Your crops are vulnerable! Hail, wind, drought, flood and more can threaten your crops and your livelihood. Learn how crop insurance and other programs provide protection for crop loss. This workshop is free for growers.

When: October 21, 2009, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Michigan Works, 1209 Garfield, conference room, Traverse City

Presenters
Jim Bardenhagen, retired MSU extension agent and Leelanau County farmer, will moderate, “ask the hard questions” of the presenters, and help sort out the options available to growers.

Travis Bratschi of Greenstone Farm Credit Services will talk about crop insurance options for the local grower. Travis is Greenstone’s agent permanently assigned to the Grand Traverse area.

Greg Shy, county executive director for the Farmer Service Agency for Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Kalkaska Counties, will describe other programs available to farmers.

Please pre-register for this free workshop by calling Judy at the Michigan Land Use Institute, 213-941-6584. For information, call Jim at 231-941-6584 or 231-889-0199 or email jimsluyter@mlui.org or visit http://www.localdifference.org/getfarming/workshops.asp