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October 10, 2018
In what could be billed as the worst-kept secret, in farm country at least, President Trump reportedly confided to Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley in a White House meeting this morning, prior to departing for a campaign visit to Iowa, his intention to formally instruct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow year-round sales of gasoline blends with up to 15 percent ethanol, rather than limit the blend rate to the current 10 percent.
October 1, 2018
Following a weekend marathon bargaining session between U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators, officials announced that Canada has agreed to terminate its controversial Class-7 dairy pricing program just hours before a deadline that will allow the final trade deal to be approved by Mexico’s outgoing President, Enrique Peña Nieto.
September 26, 2018
MDARD figures show only 1,315 permitted Grade-A dairy farms as of Sept. 19 this year, nearly a 10 percent decline compared to Sept. 29, 2017
October 2, 2018
The fall colors in Michigan are reason to celebrate. But there are other rites of the season, too. It’s time, once again, to begin getting your house ready for the onset of cooler Michigan weather.
September 21, 2018
This election season it's not about a party. It's not about a candidate. It's about Michigan. About its future. Its past. Its present. It’s about casting a vote for agriculture. For our economy. For jobs. For food. For small business and big business.
Michigan Farm Bureau
Contact: Steve Paradiso
Media Relations and Marketing Manager
517-679-5437
Farm Bureau Insurance
Contact: Jennifer Miller
Communications, Public Relations & Advertising Manager
517-679-4725
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