Michigan residents lost their “right to
farm” this week thanks to a new ruling by the Michigan Commission of
Agriculture and Rural Development. Gail Philburn of the Michigan Sierra
Club told Michigan Live, the new changes
“effectively remove Right to Farm Act protection for many urban and
suburban backyard farmers raising small numbers of animals.” Backyard
and urban farming were previously protected by Michigan’s Right to Farm
Act. The Commission ruled that the Right to Farm Act protections no
longer apply to many homeowners who keep small numbers of livestock.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1235774/michigan-loses-right-to-farm-this-week-a-farewell-to-backyard-chickens-and-beekeepers/#WUeH1GjhSrXgigoR.99
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1235774/michigan-loses-right-to-farm-this-week-a-farewell-to-backyard-chickens-and-beekeepers/#WUeH1GjhSrXgigoR.99
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