Agricultural Economy

Feature Story Even under the best of conditions, seasonal and migrant farmworkers toil long, exhausting hours in extreme weather conditions, possibly exposed to pesticides.  Equity

Migrant Legal Aid’s Fair Food Pledge works to alleviate migrant farmworker injustices

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, November 8, 2021
Feature Story A rendering of the Request Foods expansion. Economic Development

Request Foods plans $205M expansion, adding nearly 200 jobs

Paul R. KopenkoskeySunday, October 31, 2021
Feature Story Fifth-grader Evan Weesies has an all-terrain wheelchair that gives him the freedom to move around his family’s Muskegon County farm Technology and Innovation

New power chair puts young farmer at the heart of his family’s pumpkin patch

Bev BerensMonday, October 18, 2021
Feature Story This creek is part of the Sand Creek and Crockery Creek watersheds. Sustainability

How a $1.2M grant will be used to restore watersheds

Shandra MartinezMonday, October 4, 2021
Feature Story Julie Engel at her sheep farm in Montague. Sustainability

Lakeshore sheep farm certified for sustainability practices

Shandra MartinezMonday, September 20, 2021
Feature Story Novice canner Erin Berens is happy with her first attempt at food preservation and is prepared to tackle it again with more quantity and variety for this season. Sustainability

Pandemic spurs renewed interest in home canning

Bev BerensSaturday, July 31, 2021
Feature Story Alita Kelly gardening Economic Development

MLK Freedom School – Empowerment through urban agriculture and food justice

Shanika P. CarterTuesday, June 29, 2021
Feature Story Ottawa Conservation District Watershed Technician Benjamin Jordan conducts a spring tillage survey in Ottawa County. Sustainability

$7 million project aims to improve water quality, quantity in Ottawa County

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, June 14, 2021
Feature Story The Ottawa County Commission recently adopted the Focus on Agriculture plan. Economic Development

Ottawa County endorses plan to address challenges faced by farmers

Shandra MartinezSunday, March 28, 2021
Feature Story A Revolution Farms employee at work. Economic Development

Agribusiness employers recruiting workers for recession-proof industry

By Shandra MartinezMonday, March 22, 2021
Feature Story Colby Tucker, 14, from Hopkins in Allegan County, is in his third year of collecting and cooking sap. Entrepreneurship

Turning sap to syrup makes spring the sweetest season of all

Bev BerensSunday, March 21, 2021
Feature Story Greg Dunn's Blackbird Farm in Coopersville received MAEAP verification in 2020. Dunn shows off his new sign in one of their produce fields. Sustainability

State program helps farmers practice environmental stewardship

Bev BerensSunday, January 24, 2021
Feature Story The Kruithoff family works on their Ottawa County farm, planting a test plot of different varieties of soybeans for a seed company. Economic Development

Ottawa County program preserves farmland for future generations

Shandra MartinezMonday, September 14, 2020
Feature Story Crop dusting planes maneuver to avoid electric lines, irrigation towers, woods and more when working. (Photo by Bev Berens) Sustainability

More farmers are using cover crops to keep pollutants out of lakes and streams

Bev BerensFriday, September 4, 2020
Feature Story Andy Rozendaal (left) and John Puttrich (right) comprise the leadership team and are Eighth Day Farm's two full time employees. Economic Development

Eighth Day Farm makes big impact from its small urban setting

Bev BerensFriday, August 28, 2020
Feature Story Jake Tebos, (left) wholesale grower of potting plants in Allendale, discusses issues unique to his niche in the marketplace with Secretary Perdue (right). Economic Development

West Michigan farmers share concerns with USDA Secretary

Bev BerensWednesday, August 26, 2020
Feature Story Chara Bouma-Prediger is the Holland Farmers Market's new Food Navigator. Economic Development

Farmers Market adds bilingual Food Navigator to assist shoppers

Shandra MartinezWednesday, August 12, 2020
Feature Story Quinn and Violet Tunison walk through the sunflowers. Economic Development

Sunflower field draws appreciative crowds to Olive Township farm

eidi Tunison Thursday, August 6, 2020
Feature Story Michelle Bombe in her garden at her Laketown Township home. Economic Development

Backyard gardens gain popularity during pandemic

Bev BerensMonday, August 3, 2020
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