March 31 – With offices closed, the Michigan Secretary of State (SOS) has asked Michigan professional and trade associations, such as MABA, to compile member requests for Secretary of State emergency transactions supporting critical infrastructure activities. For critical agricultural and food production activities, this could include issuance of seasonal restricted CDL licenses and critical replating/registration of farm supply transport equipment.
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March 23, 2020 — This morning Governor Whitmer announced a statewide “stay home, stay safe” executive order effective tonight at midnight. The announcement is here and a link to the order is here. Food and agriculture supply chain businesses in Michigan can continue to operate under this order, with employers and employees making every effort to maintain separation and follow other best practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
LANSING (March 23, 2020) – Chuck Lippstreu, president of the Michigan Agri-Business Association, today issued the following statement regarding Governor Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order:
LANSING (March 13, 2020) — U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced new bipartisan legislation to ensure that farmers can plant beneficial cover crops without facing crop insurance penalties when bad weather prevents them from planting their crops for the season.
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