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LANSING, March 18, 2025 ~ Dozens of tractors crawled around the Michigan State Capitol Building Tuesday to protest what they say are unnecessary and costly regulations.
State regulations that have some farmers upset include water withdrawal restrictions, hazardous waste permit requirements, wetland regulations, fees, fines, and permit approval time, according to WWMT. “It’s just become so burdensome,” State Rep. Jennifer Wortz (R-Quincy) told WJR. “The lack of response that (farmers) get or the continuation of inspections are done and then they constantly change the rules or permitting requirements. Then, (they) are assessed, feed, and penalized.“
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March 18, 2025 ~ Michigan farmers are rallying with their tractors at the State Capital today to protest regulations in the agriculture sector. State Rep. Jennifer Wortz (R-Quincy) and Mark Kline, a crop farmer from Hillsdale County, join Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to discuss the unnecessary government restrictions and fees that cost them time and money.
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