Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Archives

MDARD Announces Grant Opportunity to Support Michigan’s Horticulture Businesses

November 6, 2023 Perishable News

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced it is accepting grant proposals for the 2024 Horticulture Fund designed to support Michigan’s nursery and ornamental horticulture businesses. Proposals must be received no later than Wednesday, November 22, 2023, with the maximum grant award of $20,000. …

Natural Way Cheese Recalls All Cheese Products Due to Improper Pasteurization

August 9, 2021 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Out of an abundance of caution, Natural Way Cheese, of Clare, MI, is voluntarily recalling all cheese products produced by the company between June 2, 2021, and August 2, 2021, because the products were not pasteurized according to legal requirements and do not meet labeling requirements or aging times for raw milk cheese, as outlined in Michigan’s Manufacturing Milk Law. …