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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Cover Crops and Soil Health Forum

Date:  February 18, 2014
Time:  9:30 a.m. - Registration
           10:00 a.m. EST - Program begins

Location:  LISD Tech Center, 1372 N. Main Street, Adrian, MI  - Classroom 2

RSVP:  By Friday, February 14th to Shelby Bollwahn at (517) 439-9301 ext. 315 or bollwah1@anr.msu.edu

You are invited to attend a free, live broadcast of the National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health.

The broadcast will feature:
  • Howard G. Buffett, Howard G. Buffett Foundation
  • Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture (invited)
  • Ray Gaesser, American Soybean Association president
  • A panel of expert producer conservationists

Following the broadcast, discuss with fellow forum participants how cover cropping can build soil health, improve yields, curb erosion, manage pests and build resilience into your farming system.

Please RSVP to ensure adequate seating is available.

For more information about these forums and to find other participating locations, visit www.SARE.org/covercropconference.