MACOMB COUNTY FARM BUREAU
A YEAR IN REVIEW
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or contact the county office.

Various dates throughout the year Ag in the Classroom

January, 2011
05 & 06 Wed & Thur ProFILE Meeting
09-12 Sun-Wed AFBF Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA
25 & 26 Tues & Wed MFB Council of Presidents Comfort Inn - Mt Pleasant
27 Thurs ACE (Agriculture's Conference on the Environment)

February, 2011
01 Tues Membership Kick-off (with Trent Loos) Westview Orchards
03 Thurs Winter Commodity Conference 9am-4:30pm, Comfort Inn, Mt. Pleasant
07-12 Mon - Sat ProFILE Trip
18-20 Fri-Sun MFB Young Farmer Leaders Conference Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
22 Tues Lansing Legislative Seminar Lansing Center

March, 2011
1st, Tue Voice of Agriculture Conference (P & E replaces TEAM) - Lansing
4th, Fri Membership Victory Party/Euchre Tournament
9th - 11th, Wed - Fri Washington Legislative Seminar Washington D.C.
15 National Ag Day
16th State P & E Meeting
17th Ag Day at the Capitol Event (Ag Week 13 - 19)
15th , Tues District 6 YF Discussion Meet @ 6:30pm Benchwarmers in Sandusky
24 MFB Policy Review w/county commissioners
25 & 26 Profile Wrap-up session

April 2011

1, Fri MCFB - Scholarship Applications Due
26th , Tues Project R.E.D. (Rural Education Day) Armada Fairgrounds - Poster Contest awarded

May 2011
25 Lunch with Korean Economic Minister Choi (Westview & Ingleside Tours)

June 2011
2 & 3rd, Thur & Fri State Wide Staff Conference - Bavarian Inn, Frankenmuth
14th State P & E Meeting
18 & 19 Dist 3 & 6 Young Farmer Bus Trip (Amanda & Elizabeth Kutchey, Andrew Heinitz)
24-26 Fri-Sun Membership Chairman's Trip - Crystal Mountain Resort
27th, Mon Dinner on the Farm - Lapeer @ 5:30pm
27-30 Tues - Fri Young Peoples Citizenship Seminar - Northwood University

July
8 Policy Kickoff Event - Lansing Center (Jim Fuerstenau & Health Robbins)
19 & 20 Ag Expo

August
10 Young Farmer Golf Scramble
15 - 21, Mon - Sun Armada Fair
30th State P & E Meeting
DTBA Young Farmer Softball Tournament

September
13 - Tuesday County Annual meeting - Maniaci's Banquet Center (6:30)

November/December
Nov 29 - Dec 2 Tues - Fri State Annual meeting - Amway/DeVos Grand Rapids

January 2012 08-11 Sun-Wed AFBF Annual Meeting - Honolulu, HI

February
15 Lansing Legislative Seminar - Lansing Center
17-20 AFBF YF&R Leadership Conference - Grand Rapids, MI
27 Membership Kickoff - Wiegand's Nursery
27 Safety Seminar - Wiegand's Nursery - following Membership Kickoff
29 State P&E Committee Meeting Causeway Bay, Lansing