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As labor markets tighten and in the absence of legislative reform, farmers, landscapers and ag processors are forced to look to existing federal visa programs as an alternative source of labor.

After H1-N1 and the SARS virus, the international and American insurance industries developed exclusions for viruses and other communicable illnesses. Current COVID-related liability actions are occurring under workers’ compensation, general liability, business interruption and other common insurance coverage areas.

During a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, Michigan Farm Bureau Legislative Counsel Rebecca Park and Mitch Kline, chairman of the organization’s state level Young Farmers Committee, testified that the legislation would address a major roadblock for beginning farmers — access to farmland.

The Food Security and Rural Development Supplemental, introduced by Sen. Roger Victory as Senate Bill 885, will allocate one-time funds for programs involving food security, education workforce and talent development, and rural development and agriculture infrastructure.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow gasoline that uses a 15% ethanol blend (E15) to be sold this summer, effective immediately.

Members contributing $100 or more to AgriPac or FarmPac will have a chance to bid on a pair of hot Spartan basketball tickets: for MSU’s Feb. 26 meeting with the Purdue Boilermakers — likely one of Sparty’s biggest games of the season!

A proposal to remove the word “agriculture” from the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources education cluster used in Career Technical Education (CTE) is being taken off the table, thanks in part to the work of Michigan Farm Bureau members.

Michigan State University Board of Trustees should consider adding a farming representative to its next presidential search, say ag groups and legislators.

A 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in favor of farmers and property owners will limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of certain wetlands.