At first glance, the 400 acres of soybeans growing on the Preston family's dairy farm in southern Michigan looks like a typical field. But these aren't ordinary soybeans. They represent a breakthrough ...

BOWNE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When Michael Geerlings bought Brook View Dairy in 2004, he knew he would work toward a more sustainable way of farming. Decades later, his operation is setting the ...

Michigan EGLE director reinstates winter manure bans, new groundwater checks and site-specific safeguards for impaired ...

BARODA, MI -- Visitors from around the world have toured a historic, family-owned dairy farm about 3 miles from Lake Michigan. For $5, you can too. The Shuler family has been raising dairy cows at the ...

After meeting in August to hear arguments on updates to how the state permits large-scale animal feeding operations, Phil ...

Lawmakers and farm groups are rallying behind the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would allow schools to serve whole ...

After a strain of virus associated with avian flu made a jump from birds to cattle earlier this year, Michigan's agriculture department is undertaking federally mandated testing of milk from dairy ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Monday marked the start of a nationwide raw milk testing campaign by the USDA. Scientists say it’s to help detect the spread of bird flue in dairy cows—and hopefully, prevent ...

Officials found no evidence of silent infections in 35 Michigan dairy workers, but experts noted that much more data was necessary. By Emily Anthes and Noah Weiland Since an unusual bird flu outbreak ...

The U.S Department of Agriculture is set to require bulk milk tank testing to address bird flu outbreaks in dairy herds, ...

(CBS DETROIT) - The highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Clinton County dairy herd, bringing Michigan's total number of affected dairy herds to 30. The Michigan State University ...