Michigan uses a unique system to regulate water use based on a model that estimates potential impacts to streams from surface or groundwater withdrawals in the area.
Farm bills include sections, commonly referred to as titles, on commodity programs, trade, rural development, farm credit, conservation, agricultural research, food and nutrition programs, marketing, and more.
Gov. Whitmer’s recent appointments to state boards and commissions include county Farm Bureau members Matt Holysz (Kalamazoo), Ned Wyse (Hillsdale), Dave Rupprecht (Tuscola), and Gwyn Lewis (St. Clair).