The Michigan Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (PA 344, as amended) has proven to be a fair and equitable procedure through which marketing and bargaining associations and processors negotiate fruit and vegetable prices and other terms of trade.
We support:
Legislation or legal actions that strengthen the operation and effectiveness of PA 344 including but not limited to returning the definition of the "opt out clause" to its original intent and meaning.
Efforts of producers under PA 344 to further enhance their position in the marketplace and secure the sale of their product through the provisions of the marketing and bargaining legislation.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development aggressively enforcing this program.
