Food Safety Education and Training Grant Proposals Being Accepted by MI Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development
The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) is seeking proposals for food safety education and training as part of the Food Safety Education Fund grant program. Grant proposals must be received by MDARD no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. An electronic copy of the “Request for Proposals,” including grant criteria, is available online at https://www.michigan.gov/mdard.More
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Jamie Clover Adams is leading a trade mission to China November 9-14, 2016, focusing on connecting Michigan food and agriculture companies with Chinese buyers. The delegation will be making stops in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The mission will include one-on-one meetings, retail tours, and briefings with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials. 
In recent years, diseases like high pathogenicity avian influenza in poultry and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in swine have brought heightened awareness to farmers’ biosecurity practices.