February 17, 2017
Friday, Feb. 17, 2017
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Brian Pridgeon of Montgomery to the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The five-member bipartisan board has the responsibility to recommend and in some cases determine policy on food, agriculture, and rural development issues. No more than three members may be from the same political party.
“I thank Brian for serving and I know his farming experience will be beneficial to the commission,” Snyder said.
Pridgeon is the owner of Pridgeon Farms, a seventh-generation hog farm that markets 70,000 animals annually. He is the secretary of the Michigan Pork Producers board of directors and the young farmer chair and executive committee member of the Branch County Farm Bureau. Pridgeon holds a bachelor’s degree in corporate finance and business management and a master’s degree in communication from Central Michigan University. He will represent Republicans.
Pridgeon will serve a four-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2020. His appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
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