Michigan is known for many things, but maybe the most under-the-radar industry is the state’s diverse agriculture scene. Michigan farming not only provides consumers with food and fiber on nearly 10 million acres of farmland, but it also lays the foundation for a dynamic food and agriculture industry, substantially contributing to the state’s economy each year. Farms for sale in Michigan included approximately 10,740 acres of farms for sale based on recent Land And Farm data. Along with public hunting lands, Michigan boasts over two million acres of private land managed as commercial forest for hunters to track white-tailed deer, elk, bear, grouse, and more. 

One of the best pros of living on a farm is the absence of certain things. Car horns, sirens, loud music, the odor of exhaust fumes and traffic in general. Watching things grow can be neat, seeing the first sprouts of a newly planted field, seeing the first blooms, plucking the first ripe tomato or cucumber and eating it. Seeing fields wither in hot dry weather, seeing the ground covered with sheep’s spur weeds, and seeing insects devouring the sweet corn are things we don’t really want to see, but they are all nature at work, even seeing the less glorified, less glamorous is even good.