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View Comments A popular Redford business is getting a big boost with a Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development grant for $50,000.  Ackroyd's Scottish Bakery, which sells meat pies, cookies, pastries, teas and imported treats, is one of four businesses receiving an MDARD grant, and will put it toward a $1.2 million expansion project. The 70-year-old business will grow from its current 3,000-square-foot space to a new building more than twice as big.  This means the staff of 12 will grow to 16, Ackroyd's will be able to increase local sourcing, have room for more equipment ...

Multi-state conservation project awarded nearly $8 million for Western Lake Erie Basin For immediate release: May 4, 2021 LANSING, MI - Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) announced that a multi-state conservation program--led by Indiana and including the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as a key partner--received $7,780,799 to protect natural resources, enhance soil health, improve water quality, and support landowners in the Western Lake Erin Basin (WLEB) region. "This is a tremendous opportunity to...

LANSING — A new email alert system will help to keep beekeepers informed and hives safer when it comes to aerial pesticide applications.  On Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell and Sen. Rick Outman, R-Six Lakes, announced the state's beekeepers can self-subscribe to receive email alerts during public health emergencies, such as outbreaks of Eastern Equine Encephalitis or West Nile Virus, requiring aerial pesticide applications. Michigan law requires pesticide applicators making community-wide or right-of-way applications to...

Apr 30, 2021 LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today encouraged restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments across Michigan hard hit by COVID-19 to apply for $28.6 billion in federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund direct relief being provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the American Rescue Plan. “Restaurant owners and other food establishments have made incredible sacrifices over the past year to keep their communities safe and slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “This vital relief will help ensure they can keep their doo...

By Brandon James Apr 30, 2021 10:48 AM LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today encouraged restaurants, bars, and other food and drink establishments across Michigan hard hit by COVID-19 to apply for $28.6 billion in federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund direct relief being provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the American Rescue Plan. “Restaurant owners and other food establishments have made incredible sacrifices over the past year to keep their communities safe and slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. â...