SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT
Brent Robinson BY ALLISON STUBY MILLER
MMPA IS COMMITTED TO COOPERATIVE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN. AT THE FARM LEVEL, MMPA MEMBERS ARE ALSO ON A SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY. WE’RE
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or Brent Robinson (Mid-Sanilac Local, District 8) sustainability is simply “something you can continue to do.” A dairy farmer in Michigan’s Thumb region, he’s
rethinking many of the traditional systems and approaches to farming to ensure his farm is viable for years to come.
CHECKING IN WITH A HANDFUL OF MEMBER
“We need to come up with a new system to generate long term
FARMERS LEADING THE CHARGE WITH THIS
agriculture sustainable production, only way to do that is with
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regenerative agriculture practices,” Robinson said.
FARM
HERD
CROPS
Green Point Dairy Caro and Marlette, Michigan
5,800 total, 5,200 milking
corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, sugar beets and dry beans
milk messenger
/ JUL-AUG 2021
