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3 weeks ago | 
michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Ian Kast
ARMADA — The recycled truck, tractor, and combine tires will be used for tire-derived aggregate, fuel, and rubber mulch. It will also keep landfills clear of tires, clean the environment, and maintain a circular economy, said Zachariah Devon, sales manager for the Detroit-based BSG Tire Recycling LLC, which offers a range of services for tire shops and dealerships in his tri-county area, including scrap-tire collection and fully equipped processing.
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1 month ago | 
michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Ian Kast
WAYLAND — Dairy farmer Aubrey Lettinga-VanLaan remembers a customer’s question about raw milk: Do you have any? Instead of being provoked, Lettinga-VanLaan saw this as an opportunity to educate the consumer and talk about Walnutdale Family Farms LLC’s milk — how it ends up at Guernsey Farms Dairy in metro-Detroit, why pasteurization is important, and the motive behind opening a farm store.
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1 month ago | 
michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Ian Kast
LANSING — Next year, Michiganders will elect a new governor, secretary of state, attorney general and a new U.S. senator, following an announcement from U.S. Sen. Gary Peters that he will not seek re-election. The problem is that almost 60% of Americans don’t like the way democracy is currently working, according to 2024 research from Pew, a non-partisan D.C. think tank, including a significant number of Americans distrusting the federal election process.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
michfb.com | Ian Kast
Ida Elementary School teacher Annalyse Auxter is Michigan Farm Bureau’s (MFB) 2024 Educator of the Year. She received her award during MFB’s 105th State Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids on Dec. 3. Alongside the title of Educator of the Year, Auxter earned a grant to attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference as well as a $500 classroom grant from the Michigan Foundation for Agriculture, sponsored by AgroLiquid.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Ian Kast
WASHINGTON — Twenty-three funerals are taking place. The tour guide sends out advice. And demands: Don’t take photos during the processions. Keep quiet. Respect the dead.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Ian Kast
WASHINGTON — John Walt Boatright said Michigan farmers shouldn’t give legislators a pass. “It’s a tough immigration issue, they will tell you,” said Boatright, director of governmental affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). “But they are paid the big bucks to make the tough decisions. You will hear about the finger-pointing, but we need a bipartisan solution.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Ian Kast
WASHINGTON — Every farmer wants to know when the next farm bill will pass. But “there’s no timeline,” U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) told Michigan Farm News this week in Washington, D.C.It’s this waiting game — coupled with a fractious House and Senate — that worries American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall, who told Michigan Farm Bureau members Thursday that the sooner a new farm bill passes, the better.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
michfb.com | Mitch Galloway |Ian Kast
There’s agriculture funding, regulation, and an upcoming election — to name a few issues. And members want to talk to legislators, state agency leaders and other farmers. Michigan Farm Bureau recently hosted the Lansing Legislative Seminar in Lansing, providing 305 members an opportunity to discuss Farm Bureau policy and share interests about the food and agriculture sector with state-elected officials.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
michfb.com | Ian Kast
Innovative and successful “Farmer for a Day” events held by the Van Buren County Farm Bureau were on display as one of the best in the nation during the 105th American Farm Bureau Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Only 24 of the more than 150 entries were selected as national County Activities of Excellence (CAE) winners. AFBF President Zippy Duvall stopped by the trade show floor at the AFBF national convention, where Van Buren County Farm Bureau members showcased the details of their event.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
michfb.com | Jon Adamy |Ian Kast
The House Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee heard from Kalamazoo County Farm Bureau member Bill Schultz on Jan. 18 as he detailed the crushing effects a proposed climate disclosure rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would have on his family farm — and countless others across the nation.
