The number of foreign-owned acres went from 5.8% to 8.6% of all agricultural land two years ago, the latest federal data shows, putting Michigan among the top states for increases.

The department argued the land use was similar to other leases located on its 4.6 million acres of state-owned land — leases for oil and gas extraction, pipeline routes, mineral mining, timber ...

Some 420 acres of state-managed, forested land near Gaylord, and nearly 1,100 acres near Roscommon, would be leased to solar developers, and portions clear-cut.

State officials said leasing 4,000 acres of public land statewide for solar energy is part of the DNR’s plan to increase revenues for the agency and accelerate Michigan toward its goal of 100% ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for recommendations to buy, exchange or sell state land. They are asking the public for recommendations in several counties in the ...