• Governor Granholm Signs Update to Michigan Grain Dealers Act (GDA), PA 141 of 1939
On December 14, 2010 Governor Jennifer Granholm signed Public Act 264 of 2010, updating the Michigan Grain Dealers Act (GDA), PA 141 of 1939, as amended, and on December 16, 2010 Governor Jennifer Granholm signed Public Act 300 of 2010, updating the Farm Produce Insurance Act (FPIA), PA 198 of 2003, as amended, both of these Public Acts went into immediate effect.

• Michigan Grain Dealers Asked to Stop Collecting Two-Tenths Percent Premium 

• Temporary Grain Storage Considerations
Cash farmers and grain elevator managers must sometimes make some difficult decisions when, for various reasons, they harvest or receive considerably more grain than their permanent storage structures can accommodate.

• Michigan State University Crop Information
MSU site containing crop info current with Michigan farmers' needs.

• Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development's Temporary Storage Facility Requirements
The following is a reminder of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development's temporary storage facility requirements for licensed grain dealers.

• Searchable List of Michigan Licensed Grain Dealers 
A searchable list of Michigan Licensed Grain Dealers

• Grain Dealers' Licensing Details & FAQ

• Grain Dealers Introduction and April 1, 2003, Grain Dealers Act Update
If you are engaged in the business of receiving, buying, exchanging, selling or storing farm produce and you do not fall within an exception, you are considered to be a grain dealer and you must obtain a license from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD).

• Key Points of Grain Dealers Act

• Recommended Producer Practices
A list of recommended practices for producers that engage in farm produce transactions.

• Grain Dealer Licensing Forms
All forms are in PDF format and require Acrobat Reader, a free plug in, to print and use.

• Grain Dealer Licenses Are Not Required Under These Circumstances
List of statory exceptions to grain dealer licensing requirements.

• Grain Dealers Act (P.A. 141 of 1939, As Amended)
Brief overview of the act and a link to the text.

• Farm Produce Insurance Authority Fund Site
PA 198 of 2003, the "Farm Produce Insurance Act," established a program in which producers of dry beans, grains, or corn could contribute a percentage of their proceeds to a new fund, and could recover from the fund losses caused by a grain dealer's financial failure.