Spoil Your Soil

Come out to Mason to learn how you can Spoil Your Soil!

When: Thursday, September 8, 2016, 8:30am-4pm

Where:  Mason Technology Center, 474 S. Onondaga Rd., Mason, MI  48854 

Learn the best ways to manage soil, water, and nutrients on your fields. Frank Gibbs of Wetland and Soil Consulting Services, LLC will be our guest speaker and will be doing a soil pit demonstration.

This is a MAEAP (Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program) Phase 1 event and 6 RUP credits will also be available - 4 credits for attending the morning sessions and 2 additional credits for attending the optional bus tour to MSU in the afternoon.

This is a FREE event, but space is limited. Please contact the Ingham or Eaton County Farm Bureau if you would like to register. If you have any questions, feel free to call our office at 517-543-1512 ext. 5 and speak to our MAEAP Technician Jay Korson.

This event is sponsored by Michigan Farm Bureau, Eaton and Ingham Conservation Districts, NRCS, and MSU Extension.

Event Agenda:

8:30am  Welcome & Introductions

9-11am  Soil Pit Demonstration: Soil, Water, and Nutrient Conservation in relation to:
        - soil health
        - earthworms
        - tillage and cover crops
        - runoff and infiltration
        - surface water and groundwater quality

11-11:30am  Michigan's Farmer Veterans Lead the Way

11:30am -12:15pm  High Yield and Profitability Corn Research

12:15-1:30pm  Agency updates and Lunch

Optional Tour:

2-4pm  MSU Nutrient Management and Soil Fertility Research Plot Tour (Bus tour to MSU)
Theme: Environmental, economic, and agronomic implications of nutrient management in Michigan.

4:30pm  Bus returns to Mason Technology Center