Michigan Farm Bureau

RECORDED REPLAY of 2010 Elections Conference Webcast

State Attorney General candidate Bill Schuette, Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Calley, Gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder, Secretary of State candidate Ruth Johnson and Supreme Court Justice candidate Robert Young all participated in the Sept. 1 2010 Agricultural Elections Conference & Candidate Forum sponsored by the Michigan Farm Bureau and GreenStone Farm Credit Services. (Democratic candidates were invited but were either unavailable or did not respond.) Watch the candidates address the agricultural crowd and answer crowd questions at the link below.

Click here for more information: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9283702

2010 County Farm Bureau Annual Meetings

From now through early November, county Farm Bureaus across the state are holding annual meetings in their communities to adopt organizational policy on local issues and make recommendations for Farm Bureau policy on state and national issues affecting agriculture.

Find the date, time and location of your county Farm Bureau annual meeting in the PDF http://www.michfb.com/files/2010/CountyAnnualMeetings.pdf.

Click here for more information: County Annual Video on YouTube

Kalamazoo River Oil Spill Resources

The Michigan Department of Agriculture has narrowed the scope of its advisory regarding using Kalamazoo River water for agricultural purposes. New details at http://tinyurl.com/revisedadvisory.

The following MSU Extension specialists can be reached at (269) 467-5511 for questions: Irrigation - Lyndon Kelly or livestock watering - Maury Kaercher. The hotline for general questions, concerns and volunteer efforts is (800) 306-6837.

Click here for more information: www.michigan.gov/oilspill

For 2¢ A Day MDA Protects You Morning, Noon & Night

A fun new YouTube creation by the Michigan Farm Bureau shows how the Michigan Department of Agriculture is intertwined in the daily activities of an average citizen and family around the clock, from eating and preparing safe and healthy meals to fueling up the car, taking care of pets, buying flowers and more - all at barely a cost to taxpayers. Seeing is believing! Click the link below to see for yourself!

Click here for more information: http://www.youtube.com/MichiganFarmBureau#p/u/0/ahy87AdtFqo

MI Farm Market & Agricultural Tourism Directory now available

Easily find local farm markets and agri-tourism destinations with the 2010 Michigan Farm Market and Agricultural Tourism Directory. The directory highlights more than 250 destinations across Michigan. Print copies are available at Farm Bureau Insurance and county Farm Bureau offices as well as Michigan Welcome Centers. An online version is at the link below.

Click here for more information: http://www.MichiganFarmFun.com.