GAAMPS & MDARD
GAAMPS & MDARD
With area farmers producing more than $506 million in products annually (2017 Ag Census), Ottawa County is an agricultural powerhouse. Ottawa is also the fastest growing county in the state and has a low unemployment rate. But this positive growth comes at a cost to agriculture: between 2012 and 2017, Ottawa County lost 8% of its farmed acreage and 17% of its farms. Ottawa County's Farmland Preservation Program seeks to protect this vital industry.
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Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development Approves 2014 Site Selection GAAMPs - At a special meeting today, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development voted to approve the 2014 Site Selection Generally Accepted Agriculture Management Practices (GAAMPs), including the addition of a Category 4 for site selection, by a vote of 4 to 1. Read the full press release here.
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