Berrien County Farm Bureau President and PDR advocate Ed Kretchman was among a panel of speakers at Berrien County’s recent farmland preservation workshop.
Between Sept. 1 and Dec. 15, Collegiate Farm Bureau members were challenged to join the effort to fight hunger by competing against other Michigan collegiate chapters.
County Farm Bureaus looking to increase their food security efforts may wish to promote the World Food Prize Youth Institute to middle and high school students and educators.
A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers are teaming up to call on the Department of Homeland Security to drop proposed filing fee increases for key guestworker programs, saying the proposals would harm America's food security, among other concerns.
The Michigan Legislature is poised to begin voting on the 2023-24 state budget this week and is recommending an overall decrease in funding for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.