• What You Should know about Highly Erodible Land & Wetland Conservation: Kevin Wickey, Acting State Conservationist, and James Scott, State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• The Economic Impact of Michigan's Food and Agriculture Sector: Chris Peterson, PhD, Director, Michigan State University Product Center
• Epidemiology and Toxicology Activities within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: John Buchweitz, Toxicologist, and Justin Henderson, Epidemiologist

Documents listed below were presented at the March 13, 2012 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• High Speed Internet for Rural Michigan - Jim Turner, State Director, USDA
• State of Broadband in Rural Michigan - Eric Frederick, Program Manager, Connect Michigan
• Michigan Energy Policy Update - Valerie Brader, Senior Policy Advisor, Governor's Office 
• Bovine TB Program Update - Dan O'Brien, Veterinary Specialist, Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; and James Averill, Director, and Rick Smith, Acting TB Eradication Program Coordinator, Animal Industry Division
• Performance Management at the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: Scott Staelgraeve, Business Resource and Technology Manager
• Michigan Food and Agriculture Exports: Donna LaCourt, International Trade Manager for Agriculture, Michigan Economic Development Corporation 
• Global Opportunities: Jamie Zmitko-Somers, International Marketing Manager, MDARD

Documents listed below were presented at the February 15, 2012 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting: 

• 2013 MDARD Budget Update PowerPoint: Amy Epkey, MDARD Budget Officer
• Pure Michigan Branding PowerPoint - Linda Jones, Grape & Wine Program Manager
• Washtenaw Food Hub PowerPoint Presentation - Jane Bush, Business Development Specialist, Food System Economic Partnership
• Regional Food Hubs and the Michigan Food Hub Community of Practice
• Food Hubs in Michigan: Economic Development and Food Security - Rich Pirog, Senior Associate Director, C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems, MSU Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies 
• Detroit Eastern Market: Healthy Metropolitan Food Hub PowerPoint - Dan Carmody, President, Detroit Eastern Market 

Documents listed below were presented at the January 11, 2012 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• ESD Intercounty Drain Program Overview
• Workforce Development Agency Update - State of Michigan
• Overview of MDARD Dairy Inspection Process
• MDARD Laboratory Division, Consumer Protection Section Overview
• Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species Program and Management Plan update
• Canine Leptospirosis Investigation in Southeast Michigan, 2011

Documents listed below were presented at the December 14, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Varnum Group Services and Activities to Support the Food and Agriculture Industry: Steve Kluting, Partner and Co-Chair, Food Law Group, Varnum LLPPlacemaking in the Global New Economy - Mark Wyckoff, Senior Associate Director, MSU Land Policy Institute
• Rural and Economic Development Activities: Doug Smith, Senior Vice President, Michigan Economic Development Corporation 
• Timber Harvest on Federal Lands in the Upper Peninsula: Bill Bobier, Policy Specialist, and Stephen Shine, Pollution Prevention Section Manager, Environmental Stewardship Division
• Rail Infrastructure Needs and Opportunities: Jim Byrum, President, Michigan Agri-Business Association
• 2011 Accomplishments - Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development: Gordon Wenk, Chief Deputy Director

Documents listed below were presented at the November 9, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Resolution Honoring the Michigan Blueberry Growers / MBG Marketing 75th Anniversary
• Wildlife Services Feral Hog Summary for MDARD Commmission, November 9, 2011 - Tim Wilson
• October 2011 Asia Trip Overview - MDARD Director Keith Creagh

There was no meeting for the Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development in October, 2011

Documents listed below were presented at the September 14, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Executive Summary: Michigan Food Processors Summit and Governors Summit on Production Agriculture
• Combined Summits Complete Reports: Summary Report on Governor's Summit on Production Agriculture
• Michigan Farm to School Program - Colleen Matts, Farm to Institution Specialist, CS Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems, Michigan State University
• MAEAP Verification Standards and MAEAP Verification Protocol

Documents listed below were presented at the August 17, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• The Right Place - Regional Rural Development Projects: Rick Chapla, Vice President, Business Development
• Michigan Municipal League - Rural Development Initiatives: Daniel Gilmartin, Executive Director and CEO

Documents listed below were presented at the July 19, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Michigan State University Extension's (MSUE) "I Know MI Numbers" and MSUE Rural Development Priorities: Thomas Coon, Director and Professor
• Rural Electric Cooperatives: Craig Borr, President/CEO, Michigan Electric Cooperative Association
• Food and Agriculture Business Mapping Project: Scott Staelgraeve, Business Resource and Technology Manager

Documents listed below were presented at the June 15, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• DTMB Center for Shared Solutions & Technology Partnerships - Broadband Presentation
• Merit Network and REACH - 3MC Overview

No meeting of the Michigan Commission of Agricutlure & Rural Development was scheduled for May, 2011.

