05/18/2022
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"one out of four jobs are dependent in some way on the food and agriculture industry in Michigan"
"When the situation in Flint happened with the high lead levels in drinking water and over 100,000 directly exposed to this heavy metal it was Michigan agriculture that came forward first."
"Well, we know in general that the average age of American farmers is 58 years old for the principal operator."
"we were able to incorporate veteran farmer priorities with some loan programs and allow veterans and liaison position in the last farm bill."