Farming Tough, but Michigan Farmers up to Challenge The Lansing State Journal has an excellent feature exploring how rising operating costs and unpredictable commodity prices are impacting Michigan's family farms -- and how Michigan farmers are meeting the challenge. While farms nationwide decreased nearly 3% from 1999 to 2003, Michigan experienced a growth of 300 farms, to 53,300. The article reports that Michigan is the leading producer of several varieties of beans (black, cranberry & small red), blueberries (surprising!), tart cherries and cucumbers (for pickles) and several varities of flowers. Read Challenged by rising expenses, state's family farms persevere in the LSJ Visit our Michigan Grown page for more stories & links! Posted/updated Jul 21, 2005 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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