The MABA Sustaining Sponsor Program has been a tremendous success for several years, both in terms of participation, and helping you better plan your expenditures and contributions. It’s an easy, straightforward way to support our activities, while supporting your Association and helping keep registration fees affordable. With your generous support, we continue to expand MABA communication and program offerings. In 2026, thanks to the efforts of Sustaining Sponsors, MABA was able to maintain reasonable costs for member activities such as the Winter Conference and Grain Grading Seminars. Your support equipped the association to launch new workplace communication programming for members free-of-charge in January and May. And sponsor support made possible new member listening sessions in the spring, which will continue into Q4 and 2027. These are just a few examples of what was only possible due to the support of all of you, the Association’s Sustaining Sponsors. We continue to highlight our Sustaining Sponsors wherever our work takes us, and I hope you will continue as a Sustaining Sponsor for 2027 or sign up as a sponsor! Go here to support MABA with a 2027 Sustaining Sponsorship. You can also contact any MABA staff member. 2027 Program Levels Are Unchanged: Support levels for 2027 remain the same, with five levels of contribution options: Silver at $500 Gold at $1,000 Platinum at $2,500* Diamond at $5,000** Ruby at $7,500** *Includes one week of AgFacts sponsorship.** Includes recognition at bottom of every AgFacts, at least one and up to two weeks of AgFacts sponsorship. The following benefits remain available for you as a Sustaining Sponsor, effective for the 2027 sponsorship year: Sustaining Sponsor of the Week Recognition in the AgFacts (Platinum, Diamond and Ruby Levels): Each sustaining sponsor at these levels will be recognized for at least one week in the MABA AgFacts newsletter with a stand-alone, breakout AgFacts recognition and link. We will work together with you on the content for this feature, making it a unique opportunity to spotlight your company and work for others in Michigan agriculture. Group AgFacts Recognition (Gold and Silver Levels): Sustaining sponsors at these levels will be prominently recognized within the new AgFacts spotlight, in groups, throughout the year. Recognition at MABA events with signs at the events, table tents on all tables at meal functions, prominent mention at each event to highlight your support, and highlighting on our website. We have also started to display sponsor information at MABA events in Washington, DC. For 2027, MABA is developing further recognition of Sponsors at the Winter Conference and Outlook Conference, including a large new outdoor display banner for the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Recognition at the end of the AgFacts newsletter: We will continue to provide links to our Sustaining Sponsors at the end of each newsletter, in addition to our member spotlights within the AgFacts, for Ruby and Diamond-level members. Lobbying Notice: While MABA continues to achieve strong results for you at the state capitol, no Sustaining Sponsorship funds are spent on lobbying activities. Up to 10% of annual membership dues support MABA state lobbying expenses. Thank you for your strong support of MABA and Michigan agriculture.
