About MAPI
Pictured: Henry Smith (left) • 1956 • Middleville, MI
Michigan Allied Poultry Industries, Inc. (MAPI) is a non-profit statewide trade organization representing Michigan’s egg, chicken and turkey farmers and their young stock network of breeders, hatcheries and pullet growers.
1940-Today
MAPI was formed in 1940 by Michigan poultry producers to collaborate on issues facing the industry. More than 85 years later, we are still farmer-led and working together for the advancement and prosperity of the Michigan’s poultry industry.
Michigan's Poultry Impact
Michigan’s poultry and egg sector represents production, processing, transportation, and supplier industries.
Total economic contribution from from poultry and eggs.
Many farms are family-owned and have operated for generations.
Michigan is a net exporter of eggs.
300-400 million eggs are produced here annually.
Michigan Poultry is
Healthy
Michigan egg, chicken and turkey farmers are committed to providing safe, high-quality and nutritious food for consumers. This starts and ends with healthy and happy birds. Comfortable environments for birds to live in, safety from disease, predators and extreme weather are all components on Michigan farms.
Committed to Sustainability & Poultry Welfare
Animal welfare and environmental sustainability are a top priority for Michigan poultry farmers. Our farms not only meet safety, quality and regulatory standards, but often go above and beyond for the sake of our birds.
MAPI Board & Staff
Executive Director
Michigan Allied Poultry Industries
Dr. Nancy Barr
President
Walcott Elevator
Bob Beekman
Vice President
West Michigan Pullets, Inc.
Doug Dreyer
Treasurer
Four D Farms
Caleb Duflo
Ex-Officio
Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Dr. Mick Fulton, DVM
Ex-Officio
MSU Dept. of Animal Science
Dr. Francine Czerniawski
Michigan Turkey Producers
Dr. Caitllin Green, DVM
Ex-Officio
Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch
Dr. Joe Sullivan, DVM, MPH
Ex-Officio
Zoet Poultry
Lyndsey Mieste
Miller Poultry
Andy Flickinger
Herbruck's Poultry Ranch
Brennen Herbruck
Farm Crest Foods
Scott Maust
Daybreak Foods
Pete Mulder
DeWeerdt Poultry Farm, LLC
Steve DeWeerdt
Smith's Turkey Farms
Jeff Smith
Meet a few Michigan Farmers
Michigan Turkey Producers
Michigan Turkey Producers was built on something simple but powerful: local farmers coming together to do things the right way. Founded in 1998 by just 15 Michigan growers looking for a way to bring their birds to market closer to home, MTP has grown into a cooperative that now produces turkey for over 60 local and national brands, yet those same founding growers still sit on the board today. Family is the word they use to define their spirit, and it shows in the way they care for their birds, celebrate the diversity of their team, and treat every associate and customer like one of their own.
Meet Herbrucks
Herbruck's Poultry Ranch has been a family story more than a century in the making, tracing its roots back to the 1920s when Harry Herbruck Sr. began delivering eggs across Michigan. In 1958, Harry Jr. uprooted his young family to Saranac, Michigan, to start their own operation with just 6,000 birds. That leap of faith has grown into a flock now exceeding 10 million hens. What makes Herbruck's special isn't the scale, it's the constant care. Today, the fourth generation of Herbrucks is actively working in the business, carrying forward the same founding principle that has guided every decision across four generations: do what's right for the hens, for the employees, for the consumers, for the community, and for the Earth.