agriculture

Ahead of Juneteenth, we spoke with the director of an organization working to create generational land ownership for Black farmers in Detroit. Also on the show, an author stopped by to discuss her debut cookbook, which delves into Central Asian food culture, while also exploring memories and migration along the way.

A look into the potential renaming of Cesar Chavez Avenue in Lansing after sexual assault allegations against the late labor leader surfaced this month. Plus, what scientists learned from a strange goo dripping from a ship on Lake Erie. And, a virtual reality experience at the Ann Arbor Film Festival will take viewers inside a Ukrainian home during Russian drone attacks.

Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.

Researchers at Michigan State University are working to create an outdoor lab that monitors the effects of solar arrays on farms and their crops across the state. The goal of the project is to use solar energy to improve agricultural production.

The word 'broadcasting' dates back centuries, and originally described a method of sowing seeds. But it took on a new meaning with the rise of radio in the 1920s.

First, a look at how proposed taxes on legal cannabis could impact Michigan’s industry. Then, Michigan football great Brian Griese talks about how sports can be more sustainable. And, how Michigan State University’s cooperative extension gives farmers guidance on federal immigration policy.

School farms not only provide educational services and research opportunities, but they also serve K-12 schools and universities with fresh, local food. Farms are facing an era of federal funding uncertainty and infrastructure challenges, but they’re also receiving support from their communities.

Industry experts discuss the swift impact of the Trump administration's new policies on the Michigan's agricultural industry, from research funding, to farm staffing, to international trade.

Michigan State University laboratories and other labs studying crop resilience and food security across the country are no longer receiving federal funding. They have also been ordered to stop working after the dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration over the past month.

First, what stopping USAID funding does to agricultural research at schools like MSU. Then, how a fatal accident changes the emotional value of a camping spot. Later, a new film documenting the impact of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.