Grand Rapids, MI — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) hosted dozens of Michigan farmers, ranchers, and small-business owners today for a panel discussion on the agricultural economy with Former Congressman Mike Rogers and U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
AFP-MI State Director Tim Golding released the following statement:
“Michigan farmers are running businesses where the costs are set in Washington and the prices are set on a global market. Every farmer can tell you what fertilizer cost them this spring, what they paid for diesel, and what the interest on their operating note is doing to their margin. What none of them can tell you is which of those numbers moves next year, because that gets decided a long way from here.
“That is why we brought the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee to Michigan. Senator Boozman is drafting the Agricultural Act of 2026 right now, and the people who will farm under it deserve a hearing before it is finished rather than after. Rogers spoke about how permitting delays and energy costs cut into a Michigan operation’s margin, and Boozman heard directly from the people who will be farming under his bill.”
“Michigan does not need another program to reimburse farmers for the cost of bad policy. It needs affordable energy, a permitting process a family operation can survive, and open markets for what we grow.”
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