Tag: Farming
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.
Mahon: A half century of secret farmland investor rumours
Whether there is old money from Europe, family or institutional, or whether it is someone growing through luck or leverage, whether it is money laundering or a distant pension plan, the rumours have always persisted, absent any real documentation
Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet is a new book by Geo Rutherford. Below is an adapted excerpt from her New York Times best seller, all about Lake Superior. Follow Geo on TikTok or Instagram for more content on spooky lakes.
Ontario town starts voting today on willingness to host ‘forever’ nuclear waste storage site – Great Lakes Commission
The small farming community of Teeswater, Ontario, will vote in a referendum on whether or not they’re willing to host Canada’s largest underground storage facility of spent nuclear fuel. Less […]
Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss | Great Lakes Now
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.