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Thursday, October 11, 2012  Farms across Northern Michigan are experiencing thousands of dollars of damage caused by Elk.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's addition of the 218 counties means that more than half of all U.S. counties — 1,584 in 32 states — have been designated primary disaster areas this growing season, the vast majority of them mired in a drought that's considered the worst in decades.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Despite drought in the rest of the country, some of Northern Michigan's crops are doing extremely well.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  This hot, dry weather is having a major impact on the state's second largest industry, agriculture. Right now we're seeing one of the worst droughts in over 50 years, and it's burning up much of the state's crops.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  Right now, if you ask any farmer in the Gaylord area, they're hoping this weather system drops buckets. A farmer we talked to today says it's been more than a month since he's seen significant rainfall.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  For people who like the sun and can handle the rain staying away, the past few weeks have been great. But for some farmers who desperately need the moisture, it's been everything but.

Thursday, August 06, 2009  Farmers financial futures are uncertain as a colder than normal summer is causing concern.  Below normal temperatures over the last few months have some crops two to three weeks behind schedule.  If they can't get a warm summer, farmers are hoping for a longer summer and warmer temperatures well into the fall or they could face thousands of dollars in crop losses.