There will be an educational meeting for farmers who want to know more about prevented planting crop insurance, USDA Farm Service Agency guidelines and cover crops for prevented planting acreage. The meeting will be at 9:15 a.m. June 3 at Cabela’s, 110 Cabela Parkway, Dundee, Mich.

Speakers include Mike Gaynier of Spartan Crop Insurance, Bryan Rogers of the Monroe USDA FSA office, Nate Gust of Farm Bureau Crop Insurance and Ricardo Costa-Silva of Michigan State University Extension.

Discussion will include options regarding planting corn, addressing cover crop issues, and using prevented plant after other fall-seeded or perennial crops. Other decision aides will be addressed.

Attendance is free and no RSVP is necessary. Coffee and rolls will be available for a $1 donation. 

This meeting is sponsored by the Agriculture Advisory Council of Monroe County and Southeast Michigan and the Monroe County Farm Bureau. For information, contact Ned Birkey at [email protected] or 734-260-3442.

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