Michigan Farm Bureau asks farmers to urge the state’s Agriculture and Rural Development Commission to protect the Right to Farm by voting in support of removing zoning references from the Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices on site selection.
Text the phrase “MI RTF” to the number “52886” to show your support to the five-member commission by using the pre-written comments provided or inserting your own personal thoughts, or click here to complete the comments through your browser.
Michigan Farm Bureau believes this change protects the Right to Farm Act’s integrity and is in line with the Attorney General’s opinion earlier this year that reaffirmed the law’s preemption of local zoning.
Additional background on the proposed GAAMPs revisions is available here.