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MDARD bureau emphasizes invasive-species work, Right to Farm support and export certification role
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Officials described invasive-species detection and eradication, Right to Farm complaint response, a regenerative-agriculture demonstration with a Veterans of Foreign Wars home, and the bureau’s role issuing phytosanitary export certificates.
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Bureau of Environment and Sustainability told a House appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that its programs focus on soil health, water quality, invasive-species control, and helping producers meet export requirements.
Mike Phillip, director of MDARD’s Bureau of Environment and Sustainability, said the bureau conducts large-scale surveys for invasive pests, implements the state Right to Farm program and related generally accepted agricultural management practices (GAAMPs), and issues plant-health export certifications required by importing countries.
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