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Lawmakers press MDARD on Michigans low beef production, call for more processing and TB protections
Summary
Representatives pressed Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development leadership about the states 39th-place ranking in beef production, gaps in processing capacity, and what the department can do to incentivize producers and protect split-state TB status.
Representatives on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources questioned Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development officials about the state’s relatively low beef inventory and limited processing capacity, and asked what the department can do to encourage expansion and protect market access.
Representative DeSana cited state statistics during questioning: “Michigan is 39th in beef production … at 96,000 cows. Indiana at 185,000,” she said, asking why Michigan lags peer states and how state policy can encourage producers and processing infrastructure.
Why it matters: limited processing capacity and disease-control status affect producers’…
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