Agriculture Great Lakes Now Michigan

Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess

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Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss | Great Lakes Now

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Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss

By Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit

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Federal aid is coming to Michigan’s sweet cherry farmers, who lost much of their crops this year due to erratic weather patterns and subsequent pest infestations.

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Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

Man calls on Grey County to act on local groundwater threat

5 min read

Thorsten Arnold warned Grey County council Thursday that it must act to avoid widespread drinking water contamination due to a combination of local factors.  This area’s karst geology is well known, with its shallow soil layer over permeable bedrock in places which reduces aquifer protection. The geology includes sinkholes and fissures which allow surface contaminants to […]