LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan onion producers are voting on whether to continue a marketing program.
The referendum on the future of the Michigan Onion Promotion and Development Program is being conducted by the state Department of Agriculture.
Voting runs through Friday.
Those eligible to vote must have produced onions valued at more than $800 at first-point-of-sale in any of the last three years.
The Michigan Onion Promotion and Development Program is designed to improve the economic position of state onion producers by creating greater marketing opportunities for their products.
The program was established in 1977. By law, it must be resubmitted for grower approval every five years.
For the program to be renewed, more than 50 percent of the producer votes cast must approve it.
