Page 163 - MFB State Annual Meeting 2018 -- RESOLUTIONS BOOK

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Steps to becoming an employer.
Steps to determine business structure and formation.
Employer obligations, laws and regulations. Estate planning.
Liability issues.
Taxation.
Reaffirmation of State Policies
#1 AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY COMMISSIONS
1 We support and will defend the Michigan Agricultural
2 Commodities Marketing Act (PA 232 of 1965), and
3 other agricultural commodity commissions, as
4 authorized by law.
5 Michigan Farm Bureau will consider supporting
6 commodity groups' proposals that meet existing Farm
7 Bureau policy and will be beneficial to producers. We
8 encourage Farm Bureau members to be involved in
9 their commodity organizations. 
#8 COMPLIANCE AND RESOURCES FOR FARM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
1 Michigan farmers are business owners and
2 employers operating in an increasingly complex and
3 technical environment. Therefore, we encourage
4 Michigan Farm Bureau to monitor and identify broad
5 regulation changes in relation to the business
6 environment.
7 We support the creation of educational documents,
8 credible referrals, and technical services covering, but
9 not limited to:
#9 CRANBERRY INDUSTRY
1 We support efforts through legislation and/or
2 regulations to promote the expansion of the cranberry
3 industry in Michigan.
4 Michigan Farm Bureau urges the Department of
5 Environmental Quality (DEQ), Department of
6 Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan
7 Legislature to develop proactive policies and legislation
8 that help promote and grow the cranberry industry in
9 Michigan. In a time when the State is seeking diversity
10 of industries and job growth, many policies are overly
11 restrictive compared to surrounding states and have
12 seriously restricted the growth of the cranberry industry
13 in Michigan.
14 We urge the DEQ to accommodate the expansion
15 of cranberry production in Michigan, including prior
16 commitments made under PA 120 of 2009.
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