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This month’s episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen, check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475.  We will listen in on an AFBF Newsline reviewing the annual farmland value survey and join in on the state young farmer committee’s DM chats as member Chris Sanford and MFB’s staffer Matt Kapp explore real issues farmers are facing.  You won’t want to miss this episode. 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected] 

Resources: 

• DM Chats: https://youtu.be/m8z22D-2kMA 
• AFBF Newsline: https://www.fb.org/newsline 
• AFBF Market Intel: https://www.fb.org/market-intel/real-estate-rising-farmland-values-hit-record-high  

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This month’s episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen, check it out! In this episode we will hear from the Michigan Agriculture in the Classroom Manager, Michelle Blodgett, who shares what MFB is doing beyond food and financial contributions to fight food insecurity in the state. To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475  

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected] 

Resources: 

• https://miagclassroom.org/ 
• https://www.endhungerinmichigan.org/  
• https://agclassroom.org/matrix/companion-resources/1214/  

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This month’s episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Deb Schmucker, MFB's Field Operations Division Director joins in a discussion regarding issues on farmers' minds to compliment the discussion topic written by Jeremy Nagel.  Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here. 

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]

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This month’s episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Mecosta County Farm Bureau member, Cora Okkema joins to share her personal experience with Young Farmer Discussion Meets and the overall Young Farmer Program.  Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here. 

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]

Additional Resources

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·       Discussion Meet Training Videos

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The next episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Join us as we talk with Michigan Farm Bureau’s staff members Jeremy Nagel and Hannah Meyers.  In this episode we explore a common question in our grassroots organization, do smaller producers threaten Farm Bureau’s integrity?

Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]

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The next episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Join us as we talk with Michigan Farm Bureau’s staff member Matt Kapp.  In this episode we explore another one of Michigan Farm Bureau’s Emerging Issue Briefs regarding the potential of an upcoming Constitutional Convention.

Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]

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The next episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Join us as we talk with Michigan Farm Bureau’s staff members Laura Campbell, Rebecca Park and Josh Scramlin.  In this episode we explore another one of Michigan Farm Bureau’s Emerging Issue Briefs on the reauthorization of Michigan’s Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program.

Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]

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The next episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Join us as we talk with Michigan Farm Bureau’s Economist, Loren Koeman.  In this episode we will diver deeper into one of Michigan Farm Bureau’s Emerging Issue Briefs on Tariffs.

Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]

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The next episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Join us as we talk with Michigan Farm Bureau’s President and cherry farmer, Ben LaCross.  In this episode we will learn more about MFB’s strategic plan and the steps leadership is taking to develop that plan.

Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

Are you interested in receiving The Block Party Podcast on your phone as soon as a new episode is released?  Sign up for the Member Savings Texting Program, and when we have enough participants using the join code “CAG” we can start sharing the podcast that way.  You can sign up by texting “CAG” to 517-210-0800.  You’ll go through the brief sign-up process, receive a few updates in the next five days, then you will receive a monthly text message highlighting a great seasonal discount or the newest program update.  Once we have a large enough group, we can start sharing the podcast each month through this tool.

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]

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The next episode of The Block Party is live and ready for you to listen!  Join us as we talk with Laura Campbell discussion topic.  In this episode we explore the Nutrient Tales: The Buzz About EPA’s Pesticide Strategy.

Check it out!  To listen to this episode and others, visit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2134475 

Did this discussion spark a policy idea for you?  Be sure to submit that idea to your local county Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee Chair.  You can also submit your policy idea online here.  

Are you interested in receiving The Block Party Podcast on your phone as soon as a new episode is released?  Sign up for the Member Savings Texting Program, and when we have enough participants using the join code “CAG” we can start sharing the podcast that way.  You can sign up by texting “CAG” to 517-210-0800.  You’ll go through the brief sign-up process, receive a few updates in the next five days, then you will receive a monthly text message highlighting a great seasonal discount or the newest program update.  Once we have a large enough group, we can start sharing the podcast each month through this tool.

If you have additional thoughts or feedback on what you would like to hear at The Block Party, pass that along to Ashley at [email protected]