Page 108 - MFB State Annual Meeting 2018 -- RESOLUTIONS BOOK

4 with a good climate for commercial hop production.
5 Michigan Farm Bureau supports the concept of a
6 farm brewery license that will allow allowing farm
7 breweries in Michigan to operate in a similar fashion to
8 Michigan farm wineries.
9 MFB supports incentives for Michigan breweries to
10 utilize more local hops in their recipes, which in turn
11 would allow for further expansion of hop production in
12 the state. 
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The nursery, greenhouse, sod and Christmas tree industries have experienced a number of inequitable trade practices with Canada, including phytosanitary inspection standards and procedures. We request Michigan Farm Bureau work with allied industry organizations and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) to identify areas of concern and formulate appropriate solutions.
Ornamental horticulture, nursery, landscape, floriculture, sod, Christmas trees and greenhouse productions are unique forms of agriculture and must be recognized as such by local, state and national regulatory bodies.
We urge MFB to continue cooperating with plant industry groups regarding revisions to both PA 189 of 1931 and PA 72 of 1945 including, but not limited to, the elimination of intrastate inspections of nursery stock, and to no longer recognize mums as a hardy perennial. This change will allow for the reallocation of resources to provide for improved inspections of interstate and international shipments, and to allow for voluntary in-state inspections as requested by the industry.
We support indemnification for losses of farm income when non-edible crops or agricultural commodities or products are impounded, farms are quarantined, or movement or sales are restricted in the public interest.
Due to the extensive changes in updates to the Worker Protection Standards, policies and procedures, we encourage MFB and other industry groups, including Michigan State University Extension, MDARD, Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association, and Michigan Greenhouse Growers Council, to collaborate and formulate ideas to create new training materials in digital format that represent the recent changes and updates to the Worker Protection Standards.
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