Mike DuRussel is an owner of DuRussels' Potato Farms, located near Manchester, Michigan. The farm grows over 20 different crops on approximately 2,000 acres. The family-run business has been selling to grocery chains like Spartan and Meijer for more than ten years, and is a select supplier for the Campbell's Soup Company. The business employs between 80 to 100 migrant workers each year between May and October, in addition to year-round local workers. Mike has represented Migrant Health Promotion on the National Farmworker Advisory Board of the Health Resources and Services Administration--Bureau of Primary Health since 2007. He has also served on various commissions and local boards over the years and is currently Chair of the Washtenaw County Community Action Board.

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