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Underground Innovations 2024
Are you currently using innovative practices on your farm, or curious to learn more? Join us for in-depth discussions with fellow growers.
February 7-8, 2024 in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The event begins 10:00 am on Wednesday, Feb 7 and concludes at 4:00 pm on Thursday, Feb 8.
To register, visit https://UI2024.eventbrite.com
Early Bird registration ($150) ends on December 31 2023. Regular pricing registration ($175) ends on January 26, 2024.
If cost is an issue, please reach out to Julie Doll (julie@miagadvance.org) to see if there are scholarships available at this time.
Featuring information on cover crops, strip-till, no-till, relay cropping, food grade grains, intercropping, new crops, precision technology and new crop markets. Speakers will share how they’ve come to adopt new practices on their farms, how they’ve gotten to this point, and where they are looking to go in the future. Network with producers from across Michigan and beyond to help take ideas home to implement on your own operations.
Full agenda coming soon! Speakers include:
~Les Seiler, Ohio farmer
~Marc Hasenick, Michigan farmer
~Emily Macdonald, Michigan farmer
~Wesley Rieth, Michigan farmer
~Joel Layman, Michigan farmer
~Lisa Szymanski, Michigan farmer
~George McManus, Michigan farmer
~Tom Hess, Michigan farmer
~James Weber, Michigan farmer
~Becky Huttenga, MI Farm Link, Ottawa County
~Lisa Woodke, Star of the West Milling Co.
~Jill Donner, MI Farm Link
~Tim Boring, Michigan Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development
~Chad Munger, Mammoth Distilling
Room block available at Bavarian Inn Lodge; $119/night standard room. Reservations can be made by calling 1-855-652-7200. Please have the group number (13N6N7) as reference when calling to get the group rate or refer to “Underground Innovations”.
For updates, follow the event on Twitter, @MiAgAdvance and @KBS_LTER
