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We support the Michigan Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act (PA 232 of 1965), which provides uniform procedures permitting producers of any commodity to establish a program for product promotion, market development, information, research, product standards and inspection, determination of surpluses and producer assessments. The producers of a variety of commodities have adopted programs using one or more of the permitted provisions.
We will defend PA 232 against efforts to weaken the law, especially the majority rule and mandatory assessment concepts.
Michigan Farm Bureau will consider actively supporting commodity groups' PA 232 proposals that meet existing policy and will be beneficial to producers.
