Learn about MDARD's four bureaus, including contact information, by clicking the above link, or view specific information below.
Want to know how to contact the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development? On this page you will find phone numbers, email addresses, snail mail addresses, and online contact forms for everything we do here at MDARD. We even have a complaint form for those of you with complaints.
Laws and Regulations pertaining to and governing the actions and policies of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
This area contains information for press and media agencies. Press Releases, Pics, Podcasts & Videos
Animal ID and movement requirements in the State of Michigan
Animal health resources for veterinary professionals.
Diseases affecting, or potentially affecting, animals in Michigan
Information on how to acquire a feed license to manufacture or distribute commercial feed in Michigan.
Rules governing the disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals (BODA).
Materials developed to provide information on how an individual may become a qualified Animal Control Officer.
Information about how MDARD's Agriculture Development Division can help you grow your business in Michigan.
Michigan's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was created to help protect our environment and wildlife. Michigan is partnering with the federal government to implement conservation practices of great significance to the state, and valuable to the nation, in matters of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
Programs under the Private Forestlands Initiative, including the Forestry Assistance Program, Qualified Forester Registration, and Qualified Forest Program.
Good migrant labor housing is an essential element in securing an adequate supply of seasonal agricultural workers.
The Cottage Food law, enacted in 2010, allows individuals to manufacture and store certain types of foods in an unlicensed home kitchen.
Find a licensed firm in Michigan, from pesticide businesses to retail establishments, and more.
For the registration of horses, breeders and owners so as to render them eligible for racing and breeder/owner awards.
Retail Motor Fuel Outlet licensing information, applications and forms.
Information on Weights & Measures service person and agency registration, as well as weights and measures advisories.
Each new, existing, and proposed commercial pesticide or fertilizer bulk storage facility is required to register annually with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Fertilizer License and Registration Requirements, as well as Liming License Requirements
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Director of Community Engagement
Nate Engle serves as the Director of Community Engagement for MDARD, engaging all types of departmental stakeholders, striving to help state government listen, synthesize information, problem-solve, and continually improve upon service delivery. He previously served in the immediate executive offices of two Michigan governors and a state representative.
Engle spent the better part of two decades abroad, most recently working in Madagascar where he designed, built, and operated a chocolate factory and one of the global chocolate industry’s most innovate supply chain models. Engle also set up and implemented an agricultural extension system in South Sudan; managed several USAID-funded projects as a part of reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA); and volunteered for two years an agriculture extension technician with the US Peace Corps in Madagascar.
Engle grew up on a 5th generation, small family farm in Michigan’s Osceola County. He earned a Master of Public Administration at Grand Valley State University, an undergraduate degree in urban and regional planning at Michigan State University and holds several technical and leadership certificates.
Nate Engle
Director of Community Engagement
EngleN2@michigan.gov
517-927-3264
