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the farm was operating under a WRMP with no intention of repopulation, indemnity should not be contingent on modifications to the plan.
State and federal agencies be required to harvest and test potential carrier animals on and around TB positive farms, including on state-owned land.
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91 use of all wildlife management tools to control all animal
92 disease transmission, including stopping the use of deer
93 feed and bait until no TB has been diagnosed for ten
94 years. Violations of the use of deer feed in a TB infected
95 area should be penalized the same as poaching.
96 Continued state and federal funding is critical to
97 complete eradication of the disease in the free-ranging
98 wildlife and production livestock population.
99 To ensure that Michigan TB eradication efforts are
In zones where TB is found, we support aggressive
100 not compromised, we encourage the Director of MDARD
101 to require reciprocal requirements for the importation of
102 breeding, show, and sport cattle.
103 We request state and/or federal funds be made
104 available to producers to implement their WRMP when
105 large expenditures are needed. In the MAZ, we support
106 the test and remove option for herd owners who have
107 implemented a WRMP. We support whole herd
108 depopulation as the most effective method of disease
109 eradication. We request that USDA count herds
110 positive only for the months in which the herd contains
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We support economic development that accepts agricultural businesses as part of urban center economies and development of agreements which allow urban agricultural production while protecting the rights of farm businesses with production sites within Michigan cities.
We support the development of a separate set of management practices unique to new and expanding urban agriculture, which also include provisions for local zoning requirements, livestock care standards, crops and cropping standards, and environmental protection standards. For food safety reasons, all rules, regulations and licenses should be applicable to urban agriculture. We applaud recommendations of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Urban Livestock Workgroup as an important first step in this process.
We support Farm Bureau’s continued collaboration with MDARD, Michigan State University Extension and other stakeholders to write a model local ordinance to
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