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Tea and Chicken on the ProFILE 2021 Bus Trip
One of the first stops on the 2021 ProFILE trip the Delta region of Mississippi and Louisiana featured a very southern welcome: A glass of iced tea.
Learning about efficiency from 2021 Young Farmer Achievement Award Winner Matt Dennis
Matt Dennis, the 2021 AFBF Young Farmer Achievement Award honoree, gives an in-depth look at his Mississippi farming operation.
A ProFILE look at the nation’s largest farm-raised catfish facilities
Recently, the Michigan Farm Bureau ProFILE class embarked on a week-long visit to the Delta region of Louisiana and Mississippi to experience the…
House Dems scrap plan to change stepped-up basis, for now
Months of hard work from farmers and ag interests across the nation to protect stepped-up basis appears to be paying off.
Probable Issue: Emerging Climate Policy and Voluntary Programs
Climate change is a hot topic, nationally and globally. Farmers are seeing increased precipitation and severe weather events impacting their…
Probable Issue: Covid-19 Liability Protections
After H1-N1 and the SARS virus, the international and American insurance industries developed exclusions for viruses and other communicable illnesses…
Probable Issue: Covid-19 Emergency Authority
In ordinary situations, no one branch of government or single official can unilaterally create laws. The legislative process allows for public…
Probable Issue: Electoral College Votes
Today all of Michigan’s Electoral College votes go toward the winner of the popular vote in a winner-take-all system. A proposal introduced in the…
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…