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The Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) is a voluntary agricultural conservation program that helps farms prevent or minimize pollution risks. Currently, MAEAP is run through the county Conservation Districts and funded by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). MAEAP technicians are non-regulatory employees of the Districts and operate with a level of confidentiality afforded to their clients.
The new MDARD budget proposes to absorb the MAEAP program directly into its department, making technicians State of Michigan Employees, rather than employees of local Conservation Districts. All data collected by state employees would be retained by the state. MDARD states that they intend these state employees to continue to be non-regulatory.
We are requesting feedback about this proposed change from local producers. Whether or not you are currently participating in the MAEAP program, we’d like to know how this proposed change might affect your interest in participating in the MAEAP program or your willingness to continue participating.
Please help us advocate for producer interests in this matter by completing this brief and confidential survey: https://forms.gle/wuJkyi6wQbyt3QpK6
The new MDARD budget proposes to absorb the MAEAP program directly into its department, making technicians State of Michigan Employees, rather than employees of local Conservation Districts. All data collected by state employees would be retained by the state. MDARD states that they intend these state employees to continue to be non-regulatory.
We are requesting feedback about this proposed change from local producers. Whether or not you are currently participating in the MAEAP program, we’d like to know how this proposed change might affect your interest in participating in the MAEAP program or your willingness to continue participating.
Please help us advocate for producer interests in this matter by completing this brief and confidential survey: https://forms.gle/wuJkyi6wQbyt3QpK6
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Why do we need to conserve our farm land?
Office Phone: 989-875-3900
Ladean Anderson - District Administrative Manager
Cell: 989-506-3639 email: gratiotconservationdistrict@gmail.com Rebekah Faivor - MAEAP Technician - MAEAP and Farming
Cell: 989-323-0341 email: rebekah.faivor@macd.org |
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