Thumb Ag Day 2024 will feature agricultural vendors and educational sessions

Jenna Falor<falorjen@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension - November 07, 2024

Join all your area MSU Extension agricultural educators for the 2024 Thumb Ag Day, Dec. 11.

Participants at a past Thumb Ag Day mingling with vendors and other participants. — Photo by Jenna Falor, MSU Extension

Michigan State University Extension and your local agriculture extension educators will be hosting Thumb Ag Day on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Ubly Heights Country Club in Ubly, Michigan. We will have a number of agricultural vendors for you to mingle with and discuss your needs. Please stop and talk to them as their sponsorship is what keeps this event going. There will also be sessions for field crops and animal agriculture individuals.

The tradeshow will open at 8:30 a.m. and run throughout the day until 3:30 p.m. There will be an optional lunch buffet available from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. for a cost of $10.

There is no need to register. Just show up and we will get you checked in at the door. If you are a vendor who is interested in a booth space, please use the online exhibitor registration form.

Session schedule

Location: Main classroom

9:00 a.m. - Crop and Livestock Marketing Panel
9:45 a.m. - Soil Health Metrics and Practices with Monica Jean, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension field crops educator
10:30 a.m. - Drone Technology in Field Crops with Alex Thomas, Ohio State University graduate student
1:30 p.m. - Thumb Ag Update: On-Farm Soybean Research, Tar Spot in Corn Silage, Deer Damage Trial, and Insect Pressure in 2024 with Jenna Falor and Phil Kaatz, MSU Extension field crops educators

Three RUP CCA credits are pending.

Location: Second classroom area

9:00 a.m. - Drone Use for Pasture Remediation with Alex Thomas, Ohio State University graduate student
9:45 a.m. - A Decision Tool for Comparing JBS Fed Cattle Contracts with Jerad Jaborek, MSU Extension feedlot educator
10:30 a.m. - Employee Development: Is it a Priority on Your Farm? with Martin Manguel and Phil Durst, MSU Extension dairy educators

For more information, please contact Shelly Sowles at 989-269-9949 or email at sowles@msu.edu or Jenna Falor at 517-449-9055 or email at falorjen@msu.edu.

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