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Michigan farmers say the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new, billion-dollar investment in projects by "climate-smart" farmers, ranchers and forest landowners will make a big difference in the fight to protect the environment.

Some wild white-tailed deer populations in the US have been exposed to COVID-19. The USDA recently released the results of a year-long study.For more than…

Wisconsin is at the center of a lawsuit targeting federal debt relief for farmers of color.The suit was filed this spring by a Wisconsin-based…

The timber industry was having issues before the COVID-19 pandemic.Tariffs from China were putting a strain on the industry.Then the pandemic hit, and…

There are just about no aspects of life that have not been impacted the COVID-19 pandemic.For many farmers it’s meant drops in price for product they sell…

As part of an $866,000 USDA Rural Business Development Grant, the federal government is funding two projects in the Northwoods geared toward job…

People in Wisconsin and dozens of other states have been getting seed packets they didn’t request in the mail.The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,…

A Marathon County community will get a much-needed financial boost from the federal government.This week, the USDA announced it will give the Village of…

Last week, leaders of two agencies traveled to communities in the Northwoods and Ironwood, Michigan to hold roundtable discussions with local leaders…