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DAIRY YOUTH CAMP Michigan State University will hold one-day workshops for youth interested in learning about dairy cattle and the dairy industry. The workshops will be held on Saturday, May 17 at the Tuscola County Fairgrounds in Caro; Wednesday, June 11 at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall and Thursday, June 12 at the Kent County Fairgrounds in Lowell. Each event will run from 8:30 am to 6 pm. Cost to attend is $5 per person and includes lunch. For more information, contact Joe Domecq at 517-353-7855 or Renee McCauley at 616-283-6411 or visit www.canr.msu.edu/anscikids/dairy.html
BARN YARD SALE & SWAP MEET The Friends of the Thumb Octagon Barn will hold a barn yard sale and swap meet on May 23-25 at the Octagon Barn located north of Gagetown. For more information contact Lila Arroyo at 989-872-2658.
CORN UTILIZATION & TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE The 2008 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference will be June 2-4 at the Kansas City Marriot in Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, call 636-733-9004 or log-on to www.corntechconf.org.
COVER CROPPING IN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION WORKSHOP Michigan State University’s vegetable team will host a workshop “Cover Cropping in Vegetable Systems – An Essential Tool for Sustainable and organic Farmers” on June 12 from 9 am to 5 pm at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station near Hickory Corners. Cost to attend is $25 before June 6 and $40 after that date. For more information, or to register, visit www.michiganorgani.msu.edu. Or call the Oceana County MLSU Extension office at 231-873-2129.
MABA SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING The Michigan Agri-Business Association’s 2008 Scholarship Golf Outing will be Saturday, June 24 at Hawk Hollow Golf Course in Bath. For more information contact the MABA at 517-336-0223.
GREAT LAKES MANURE HANDLING EXPO The 2008 Great Lakes Manure Handling Expo will Wednesday, July 9 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. More details will be available in the near future.
2008 AG EXPO The 29th annual Ag Expo will be July 15 -17 on the campus of Michigan State University.
2008 DAIRY EXPO The Michigan Dairy Expo will be July 21-15 at the Michigan State University Pavilion in East Lansing. More information will be available at a later date.
MCGA CENTRAL GOLF OUTING The Michigan Corn Growers Association 2008 Central Golf Outing will be Wednesday, August 6 beginning at 10 a.m. at Centennial Acres in Sunfield. For more information visit www.micorn.org or call 888-323-6601.
MABA SUMMER OUTLOOK CONFERENCE The 2008 Michigan Agri-Business Summer Outlook Conference will August 12-14 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. For more information contact MABA at 517-336-0223.
MCGA THUMB AREA GOLF OUTING The Michigan Corn Growers Association 2008 Thumb Area Golf Outing will be Thursday, August 14 beginning at 10 a.m. at Ubly Heights Golf Course in Ubly. For more information visit www.micorn.org or call 888-323-6601.
FALL FAMILY DAYS The Friends of the Thumb Octagon Barn will host their annual Fall Family Days event September 6-7 at the Octagon Barn located north of Gagetown. For more information, contact Bob Hirn at 989-872-3761.
ETHANOL NIGHT AT THE RACES The Michigan Corn Growers Association’s 2008 Ethanol Night at the Races is planned for Saturday, September 13 at Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run. For more information visit www.micorn.org or call 888-323-6601.
WORLD DAIRY EXPO The 2008 World Dairy Expo will be September 30-October 4 in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.
MFB ANNUAL MEETING Michigan Farm Bureau’s annual meeting will be December 2-5 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids. For more information contact MFB at 800-292-2680.
ACE IV ACE IV will be Wednesday, January 29, 2009 in Lansing. More information will be coming in January 2008.
*** If you have an agricultural event that you’d like featured, please email the information to jbrose@mfrn.com, or fax it to 517-484-5015 ***
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