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Conservation In Action Tour
Education Name: Conservation In Action Tour
Date: 9/19/2024 8:30:00 AM - 9/19/2024 2:00:00 PM
Location Name: Bennington Township Hall
Location Address: 5849 S M 52
Owosso, MI 48867-8708
Description:
Join the Shiawassee Conservation District on their Conservation In Action Tour on Thursday, September 19, 2024 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Indian Trails bus leaves at 9:00 AM.
Space is limited. Pre-register at (989) 723-8263, ext 3. Registrations taken until bus is full.
No charge for the tour, RUP and Phase 1 credit pending. Includes BBQ lunch.
Tour stops include:
- The Milkhous Farm, Ben & Maggie Kirkman, MAEAP Verified pasture and crop farm
- East Michigan Native Plants, LLC Angela and James Nelson High Tunnel and Native plant propagation operation
- Privately owned and managed woodlot, Jeff Tuller
Speakers include:
- Dr. Christy Sprague, Professor and MSUExtension Weed Specialist
- Abby Smith, NRCS State Agronomist
- Jeff Tuller, Consulting Forester, Jeff Tuller Forestry Services
Topics:
- Soil health
- Integrated weed management
- High tunnel systems
- Drones and cover crop seeding
- Forestry management
- Grazing management system
Presentation of the Shiawassee County Conservation Farmer of the Year Award
Bennington Township Hall 5849 S M 52 Owosso, MI 48867-87085849 S M 52
Owosso, MI 48867-8708
Start: September 19, 2024 8:30 AM
End: September 19, 2024 2:00 PM
Education Name: Conservation In Action Tour
Date: 9/19/2024 8:30:00 AM - 9/19/2024 2:00:00 PM
Location Name: Bennington Township Hall
Location Address: 5849 S M 52
Owosso, MI 48867-8708
Description:
Join the Shiawassee Conservation District on their Conservation In Action Tour on Thursday, September 19, 2024 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Indian Trails bus leaves at 9:00 AM.
Space is limited. Pre-register at (989) 723-8263, ext 3. Registrations taken until bus is full.
No charge for the tour, RUP and Phase 1 credit pending. Includes BBQ lunch.
Tour stops include:
- The Milkhous Farm, Ben & Maggie Kirkman, MAEAP Verified pasture and crop farm
- East Michigan Native Plants, LLC Angela and James Nelson High Tunnel and Native plant propagation operation
- Privately owned and managed woodlot, Jeff Tuller
Speakers include:
- Dr. Christy Sprague, Professor and MSUExtension Weed Specialist
- Abby Smith, NRCS State Agronomist
- Jeff Tuller, Consulting Forester, Jeff Tuller Forestry Services
Topics:
- Soil health
- Integrated weed management
- High tunnel systems
- Drones and cover crop seeding
- Forestry management
- Grazing management system
Presentation of the Shiawassee County Conservation Farmer of the Year Award