Michigan referendum passes

Michigan apple growers have voted strongly in favor of continuing the ­Michigan Apple Committee. In a continuation referendum conducted in March, 85 percent of the growers who voted were in favor of continuing the committee, and they represented 91 percent of the acreage of voting growers. A simple majority was needed in order for the committee to continue. The Michigan Department of Agriculture mailed out ballots to 950 growers, and 172 valid ballots were returned, said Denise Yockey, executive director of the Michigan Apple Committee. The committee, formed about 35 years ago, collects an assessment of 51 cents per hundredweight […]