data collection is essential to verify both practice implementation and that the programs have the intended effect.

Ecosystem services credits can be generated for water quality improvements, water use efficiency improvements, and more.

Contamination can reach a farm through the air, surface or groundwater, or land application of soil amendments.

Consolidation is occurring across all sectors of the agricultural industry at the farm, supply, and service levels. Agriculture continues to see a shift in cropland and livestock production to larger farms.

Environmental justice can mean different things based on an individual’s values and perception of what is just.

Advance CTE, the longest-standing national non-profit representing State Career Technical Education (CTE) directors, is proposing to remove the word “agriculture” from the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources education cluster definition and replacing it with a Food, Living Systems, and Natural Resources cluster.

More than 50 attendees took advantage of a broad-spectrum gardening workshop recently sponsored by Livingston County Farm Bureau and hosted at a member’s greenhouse.

The Michigan House Agriculture Committee unanimously approved two resolutions — supported by Farm Bureau — urging Congress to address fertilizer shortages and price increases.