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      On March 15, 2015, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) issued the Urban Livestock Workgroup Recommendations Report to MDARD Director Clover-Adams and State Senator Joe Hune. The report is the product of deliberations by the 21-member Urban Livestock Workgroup organized last summer with the charge “to formulate recommendations to stimulate and support local efforts to address the increased interest in raising livestock in urban/suburban areas for home use and sale to local markets.The workgroup was comprised of individuals representing municipalities, associations, farmers of various scales and legislators. The group discussed and recommend policy related to raising livestock in urban/suburban areas.Tags:                agriculture_urbaine            