U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) recently announced that she is co-leading bipartisan legislation to encourage domestic production of minerals critical to U.S. economic and national security by adding phosphate and potash – minerals used for the production of fertilizer – to the Department of Interior’s Critical Minerals List. The legislation can be found HERE.
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Scholarships for the Fall 2023 semester aim to help young people with plans to enter the agriculture sector
July 5, 2023 —The Michigan Agri-Business Association (MABA) Educational Trust announced it will award scholarships to 21 Michigan students planning to enter the agriculture industry. These scholarships offered through the Educational Trust totaled more than $25,000 for the Fall 2023 collegiate semester.
MABA June 2023 Update
Key activities for MABA during the past month included supporting the MABA Educational Trust with its cornerstone fundraising event and scholarship distribution; attending events around the state; and continuing the planning process for our fall and winter meeting season. The first major fall event is coming our way September 14-16 at the MABA Outlook Conference, and you can learn more about that here.
Michigan is home to more than 300 Certified Crop Advisers who are certified through the American Society of Agronomy, and during the coming months, MABA is spotlighting their contributions to Michigan agriculture!
Michigan’s Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program provides resources, continuing education and networking opportunities for professional agronomists spanning our state’s agricultural industry. More than 300 Michigan professional agronomists are CCAs, and they bring a wide range of experience and skills to our state’s agricultural industry!
One of Michigan’s most recently certified CCAs is Katelyn Frostic Noll, who serves as AGRIntelligence Technician at Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC. Frostic earned her CCA certification late last year. Having grown up farming, Katelyn returned to agriculture after college and brings a passion for technology and innovation to her work serving growers.
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