The Michigan legislature increased the state’s agriculture budget by more than 50 percent in general funding which Michigan Farm Bureau says solidifies the importance of the sector brought forth during the pandemic.

Rebecca Park tells Brownfield, “The budget process really played out well and will make investments for the agriculture industry, and be able to address some of the challenges the industry has felt in the last year and a half or so.”

The largest new investment is $25 million for a one-time pilot for the Agricultural Nutrient Best Management Voluntary Practices Program.

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