June 20 Update — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday night denied an emergency motion that had been filed to end dicamba product use immediately. This means that EPA’s guidance (and MDARD’s matching guidance) on existing stocks remains in place; growers and commercial applicators can use stocks in their possession as of June 3.
June 12 Update – MDARD issued a media release regarding dicamba product registrations affected by the recent Ninth Circuit ruling. This MDARD announcement aligns Michigan policy with EPA’s Monday evening guidance. Please review the MDARD information and contact MABA if you have questions.
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June 19, 2020 — The Agricultural Leaders of Michigan today issued the following statement recognizing Michigan House and Senate leaders and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for finalizing an agreement to deploy more than $850 million in federal COVID-19 response funding across our state through the CARES Act Supplemental.
May 29, 2020 — The Michigan Secretary of State’s office announced today that its offices statewide will reopen June 1 (Monday) for essential services, by appointment only. Appointments can be scheduled by visiting www.michigan.gov/SOS. The department says in the below news release that in addition to future date appointments, “same day” appointments will become available 24 hours prior to the appointment time.
May 26, 2020 — The Michigan Agri-Business Association is saddened to mark the passing of Richard “Dick” Krafft, Jr. on Friday, May 22.
The former President & Chairman of Star of the West Milling Company, who served the company for more than 65 years, Mr. Krafft will be remembered as a visionary leader who was fundamental in shaping Michigan’s agriculture industry. Dick served as Chairman of the Michigan Agri-Business Association in 1966 and for decades following, lent his insight to help grow our Association and many other organizations serving agriculture. In 2013, Dick was the first-ever recipient of MABA’s Leaders and Legends award.
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