For State Farmers and Their Land, New Respect

Michigan State University study concludes farmland should be regarded as a solid base for a new economic strategy.

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November 13, 2005, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Often overlooked in the mayhem that is Michiganâ€™s economy is the contribution that agriculture makes to sustain the state. Now a new study by Michigan State University confirms that farmland should be regarded as a solid base for a new economic strategy, rather than as a reservoir of empty land waiting for suburbanization

Thanks to Keith Schneider

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