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Thumb Ag Day - December 11, 2024
Thumb Ag Day will be held at the Ubly Heights Golf and Country Club, Ubly, MI
Doors open to the public at 8:30 a.m. with educational sessions and vendors to visit with all day. RUP credits are pending. The list of current vendors includes:
- Agri-Valley Services
- Michael Sahr Crop Insurance Agency LLC
- Eastern Michigan Bank
- Bay Port State Bank
- High Pressure H2o LLC
- Pioneer Seed
- Gilbert Sales and Service
- Northstar Bank
- Ike's Welding & Manufacturing
- Advance Trading Inc
- LG Seeds
- Fertilizer Dealer Supply
- Michigan Pro Ag Team LLC
- Morton Buildings Inc
- Ameriprise Financial
- GreenStone Farm Credit Services
- Morgan Composting Inc
- Legend Seeds Inc
- Larry's Decorating (Painting)
- Quality Liquid Feed
- Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC)
- Huron Behavioral Health
- Thumb Electric Company Fiber
- Cushman Creek Supply
- Richmond Brothers Equipment
- Tri County Equipment
- Huron County Recovery &Prevention Coalition
- Burnips Equipment Company
- Thumb Bank & Trust
- Blue Water, Huron, and Tuscola Conservation Districts
- Bayer Crop Science
- Dekalb/Asgrow
- Primerica
- Ag Advantage LLC
- d/s Services Inc
- Ruczynski Seed (Dairyland Seed)
To become a vendor, contact Shelly @ 989.269.9949 or sowles@msu.edu or visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2024TAD/
Contact: Jenna Falor @ 517-449-9055 or falorjen@msu.edu
Other Field Crops Events
Seed Treatment Meeting: November 20th, Smith Hall, St. Johns, MI, cost $40, preregister here: https://events.anr.msu.edu/SeedTreatmentEducational2024/
Procrastinators RUP: December 12th, MSU Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center (Bean and Beet Farm), cost $15, https://events.anr.msu.edu/procrastinatorsRUP24/
Crop and Pest Update: January 10, Franklin Inn, Bad Axe, MI, cost $40
Pre-registration is required: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2025CropPestUpdate/
Local In-person RUP review and testing:
Saginaw Valley Extension and Research Center December 6, 2024
Huron Expo Center February 6, 2025
Saginaw Valley Extension and Research Center April 1, 2025
Peck Career Center April 9, 2025
Pre-registration required and more info: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2024RUPInPersonTesting/
Marketing & Input Strategies Webinar Program: These are repeat sessions offered on Thursday, November 7th at 6:30 PM and Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:30 PM. Participants are encouraged to attend either or both sessions. Free.
How do grain prices and market conditions influence revenue or product availability? Can you act now to secure profits or priority needs? Identifying your crop price and input needs are all part of maximizing yield potential and secure profits. At the Marketing & Input Strategies webinar, speakers will discuss current market conditions and optimal strategies for putting your farm plans into action.
Michigan farmers need to manage many risks. Production risk brought on by weather, price risk from volatile markets, and even input cost risk can be challenging to manage. To aid producers in managing or reducing impacts from these types of risks, MSU Extension is offering the Marketing & Input Strategies sessions as part of a new season of the virtual Farm Policy and Risk Management Series.
To participate, registration is required. To register today, visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/fprms/
Field Crops Webinar Series: February-March, 8 weeks, Monday evenings $40
MSU Extension Agriculture Pages
Link to MSU Extension Field Crops
Link to MSU Extension Farm Management
Link to MSU Extension Animal Agriculture
MSU Extension Agronomy Links
Link to 2023 MSU Dry Bean Trials
Link to 2024 MSU Wheat Trials
Link to 2023 MSU Soybean Variety Trials