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WEARE TOWNSHIP, Oceana County – Farming for the Future Field Day will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center, 5185 N. Oceana Dr.
The meeting brings together industry representatives from FarmDroid, Morgan Composting Inc., West Michigan Agroforestry Partnership, and Michigan State University researchers to update growers on the latest challenges and opportunities in asparagus and tree fruit production.
It is being organized by Oceana Conservation District, Oceana County Farm Bureau, and Michigan State University Extension.
Speakers will provide insights on various topics such as irrigation scheduling, nematode management, agroforestry and silvopasture, soil quality, soil health and microbiology, and evaluation of profitability of farming practices through partial budgeting.
Additionally there will be the first Michigan demonstration of the FarmDroid, 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. Also, a demonstration of soil amendment applications with compost spreading equipment will be conducted.
Registration includes morning refreshments, lunch, afternoon refreshments and a promotional item. Michigan Pesticide Re-certification credits in the categories private core, commercial core or 1C, Certified Crop Advisors’ Continuing Education Units and MAEAP Phase 1 credits have been requested.
Early registration is $15 by August 12. Registration is $20 on August 13. To register, visit https://events.anr.msu.edu/FarmingfortheFutureFieldDay2024/ , call the Oceana County MSU Extension office at 231-873-2129, or stop by the office at 844 South Griswold St., Hart.
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