Documents listed below were presented at the April 13, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• IFPTI Update: Training in an Integrated Food Safety System
• ToolWorxInformation Products, Inc.
• BCU Presents: An Economic Development Overview

Documents listed below were presented at the March 16, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Prima Civitas Foundation presentation: Rural Development in Michigan - Steve Webster and David Hollister
• 2010 Bovie TB Surveillance - Dr. Steve Schmitt, Dr. Dan O'Brien
• Michigan's Bovine Tuberculosis Program - Michigan Department Agriculture & Rural Development, James Averill, DVM, PhD

No documents from the February 9, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development were made available.

No documents from the January 11, 2011 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development were made available.

Documents listed below were presented at the December 15, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Overview of Michigan's Food Processing Industry (Booklet)
• MDA Marketing Guide: Marketing Your Michigan Food and Agriculture Products
• Michigan Agriculture Producer and Credit Outlook - Paul Anderson, Chief Credit Officer, GreenStone Farm Credit Services, December , 2010
• Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS) Update Presentation to the Michigan Commission of Agriculture - December 2010

Documents listed below were presented at the November 10, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Swine Work Group Recommendations (Feral Swine)

No meeting was scheduled for October, 2010 for the Michigan Commission of Agriculture

Documents listed below were presented at the September 15, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Establishing a Fully Integrated National Food Safety System
• Resolution in Support of the Michigan Good Food Charter
• MDAA Bovine Tuberculosis Program - USDA 2010 Review
• PDES Permit for Pesticide Applications Update
• Wildlife Risk Mitigation Program: Cost-shared Hoop Barns/Feed Security Fence

No documents from the August 11, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting were made available

Documents listed below were presented at the July 20, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• NPDES Permit for Pesticide Applications - Brian Rowe, Pesticide Section Manager
• Export Certification Program, July 2010

Documents listed below were presented at the June 16, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Direct Market Food Safety Summary
• EAB Ecological Economics
• EAB SLAM - SL.ow A.sh M.ortality 
• Emerald Ash Borer - 2010: Survey and SL.A.M.
• Plant Pest Surveys Funded Under the 2008 Farm Bill
• Michigan Good Food Charter
• The National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) - Farm Bill Section 10202
• The National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) - PPT
• NLPANR Stewardship Cooperative Pilot Project Managing Bovien TB
• Resolution Exporter of the Year: Zeeland Farm Services, Inc
• Resolution NLPANR Cooperative
• Resolution Alpena Biorefinery June 16, 2010

No documents from the May 19, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting were made available

Documents listed below were presented at the April 14, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Saginaw Valley State University: New Directions in Agri-Energy Research by C. H. Schilling, Ph.D.
  C. J. Strosacker Professor and Chair of Engineering
• Overview of Agri-Energy Research at Saginaw Valley State University by Christopher Schilling, Ph.D.
  C. J. Strosacker Professor and Chair of Engineering, Saginaw Valley State University
• Michigan Bean Commission - Bob Green, Executive Director
• Michigan Corn Update - Clark Gerstacker, Corn Marketing Program of Michigan President
• Michigan Milk Producers Association - Clay Galarneau, General Manager

Documents listed below were presented at the March 17, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• 2009 Bovine TB Surveillance Update
• Michigan's Honey Bee Programs
• Commission Policy Manual

No documents from the February 10, 2010 meeting were made available.

Documents listed below were presented at the January 12, 2010 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Michigan Bovine TB Split State Status and Zoning Rules
• Michigan Wildlife Risk Mitigation Project
• PowerPoint presentation from Dave Armstrong, President and CEO, Greenstone Farm Credit Services - "Financial Outlook for Agriculture" 

DOCUMENTS FROM MEETINGS HELD IN 2009 

No documents from the December 14, 2009 meeting were made available.

Documents listed below were presented at the November 2, 2009 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• 1997-2009: Michigan Agri-Food System Economic Impacts and Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture Development Division (AgD) Accomplishments
• Agriculture Economic Impact PowerPoint
• FY2010 Budget Talking Points

There was no meeting in October 2009.

Documents listed below were presented at the September 16, 2009 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Bovine TB Zoning Order Documents Combined
• Federal Climate Change Presentation Sept 16, 2009
• Food Policy Council Presentation Sept 16, 2009
• MAEAP Report to Commmision of Agriculture Sept 16, 2009
• PA 231 Food Desert Presentation Sept 16, 2009
• Report on Michigan Product Labeling

No documents from the August 19, 2009 meeting were made available.

Documents listed below were presented at the July 21, 2009 Michigan Commission of Agriculture & Rural Development Meeting:

• Joint Committee on Adminstrative Rules, July 2009 Report
• Commodity Check-Off Boards Program
• Plant Pest Inspection Fees
• Bovine Tuberculosis Zoning Order