UPDATE: The registration deadline for Farmers Teaching Farmers Conference has been extended to June 8.
Michigan Farm Bureau’s State Young Farmer Committee is launching a new one-day workshop, Farmers Teaching Farmers, designed to provide hands-on, peer-to-peer learning led by actual, working farmers.
The inaugural event is planned for June 20 at the Michigan Farm Bureau Center, 7373 W. Saginaw Hwy. Lansing.
“The state Young Farmer committee and I are really excited about Farmers Teaching Farmers — because it’s focused on practical takeaways,” said state Young Farmer chair Sarah Zastrow, who represents the program on the MFB Board of Directors. “This is going to be a very hands-on event.”
Participants will walk away with farm-tested guidance to help them meet tangible goals on their operation.
“Young Farmers will learn from experienced growers who have already ‘been there and done that,’ and take home some useful tactics to implement right away on their own farm,” Zastrow said.
Five themed tracks are on tap to best suit attendees’ interests:
- Row Crops
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Cut Flowers
- Finance
- Branding
“One of the committee’s goals is to provide very usable tools — not theory, but more like ‘Hey we tried this and it worked and you can do it too,’” Zastrow said. “Attendees will get their hands in the learning process, and all our presenters are other farmers who’ve already tested out what they’re sharing. We hope it will really empower more of our farmers to try implementing these practices back home on their own operations.”
So: Come as you are and leave with fresh ideas, valuable industry credits, and new relationships with peers facing the same challenges as you.
Prospective attendees can register online from April 1 to June 8. The cost is $25 for members and $75 for non-members.
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