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‘Make-N-Take’ guidebook now available for P&E outreach
Just in time for outreach season, your Promotion & Education team at MFB is excited to announce the Make-N-Take guidebook, a handy (and free)…
Michigan Ag Council names 2025 class of Michigan GROWN, Michigan GREAT ambassadors
The Michigan Ag Council has selected its next crop of Michigan GROWN, Michigan GREAT ambassadors. They are Thomas Brewer-Brown of Flint, Lilly Nyland…
From local conversations to statewide policy: Be part of the process
County Farm Bureau members across Michigan are kicking off the annual grassroots policy development process, with resources and opportunities…
Emerging issue: transportation funding
Michigan’s transportation infrastructure has historically been funded through fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees.
Emerging issue: agricultural workforce
Mandatory E-Verify refers to a proposed or implemented policy requiring all employers to use the E-Verify system to confirm the work authorization of…
Emerging issue: constitutional convention ballot proposal
Michigan’s current state constitution, adopted in 1963, contains a provision requiring a statewide ballot proposal every 16 years, asking voters…
Emerging issue: farmland preservation
A conservation easement may be granted to a governmental entity, charitable organization, educational institution, corporation, trust, or other legal…
Emerging issue: pesticide regulation
The EPA regulates pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, to review how well they work and what impacts they might…
Emerging issue: ranked choice voting ballot proposal
The concept of ranked choice voting is gaining popularity across the United States and some organizations are working on a statewide ballot proposal…
Emerging issue: trade and tariffs
United States agriculture has long depended on trade, with 2025 agricultural exports projected at $170.5 billion.