Aaron Boak

Sep 26, 2024 | michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Aaron Boak

DETROIT — In the front seat of a trailer-less semi, Nubian goats peek their heads out of the half-opened window, seemingly asking to be let out, held, or heard by their owner. A few minutes later, around 11 a.m. Sept. 17, Keion Jackson answers their bleating prayers, ushering them out one by one to the parking lot pavement. Once there, he places a bowl of grain near the goats, a snack before their main course — Belle Isle Park’s invasive plants.

Sep 26, 2024 | michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Aaron Boak

DETROIT — In the front seat of a trailer-less semi, Nubian goats peek their heads out of the half-opened window, seemingly asking to be let out, held, or heard by their owner. A few minutes later, around 11 a.m. Sept. 17, Keion Jackson answers their bleating prayers, ushering them out one by one to the parking lot pavement. Once there, he places a bowl of grain near the goats, a snack before their main course — Belle Isle Park’s invasive plants.

Sep 5, 2024 | michfb.com | Aaron Boak

Mandy and Matt Thompson needed a niche, but they didn’t want to grow the farm anymore. Then, in 2022, Matt decided to take a three-day cheese-making class at Michigan State University before hiring a consultant who could help design their cheese plant and recipes. Today, the Charlevoix Cheese Company LLC is an artisan cheesemaker that specializes in several cheddar cheeses, Monterey jacks, and cheese curds.

Aug 7, 2023 | michfb.com | Aaron Boak

Aaron Boak with his wife Cassie flank their children, McCoy and Sloan. Aaron Boak, Michigan Farm Bureau I was raised in the small town of Fowler, not Fowlerville, which I have to tell people all the time. There’s one flashing light, a population of just over 1,200, including the 54 I graduated from high school with in 1999. Now I live in Howell (Livingston County), which is really just a giant Fowler, surrounded by corn and soybeans.

Mar 29, 2023 | new.michfb.com | Aaron Boak

Congress is hashing out the 2023 Farm Bill, and Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow gave MFB members a detailed update on where things stand during the recent Washington Legislative Seminar (WLS) in Washington, D.C.Stabenow has been involved in six farm bills during her time as a lawmaker — including leading the passage of three farm bills — but this one will be her last. She announced she won’t seek re-election in 2024.