The Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) elected its new officers for 2024 and welcomed Kathy Garthe, a Leelanau cherry farmer as a new commissioner.
MDARD has the responsibility to recommend, and in some cases determine, policy on food, agricultural, and rural development issues. The Commission is a bipartisan body of five citizens appointed by the Governor, according to a press release.
Garthe will serve on the commission until December 2027. The commission has been in service since 1921.
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