[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 112 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO THE MICHIGAN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ON ITS 100TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. BART STUPAK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2003

  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Michigan 
Agri-Business Association on the august occasion of its 100th year of 
service to agricultural producers in Michigan.
  On June 25th, 1903, in the gymnasium of the Y.M.C.A. building in 
Battle Creek, Michigan, the Michigan grain dealers met to organize the 
Michigan Grain Dealers Association. This was the first step on the 
Association's journey to becoming the industry-wide Michigan Agri-
Business Association which today is indispensable to Michigan 
agricultural businesses.
  Along the way, as the Grain Dealers Association added to its 
membership, it changed its name to indicate that hay producers and 
dealers, animal feed manufacturers and dealers, and fertilizer, ammonia 
and seed businesses had all come on board. It became the Michigan Agri-
Business Association on June 11, 1990.
  Today, the Association provides educational programs and member 
services to its individual members. Its public relations and 
legislative efforts include a newsletter to all members, trade shows, 
educational programs and up-to-date information and advice on all state 
and federal legislation that affects agriculture in Michigan.
  Agriculture is a multi-billion dollar business in Michigan. 
Agricultural producers and dealers in Michigan are some of the most 
advanced in the country, because they know that efficient and effective 
use of natural resources and technological tools are how to provide a 
better product and a better industry.
  Mr. Speaker and my colleagues in the House of Representatives, I 
invite you all to join me in applauding the Michigan Agri-Business 
Association and all its members in commemoration of the Association's 
100th anniversary.

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