Full Name
Sarah Black
Job Title
General Manager GLALS & Director of Business Operations, MFB
Company
Great Lakes Ag Labor Services (GLALS) & MI Farm Bureau (MFB)
Speaker Bio
Sarah Black is the General Manager of Great Lakes Ag Labor Services, LLC, (GLALS) an affiliate company of Michigan Farm Bureau. GLALS is the largest agency in Michigan that sources temporary and seasonal labor through the federal H-2A visa program. Now in their 11th year of operation, GLALS partners with state Farm Bureaus to provide H-2 and H-2B services to farms in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas, and brought in over 2,400 workers in 2025.
Sarah also jointly serves as Director of Business Operations for Michigan Farm Bureau, where her service has spanned over 30 years, including over 20 years in the policy & legislative arena serving as both the Director of the Public Policy & Commodity Division and MFB’s National Legislative Counsel.
Sarah grew up on a dairy farm and her brother and nephew continue as the 6th generation operating the centennial home farm that was started in 1865. She is an alumnus of Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Sarah also jointly serves as Director of Business Operations for Michigan Farm Bureau, where her service has spanned over 30 years, including over 20 years in the policy & legislative arena serving as both the Director of the Public Policy & Commodity Division and MFB’s National Legislative Counsel.
Sarah grew up on a dairy farm and her brother and nephew continue as the 6th generation operating the centennial home farm that was started in 1865. She is an alumnus of Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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