2025 Farmer Education Day
February 4, 2025 8:30am
Livingston Educational Service Agency
Livingston Educational Service Agency
1425 W Michigan Ave
Howell, MI 48843
United States
2025 Farmer Education Day
February 4, 2025
8:30am – 3:30pm
Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA)
1425 W. Grand River Ave
Howell, MI 48843
NO FEE for the program. Donations will be accepted to help cover the cost for lunch.
5 RUP credits are available for those who attend the entire program.
RSVP by January 28th, 2025
Questions?
Contact Stacey Coddington at (517) 546-8124 or [email protected]
AGENDA
8:30am – 9:00am Registration/Welcome
Clark Humrich, Chairman - Livingston Conservation District & Ray Moses, Director & Membership Chairman – Livingston County Farm Bureau
9:00am – 10:00am 2024 On-Farm Research Results – Soybean and Corn on-farm research targets
Phil Kaatz, MSUE Senior Extension Educator-Forages and Field Crops
10:00am – 10:15am Snack Break
10:15am – 10:45am Livingston Conservation Updates
William Brandt, USDA/FSA County Executive Director, Karry Trickey, District Conservationist USDA/NRCS
10:45am-11:15am Best Management Practices for the Reduction of Nutrient, Pesticide, and Herbicide Non-Point Source Inputs to Surface Water
Brian Jonckheere, Livingston County Drain Commissioner Howell, MI
11:15am - 12:15pm Cash and Field Crop Management
Phil Kaatz, MSUE Senior Extension Educator-Forages and Field Crops
12:15pm – 1:00pm Lunch
Banquet style, Room A
1:00pm – 2:00pm Getting the Most Out of Cover Crops
Madelyn Celovsky, Conservation Agronomist Educator, MSU Extension
2:00pm – 3:00pm Navigation of Crop Damage Mitigation Procedures
Kara Colton, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Holly, MI
2:30pm – 3:00pm CREP updates and Buffer Strip Applications
Donna Kanan, Conservation Specialist; Cynthia Fiser, PhD Candidate-MSU Department of Entomology
3:00pm – 3:30pm Livingston County Farm Bureau update
Hannah Meyers, Southeast Regional Manager, Michigan Farm Bureau
Closing Comments/Questions