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Having all ditches be two-stage ditches and requiring every drain be engineered or reengineered.
State funding being used to purchase farmland to construct wetlands for private benefit.
The MDEQ’s implementation of rules and policies that exceed their federal mandate and are not supported by scientific evidence.
The implementation of structures that affect the flow in waterways where the design outcome negatively impacts agriculture.
Landowners should take a proactive role and/or be notified and involved in routine drain maintenance and emergency repairs with their drain commissioners.
We encourage drain/water resource commissioners to offer incentives or credits for landowners who properly maintain drains located on their property.
We encourage landowners to voluntarily contribute to the maintenance of county drains through appropriate soil conservation practices working with NRCS and county drain/water resource commissions.
We urge MFB to promote to its members the video, “The Importance of Michigan Drain Commissioners,” created by the Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners.
To assist farmers and our members with gaining a better understanding of the Drain Code of 1956, we direct MFB to create an educational series that is made available to the members.
#74 AIR QUALITY
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Changes to federal air quality standards are forcing change in Michigan air quality regulations that impact farms. In addition to changes in standards, lawsuits driven by environmental groups continue to force the development of regulation and law in the absence of sound science. We insist that government air quality policies be based on sound science and consider economic impact.
Agricultural practices such as livestock production facilities, fuel combustion sources, diesel emissions, and dust from soil tillage, crop harvesting, grain mills, grain elevators and value-added processing plants are looked at as potential sources of air quality concerns. Federal and state air quality standards may focus on ozone, particulate matter (dust), nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and others.
We support:
Michigan Farm Bureau taking an active role to involve members in air quality education and how
