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improve income with processing and marketing methods which add value to farm products while maintaining food safety.
The Michigan State University Product Center, their objectives and ongoing efforts.
The coordination and formation of producer alliances and cooperatives.
Efforts to maintain and build a strong agricultural processing industry in the State. To achieve this goal, we recommend existing and prospective processors be given more incentives to stay or build in Michigan, including but not limited to industrial facility exemption options, tax breaks and regulatory reform/relief, and ample access to necessary inputs such as investment capital, labor, energy and farm products.
Agricultural representation on the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to better serve the needs of agriculture and the food industry. We support Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development authority and/or oversight over the granting of MEDC funds for agricultural development activity.
The use of Michigan MarketMaker (https://mi.foodmarketmaker.com), an Internet marketplace for farmers to feature Michigan-based commodities and value-added products.
A coordinated effort between the agriculture industry and controllers of publicly owned lands (e.g., county parks, rest areas, car pool lots, parking lots) to facilitate farmers’ marketing of Michigan-grown products to consumers at these locations.
Tax incentives and an infrastructure to grow Michigan's food processing capabilities.
The establishment of a state of Michigan low interest loan program to fund qualified value-added ventures.
The Right to Process Act, including protections for
Recommendations on State Policies
#2 AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AND VALUE-ADDED INITIATIVES
1 Structural changes in the agricultural processing
2 industry have affected many traditional supply/demand
3 relationships between producers and their buyers.
4 Value-added initiatives allow for opportunities to deal
5 with these changes and keep the agricultural industry
6 profitable.
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We support:
Individual and cooperative efforts by producers to
State Policies – Page 1
