Oceana County Farm Bureau and Oceana Conversation District Farm Field Day

4:00    Sign-in & Introductions

4:15    Agricultural Conservation Practice Presentations

  • On the Farmstead
    • Fuel Storage
    • Pesticide Handling & Storage
  • In the Field
    • Cover Crops
    • Water Management

5:00    Farm Safety Demonstration & Presentation by Rural Rescue in Muskegon

5:45    Feature Demonstration: Drone Flight & Uses in Agriculture

Unmanned Aerial Systems Program-Northwestern Michigan College

6:30                          COMPLIMENTARY CATERED PICNIC SUPPER

Bavarian Baked Chicken, Cheesy Potatoes, Fruit Salad & Fruit Crisp- prepared by Dave’s Kountry Katering

7:30    Board Bus for transportation to: Longcore’s Pollinator Planting

  • USDA Farm Bill Programs for Pollinators & Establishing Native Plantings

Doolittle Park’s Forest

  • Forest Management Plans & Forest Health

8:30    Return to Holladay Farms/Closing remarks

Farm Field Day and Bus Tour is free & everyone is welcome!
RSVP is required by August 1. Call 231-861-5600 or e-mail lynda.herremans@macd.org