State looks to improve migrant farm labor housing - Grand Rapids Business Journal
Grand Rapids Business Journal Several West Michigan members land spots on advisory board. (As seen on WZZM TV 13) Some West Michigan agricultural leaders were recently appointed to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) Migrant Labor Housing Advisory Board. The 14-member board now includes Evangelina Alvarez, Kalamazoo; William Groenink, Holland; Joann Hoganson, Walker; and Dorian Slaybod, Grand Rapids. The board is tasked with advising the department and the state on ways to alleviate obstacles in the development of adequate migrant labor housing throughou...