Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development

The regular meeting of the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026.  The business session is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.  The meeting is open to the public, and this notice is provided under the Open Meetings Act, 
1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.  The Commissioners will be meeting at Deborah A. Stabenow Building – Houghton Conference Room, 6th floor South, 525 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan. This meeting is also being conducted electronically to allow for greater remote public attendance and participation.  To join the meeting via Microsoft Teams: by telephone dial: 1 248-509-0316 and enter the Conference ID: 9495011# or by video conference visit www.michigan.gov/mdard/about/boards/agcommission to join the day of the meeting.

In accordance with the Commission’s Public Appearance Guidelines, individuals wishing to address the Commission may pre-register to do so during the Public Comment period as noted below and will be allowed up to three minutes for their presentation.  Documents distributed in conjunction with the meeting will be considered public documents and are subject to provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.  The public comment time provides the public an opportunity to speak; the Commission will not necessarily respond to the public comment.

To pre-register to speak virtually during this meeting, individuals should contact the Commission Assistant no later than Friday, November 13, 2026, via email at MDA-AgCommission@michigan.gov and provide their name, organization they represent, address, and telephone number, as well as indicate if they wish to speak to an agenda item. The Commission Assistant will respond in acknowledgement of speaking request via email. You may also contact the Commission Assistant at that email address to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the Commission at the meeting.  The Commission Chair will call upon each person by name and telephone number when it is time for them to speak and there will be a meeting moderator facilitating participation.  All others wishing to speak will be provided two minutes to do so.  Instructions on how to be recognized will be provided at the beginning of the meeting.

Those needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should contact the Commission Assistant at 800-292-3939 one week in advance or may use the Michigan Relay Center by calling 711 for deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired persons.

Tim Boring

Agenda

November 17, 2026

TENTATIVE AGENDA

9:00 a.m.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Approval of Agenda (action item)
3. Approval of Minutes from September 9, 2026, Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development Meeting (action item)
4. Commissioner Comments and Travel (action item)
5. Commissioner Issues:
   • Retirement Resolution: Tim Treadway (action item)
   • Retirement Resolution: Tom Tederington (action item)
6. Director’s Report
7. Public Comment on Agenda Items
   In accordance with the Public Appearance Guidelines in the Commission Policy Manual, individuals wishing to address the Commission must complete a Public Appearance Card and will be allowed up to three minutes for their presentation.  Documents distributed at the meeting will be considered public documents and are subject to provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.  The public comment time provides the public an opportunity to speak; the Commission will not necessarily respond to the public comment.
8. Presentation- DNR: Dr. Brent Rudolph, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (information only)
9. Presentation- Michigan Craft Beverage Month: Jenelle Jagmin, Michigan Craft Beverage Council (information only)
10. Presentation- Right to Farm: Michael Alexander, Division Director, Bureau of Environment and Sustainability (information only)
11. Proposed 2027 Meeting Schedule (action item)
12. Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices (GAAMPs) – Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development Adoption of Draft 2027 GAAMPs and Generally Accepted Processing Practices (GAPPs) – Adoption of Draft 2027 GAPPs: Michael Alexander, Division Director, Bureau of Environment and Sustainability and Kyle McCarty, GAAMPs and GAPPs Specialist (action items)
13. Presentation- Prohibited and Restricted Invasive Species: Susannah Iott, Invasive   Species Program Specialist (MDARD) and Katie Grzesiak, Terrestrial Invasive Species Coordinator (MDNR) (information Only)
14. Nursery and Related Inspection Fees: Molly Mott, Plant Health Section Manager, and Brian Verhougstraete, Division Director, Bureau of Environment and Sustainability (action item)
15. Food and Agriculture Investment Fund Request: Heather Throne, Division Director, Agriculture Development Bureau (action item)
    • ZFS Riga LLC
16. Bovine Tuberculosis: Proposed Order Expanding Bovine Tuberculosis testing in Arenac, Iosco, and Ogemaw Counties: Director Boring (information only)
17. Public Comment
    In accordance with the Public Appearance Guidelines in the Commission Policy Manual, individuals wishing to address the Commission will be allowed up to three minutes for their presentation.  Documents distributed at the meeting will be considered public documents and are subject to provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.  The public comment time provides the public an opportunity to speak; the Commission will not necessarily respond to the public comment.
18. Adjourn (action item)