Extra: Pull quotes from AgriPac's press event endorsing Rick Snyder

"I view (Zeeland Farm Services) as a great role model for what the agricultural industry can do. On the campaign trail, I talk about a need for vision, plan and action to fundamentally reinvent our state. But we're not starting from scratch. The trendsetters are in the ag community, by being proactive and doing it in a quiet way, but in a very successful way. That's the (best) approach to Michigan's future."
- Gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder speaking at a Sept. 23 AgriPac press event held at Zeeland Farm Services, winner of the 2009 Michigan Agriculture Exporter of the Year Award

"For 30 years Michigan Farm Bureau has been in the business of endorsing candidates. But this year is really unique because all the county Farm Bureaus all over the state have agreed on the candidate they wish to endorse. Why? Because they've seen the opportunity to endorse a candidate who not only has reached out to agriculture, but who puts a value on the resources farmers value most - the soil, water, air and all the things necessary for agriculture."
- Michigan Farm Bureau President Wayne H. Wood on AgriPac endorsing and designating Rick Snyder a "Friend of Agriculture" for the Nov. 2 general election