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Michigan’s climate serves as a great setup for syrup production, but we’ve seen a wide range of temperatures this winter causing changes to the maple syrup process.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack presented the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) highest honor to 39 teams of distinguished employees.

When Ashley McGrann applied for a summer job with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps' Food and Farm program last year, she knew she'd be getting paid to clean and pack veggies and lead a crew of young people. But once she started, the 25-year-old was surprised to learn that her work could also translate into college credit. A new partnership with the Community College of Vermont allows VYCC Crew Leaders to earn up to 12 college credit hours for the work they do on the organization's Farm or Conservation crews in addition to their wages. The nonprofit also provides coaching and ad...

Reducing “random” calving suddenly makes marketing easier and profit more attainable.

The tax extenders are a group of approximately 50 tax-reducing policies that expire regularly. Congress has traditionally extended them just as regularly as they expire. Late last year, Congress retroactively renewed them for 2014, which means they are currently expired.