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LANSING, Mich. — The Farm Bureau Family of Companies pledged $100,000 to benefit Michigan State University’s project RAISE.  Raise for Agricultural Industries, Shows and Education is an initiative to expand the university’s pavilion for agriculture and livestock.

Through project RAISE, MSU proposed a $4 million,  40,000–square–foot expansion.

Farm Bureau President Carl Bednarski said the expansion will bolster education and awareness of the industry.  The expansion will include a second indoor arena, increased animal housing and exhibit space.