GLIN==> SWCS Farm Tour

There's still time to register forthe August 26 Michigan Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Societytour of diversified agriculture in Calhoun County, Michigan.  Thetour will feature conservation practices that help producers becomeMAEAP (Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program)verified.
    
Our first stop will be a    mini-Field Day co-sponsored with MSU Extension, and hosted by Blight    Farms, Inc., Albion, Michigan, that will tour cover crop research   plots planted in July; discuss research results from cover crop plots planted in previous years; and demonstrate slurry seeding (planting cover crop seed along with liquid manure using a low  disturbance tillage tool) in wheat stubble in a long term continuous    notill field.  Cover crops are considered an essential nutrient management practice.
    

Our tour will continue on to the    Blight Farms livestock operation focusing on MAEAP verification practices. Blight Farms became MAEAP verified in 2006.  
    

Then we will tour Albion    College's Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center which was MAEAP verified  in 2008.  We will have lunch, catered by Albion College Dining  Services, in the Equestrian Center's Arena Viewing Room, and then we    will tour the Center.
    

Finally, we will tour Bosserd   Family Farm, a popular combination specialty crop farm, traditional livestock crop farm and farm retail business near Marshall.  We will    tour both the main farm with a focus on existing and proposed MAEAP verification practices, and the retail business center.

Note that if you want to attend onlythe MSU Extension Field Day, the first stop, no registration isrequired, but you will need to drive yourself directly to the site. That event, located on the corner of Division Drive and 24 Mile Rd.,starts at 10:00 a.m.
The full SWCS tour is planned to runfrom 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will start at the Kmart parking lotnear I-69 in Marshall, Michigan.  Go to the MichiganChapter SWCS website for more information and too register.  Thisregistration is for those who wish to attend the entire SWCS tour. The deadline for SWCS tour registration is August 12.
Daniel F. Kesselring, Secretary
Michigan Chapter Soil and WaterConservation Society
113 North Dr. E.
Marshall, MI 49068
Daniel.Kesselring at miswcs.org




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