AgriNotes & News 03-05-2010
State has nothing to gain & lots to lose by making more cuts to MDA
In hammering out the 2011 budget for the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) legislators need to consider the crippling budget cuts MDA has repeatedly endured, sacrifices the department already has made—and at what costs—and the good faith the agriculture industry has shown in helping to pick up the tab for services that benefit all Michigan residents, not just farmers. Contact: Matt Smego (800) 292-2680, ext. 2044
In hammering out the 2011 budget for the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) legislators need to consider the crippling budget cuts MDA has repeatedly endured, sacrifices the department already has made—and at what costs—and the good faith the agriculture industry has shown in helping to pick up the tab for services that benefit all Michigan residents, not just farmers. Contact: Matt Smego (800) 292-2680, ext. 2044
Michigan farmers will deliver policy messages on Capitol Hill
In an effort to help Michigan's Congressional delegation better understand how issues on Capitol Hill impact farmers' families and businesses back home, about 120 farmers from across the state will travel to Washington, D.C., March 10-11, for Michigan Farm Bureau's Washington Legislative Seminar. Contact: Ryan Findlay, (800) 292-2680, ext. 2025
In an effort to help Michigan's Congressional delegation better understand how issues on Capitol Hill impact farmers' families and businesses back home, about 120 farmers from across the state will travel to Washington, D.C., March 10-11, for Michigan Farm Bureau's Washington Legislative Seminar. Contact: Ryan Findlay, (800) 292-2680, ext. 2025
