Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt encouraged an audience of Young Farmer chairs to maximize their Farm Bureau involvement and not shy away from running for public office.
Michigan Farm Bureau members from districts 2 and 5 were able to get one-on-one time to share their thoughts and concerns with lawmakers thanks to MFB’s regional Lansing Legislative Seminar (LLS), which held it’s district-level event in Lansing on March 1.
Farm and ranch families from across the nation donated 25.3 million pounds of food and raised more than $1 million to help fight hunger in 2022 through Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program. Combined, the monetary and food donations totaled the equivalent of 31.1 million meals.
The last of seven regionalized Lansing Legislative Seminar events saw Farm Bureau members from across the northern Lower Peninsula getting better acquainted with their representatives in Lansing.
Almost 100 Farm Bureau from across Michigan members will be in D.C. March 21-23 to meet with members of Congress and federal regulatory agencies on behalf of Michigan agriculture.