Photos: Michigan Soybeans host Lansing Ag Club Breakfast

February 16, 2024 | The Michigan Agri-Business Association this week partnered with the Michigan Soybean Committee and Michigan Soybean Association to host our first Ag Club breakfast of 2024.

The event brought together more than 100 partners, government leaders and MABA members in downtown Lansing for networking, and a briefing on soybean production and market opportunities. Soybeans play a critical role in the strength of Michigan agriculture and our rural economy, and we were glad to help spotlight the industry this week!

Here are some photos from the event:

MABA announces launch of redesigned website

February 13, 2024 | MABA is proud to have recently launched an updated, streamlined and improved website at www.miagbiz.org!

The redesign of this site comes on the heels of the Fall 2023 launch of a revised online payment and invoice tracking system for MABA members. It’s part of a broader effort to continually improve, and ensure top-notch service for all of our association’s members and partners.

We look forward to sharing additional announcements throughout 2024 as we continue to streamline and grow our member services, outreach efforts and advocacy.

The new website:

  • Streamlines content, reducing old items and pages.
  • Provides a clear path to information about MABA programs.
  • Makes social sharing of MABA news easier, and more professional, across key social channels.
  • Ensures best practices for site security by updating the underlying code of the site.

Please contact any member of the MABA staff with questions and suggestions.

MABA echoes industry concern following dicamba ruling

February 9, 2024 | The Michigan Agri-Business Association shares the concerns voiced by U.S. farm and rural business leaders following this week’s Federal court ruling vacating the registration for over-the-top applications of dicamba on dicamba-tolerant crops. The ruling comes at an extremely difficult time as soybean growers have already established plans for the 2024 growing season.

We encourage MABA members to review two letters sent this week to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Agricultural Retailers Association, one of MABA’s national-level partners, and the American Soybean Association. MABA echoes the concerns voiced in these letters and the call for EPA to implement as broad of an existing stocks policy as possible.

Ag Retailers Association Letter to EPA Concerning Dicamba Ruling

American Soybean Association Letter to EPA: We need a dicamba existing stocks order stat!

MABA will update members as more information becomes available from federal and state authorities on the impacts of this ruling.

Members meet with federal policymakers, ag partners in DC

February 7, 2024 | The Michigan Agri-Business Association’s Agribusiness Leadership Program group traveled to Washington, DC this week for briefings with MABA partners and meetings with federal policymakers. Now in its 15th year, the Leadership Group program brings together emerging leaders from Michigan agriculture across four sessions in Michigan and Washington. The program allows participants to learn more about MABA’s work, go in-depth on the ag policy landscape, and hone their advocacy skills.

The MABA Leadership Group visited the headquarters of three key national partners: CropLife America, the Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute. Pictured L to R: Alyssa Redding, Nutrien Ag Solutions; Justin Edwards, Ackerman Marketing; Chuck Lippstreu, MABA President; Rob Clark, Michigan Sugar Company; Raegan Gembarski, Star of the West; Jeff Leslie, Cooperative Elevator Co.; Melissa Carter, Caledonia Farmers Elevator; and Eddie Fahley, Helena Agri-Enterprises.
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