Shiawassee County Farm Bureau next year will leverage its good relations with local schools in using Double-Up matching funds to underwrite Thanksgiving meals for needy local families.
This update includes recently introduced bills and those moving through the legislative process. Michigan Farm Bureau’s positions are rooted in the organization’s member-developed policy.
Mecosta County cattlewoman Beth Wernette took the top spot at Michigan Farm Bureau's 2023 Young Farmer Discussion Meet, Nov. 29 at MFB's 104th Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids.
Speaking with farmers attending Michigan Farm Bureau’s 104th Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Sen. Kevin Daley stressed the value of the organization’s grassroots AgriPac-endorsement process to political candidates seeking to be designated as a “Friend of Agriculture.”
Dairy pricing, a struggling specialty crop sector due to unfair trade practices and escalating Adverse Effect Wage Rates, land-use issues and food insecurity will continue to require farmer-driven policy initiatives, according to Michigan Farm Bureau President Carl Bednarski, a Tuscola County cash-crop farmer.