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Probable Issue: Corporate Investment in Farmland
A January article in The Land Report indicated Bill and Melinda Gates were now America’s top farmland owners with over 242,000 acres spanning 19…
Probable Issue: Consolidating Statewide Elections
A proposal to combine Michigan’s May and August elections into a single election on the third Tuesday in June has bipartisan support among…
Possible Issue: Ag Guest Worker Program Modernization
As labor markets tighten and in the absence of legislative reform, farmers, landscapers and ag processors are forced to look to existing federal visa…
Farmers asked to respond to ag-tire questionnaire
Michigan farmers can fill out a survey from Michigan Farm Bureau detailing how many recyclable ag tires are on their farms.
‘Americans For Family Farmers’: A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Americans For Family Farmers recently sent requests to numerous Michigan farmers asking them to sign onto a letter to congressional leaders, calling…
EPA: Three popular insecticides may harm endangered species
Recently released EPA draft Biological Evaluations find three widely used insecticides are “likely to adversely affect” (LAA) plants and animals that…
Act now: protect stepped-up basis, oppose new capital gains tax
Michigan Farm Bureau urges farmers and supporters to tell Michigan’s Congressional delegation to oppose proposals within the 2022 budget that would…
HOS exemption for livestock haulers extended
Livestock haulers are getting some good news from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
2021 #SpeakAgMichigan Challenge returns
The #SpeakAgMichigan Challenge returns this year to help FFA and Collegiate Farm Bureau members refine their consumer outreach skills.
Collegiate FB Spotlight: Van Buren’s Abby Flake
A Collegiate Farm Bureau member at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Abby Flake is studying agriculture business and operations.