Tag: Farmland
It’s Time For An Authentic Golden Age Of Agriculture
A “golden age” is a flourishing period in the history of a nation. It is a period when everything seems really good, peaceful, and successful — not utopian, but a time of extraordinary human achievement. A golden age of agriculture commonly refers to the late 19th century, a time of … [continued]
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Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland
Thousands of farms and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland have been lost to development and other economic pressures in recent years. Michigan does less than most to stem the tide….
Why Small Hydrogen Markets Are Likely to Shrink
Someone recently asked me about small, distributed hydrogen use cases and whether those markets might eventually be served by imported green methanol cracked onsite to produce hydrogen. The idea is not irrational. Hydrogen is difficult to transport and store. Methanol is a liquid fuel with existing global shipping infrastructure. Catalytic … [continued]
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Boomtown St. Thomas mayor to Ottawa: Help us build homes, avoid sprawl
Driven by the much-anticipated opening of an electric vehicle battery plant, St. Thomas is looking to increase its housing supply to accommodate the growing city’s rising population. St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston says there’s an opportunity to build an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 much-needed homes on vacant lots in the city’s downtown core on “brownfield” […]
Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities
By Lillian Williams
he shrinking number of farms in Michigan – down by about 1,300 between 2023 and 2024 – and the trend of existing farms to expand to survive is changing the culture of rural communities.
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