2024 Farming for the Future Field Day

August 13, 2024 10:00AM - 3:45PM Registration begins at 9:30 am

Registration Deadline: August 13, 2024 - 10:00AM

West Central Michigan Research & Extension Center, 5185 N Oceana Dr., Hart, MI 49420

Contact: Emily Lavely, lavelyem@msu.edu, 231-873-2129 or Kathy Walicki, walicki@msu.edu, 231-873-2129

The Oceana Conservation District-Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP), Michigan State University Extension and Oceana County Farm Bureau collaborative field day team will showcase tools and techniques for understanding and managing irrigation, parasitic nematodes, soil quality and health, soil amendments, and silvopasture practices along with a discussion on how to evaluate profitability of practices using partial budgeting. Experts from Michigan State University, Oceana Conservation District, West Michigan Agroforestry Partnership, and Morgan Composting will be doing presentations and demonstrations indoors at the Research Building Conference Center and out in the Research Center's asparagus plots, apple and sweet cherry blocks (transportation available).

Highlights: The first demonstration of the new FarmDroid! The FarmDroid is a fully automatic field robot. It is an autonomous seeder and weeder that uses solar energy and GPS to plant vegetable seeds and mechanically weed during the growing season. In addition, Morgan Composting will demonstrate soil amendment applications on-site. Click on the registration website for a full agenda for the field day.  

Private applicator, Certified Crop Advisor, MAEAP Phase 1 credits have been requested for this meeting.  

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