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It’s not actually a worm. It’s a parasitic fly. The fly’s larvae burrow into and feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including humans. The current infestation has been detected in cattle, goats, and sheep in Texas and New Mexico.

Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture puts Michigan’s farm real estate value at about $6,800 per acre in 2025, a 7.8% increase from 2024. It was the highest increase in the country.

School officials are working on policy changes that they say would improve students’ access to food. The changes would allow students to get an evening meal even if they aren’t in after-school care.

Michigan legislative leaders passed a confusing mix of stopgaps this week to address the 1.4M Michiganders losing federal food aid due to the ongoing government shutdown.

SNAP benefits will not be distributed starting November 1 due to the federal government shutdown. Here are some ways you can help provide food assistance in your community.

Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents are losing access to SNAP food benefits amid the federal government shutdown. Here’s what the pause means for families, when payments might resume, and where to find help in the meantime.

Food banks across Michigan are being bit by federal funding and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts as the federal government shutdown continues.

First, the impact of the U.S. Department of Agriculture halting food deliveries to Michigan food banks. Then, the potentially negative impact of media messaging around loneliness. Plus, how COVID-19 changed grief and loss of family.

Farms and other rural businesses in Michigan are slated to receive more than $22 million for clean energy projects under the USDA's Rural Energy for American Program.

The Biden administration is reversing Trump administration cuts to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).Payments to farmers to set aside land were…