Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing to increase the state’s ag department’s budget by at least 10 percent in the next fiscal year.
Michigan Agriculture and Rural Development director Gary McDowell tells Brownfield the largest investment will be a one-time $30 million addition for food and agriculture economic development.
“It’s going to be a great boost to our Michigan processors, and it will help our farmers,” he says.
McDowell says another $10 million has been allocated to the new Office of Rural Development in the department.
