AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFarm & Forestry Costs: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared an energy emergency, allowing farm and logging vehicles to use dyed diesel on public roads through Dec. 31 as fuel prices strain producers during harvest. Skilled Trades: Michigan’s labor agency and Operating Engineers Local 324 are celebrating college credits for apprenticeships; graduates can earn 42–45 credits and connect with more than 30 community colleges. Auto Trade: Canada’s Pierre Poilievre is pitching tariff-free auto trade in Detroit, with planned meetings at GM and Ford facilities and with electrical workers as tariffs pressure cross-border supply chains. Electrification: Detroit’s Battery Show is spotlighting manufacturing scale and supply-chain resilience, while the 2026 Wards propulsion awards went entirely to electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems for the first time. Agriculture Risk: USDA expanded grape crop-insurance eligibility to 11 more Michigan counties for 2027; enrollment closes Nov. 20.
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