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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.
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All public meetings, that fall under the Open Meetings Act, scheduled by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development will be posted here. Questions about any of these meetings should be directed to contact person in the division listed on the notice.
Animal ID and movement requirements in the State of Michigan
Animal health resources for veterinary professionals.
Diseases affecting, or potentially affecting, animals in Michigan
Rules governing the disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals (BODA).
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.
Information on how to acquire a feed license to manufacture or distribute commercial feed in Michigan.
Fertilizer License and Registration Requirements, as well as Liming License Requirements
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is charged with certifying sites where industrial hemp is to be grown under the authority of the federal Agriculture Act of 2014 and the state Industrial Hemp Research Act of 2014.
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The MAEAP Agricultural Program is available locally through conservation district water stewardship technicians. In FY16, 55 positions are funded - providing 36 water stewardship technicians, 5 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) MAEAP technicians, and 14 Conservation Technical Assistance Initiative (CTAI) technicians. Water stewardship practices are in conformance with the Right to Farm Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices (GAAMPs) and the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) standards and address state and federal environmental regulations. The primary means for identifying on-farm environmental risks are with the assessment tools - Livestock*A*Syst, Farm*A*Syst, and various production specific Crop*A*Syst, including a new Forest, Wetlands, and Habitat*A*Syst. The A*Syst evaluation is conducted by conservation district water stewardship technicians who work one-on-one with farmers to identify environmental risks, create a plan to eliminate the risks, identify potential funding sources to address the identified risks, and provide the technical assistance needed to implement the plan.
Over the past 16 years, more than 17,900 Farm*A*Syst, over 3,200 Crop*A*Syst, and more than 1,300 Livestock*A*Syst evaluations have been completed, which reassure the public that producers are using environmentally sound practices and are helping to foster positive community and neighbor relations. When identified environmental risks have been eliminated, farmers are eligible for MAEAP verification in the Livestock, Farmstead, and Cropping Systems.
In addition, water stewardship technicians offer technical assistance to develop Farm Emergency Plans which provide farmers a plan to mitigate on-farm emergencies and provides emergency first-responders information on the location of on-farm hazardous materials. MAEAP Technicians also work with farmers to create emergency spill kits that provide a quick way to contain and clean up spills of pesticides and fertilizers.