Great Lakes Forage & Grazing Conference
March 6, 2025
Agro Liquid Conference Center, St. Johns, MI.
*Your username ID to login is your Email, if you have any questions or need additional registration information please contact the AFGC Office.
9:00 A.M. Registration & Tradeshow Opens
9:30 A.M. Welcome & Introductions, Gary Carmichael, MFC President
9:45 A.M. Regenerative Ag's Rising Story, Dr. Jason Rowntree
10:20 A.M. Break
10:40 A.M. Dr. Rowntree Parting Thoughts & Q&A
11:00 A.M. Forage Spokesperson Contest
11:30 A.M. Trends from the Grazing Capital of the World, Tom Cook's New Zealand Adventure
12:00 P.M. Lunch
12:30 P.M. MFC Annual Meeting
1:10 P.M. MSU Forage Research Update, Dr. Kim Cassida
1:50 P.M. Afternoon Break & Setup for Breakout Sessions
2:20 P.M. Breakout sessions
Room A Room B
Matching Last Summer's Forage Developing Budgets to Determine
Quality to Animal Nutritional Needs, Forage Costs of Production,
Steve Adsmond Jonathon LaPorte
2:55 P.M. Continuation of Breakout Sessions
Weather Forecasting Advances to Upgrading Your Round Baler to Make
Help You Know When to Make Hay, It Safer,
Mark Torregrossa Phil Kaatz
3:30 P.M. Conference concludes
REGISTRATION FEES:
Individual Registration Fee is $60
Pre-registration ends on March 3rd at which time all fees increase by $10, which must be paid at the door.
Lunch is not guaranteed if you do not register by March 3, 2025
For questions/help with registration please call 800-944-2342