Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. An adult buck ...

As cold temperatures settle in around the state, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reminding owners of some of the best ways to keep their animals warm and safe.

The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated ...

In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some researchers in Michigan are looking for a late ...

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...

The new leader of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee, Arkansas’ John Boozman, has several ties to meatpacking behemoths, ...

A federal waiver will allow able-bodied Michigan adults to keep getting food benefits without meeting work requirements.

The first weekend after New Year’s Day, shepherds in our state, who can break away from their day-to-day operations, and are ...

For the first time, birds in a Wayne County backyard flock have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

As the future of social media platforms such as TikTok remains unknown, a younger generation of farmers is relying on social ...

The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...

A team of researchers from Michigan State University discovered a native tree unlocking the secret to protecting apples from cold weather damage. Steve van Nocker, a ...