A record number of items contributed by creative members as far away as the central U.P. meant a major budget booster for the Michigan Foundation for Agriculture.
Discussion Meets are competitive, simulated committee meetings in which participants are judged on their ability to explore a problem and find solutions.
On Wednesday, MFB delegates elected Ben LaCross to be the grassroots organization’s 17th president at their State Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids. LaCross succeeds Tuscola County sugarbeet grower Carl Bednarski, who retired after 10 years as president of the organization.
County Farm Bureaus statewide leveraged Connecting Communities grant funds for local and regional outreach projects aimed at bridging the gap between town and countryside.
Growing Together 2025 has something for everyone: engaging tours, a packed agenda and loads of networking for members engaged in Farm Bureau leadership and education programming.
Sanilac County’s John Bowsky is basically a Young Farmer action figure — a textbook example of Farm Bureau leadership development programming, firing on all cylinders.
MFB's 2024 Young Farmer Employee Award winner Andrew Braun’s already a busy guy — and he’s set to add “dad” to his title for the first time in December.