2009 Michigan Family Farms Conference!

“New Opportunities, Sustaining Local Agriculture for the Future”

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Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Registration is closed. Walk-ins to the conference are welcome, but meals are not guaranteed.

Location: Lakeview High School, Battle Creek, MI. Map it!

Keynote Speaker: Wayne Keith, an Alabama farmer, innovator and energy guru

Educational Sessions:
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• Crop Insurance Products
• Beekeeping
• Vegetable Production Basics: Crop Selection
• Farm Energy Savings Checklist
• How to Sell at a Farmers Market
• Farm Bill: USDA Farm Service Agency
• Learning to be Certified Organic
• Agriculture Loans
• Vegetable Production Basics: Scheduling and Planning
• Selling to a Grocery Store
• Farm Bill: Marketing and Specialty Crops
• Farm Bill: USDA Rural Development
• Farm to School
• What is my Woodlot Worth?
• Vegetable Production Basics: Plant and Soil Health
• Preparing to Sell: Business Aspects and Legal Requirements
• Farm Bill: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Anyone interested in sustainable agriculture, family farms and new opportunities to help farmers connect to resources, network and improve their operations is invited.

Partners and sponsors to date include Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS), the Farm Research Cooperative, the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA), USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA Rural Development (RD), Potawatomi Resource Conservation & Development Council (RC&D), Michigan State University Extension, and the Calhoun and Kalamazoo Conservation Districts.

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