August 16th & 17th, 2022

Welcome to the second weekly newsletter of the 2022 AgroExpo! In this week's newsletter we are featuring the speakers that will be presenting at our speakers tent. Scroll down to see what we have planned for this year's AgroExpo, August 16th and 17th. We hope to see you there!‍

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Tuesday, August 16th‍

How do we keep input costs down while increasing yield with the current market?  This session will discuss importance of soil sampling and tissue testing to know what types of inputs to apply at the correct time.  We will focus on what the plant needs based off of science and data versus assumptions. We also recommend spoon feeding the nutrients when needed.  A multi-year research study from NW IN will be shown on a soil amendment and seed treatment and the ROI associated with them.

In a world changing faster than you can blink, adaptation is the key to bringing order in this chaos.  This session will focus on Ag Irrigation technologies and their progression through this fast-paced information age. What are the steps to develop your real estate with irrigation? What tools are available to allow you to manage every acre like a farm and every farm like an acre. Success in everything starts and ends with perfecting the little things. Don’t get caught up in this world of chaos. Join Clayton as he walks us through a step-by-step process in controlling what could be argued as the most important variable input to your plant’s health. Water!‍

Significant advancements have been made over the past decade with planting equipment for corn and soybeans.  Uniform depth and spacing of seed is important to starting the crop out for high yield potential.  At this session, come and learn about recent research and development in planting methods for wheat.  We will cover topics including seed singulation, crop canopy design and broadcast incorporation of seed.

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The Ag Community is currently facing unprecedented challenges posed by Covid-19, changing markets, confusing government programs, liability exposure, financial strain, and market and structural changes.  And in the midst of all this, we must continue to meet the daily and long-term needs of our businesses and families. Join us to learn strategies to meet your business and family goals.  Now more than ever, it’s important to have a plan in place to navigate the medical, financial, family and business changes and challenges facing us. We can’t always predict what the future will bring, but we can lay a foundation of preparedness.‍

Wednesday, August 17th‍

Discover the benefits and challenges of strip tillage by hearing straight from a farm that tackled a huge challenge in 2014 and completely switched the entire operation from conventional tillage to strip tillage. The transition SKS Farm took on required a significant investment of time, money, and research. Other practices they implemented have included adding cover crops, controlled traffic flow, and twin-row corn and soybeans. Join us to learn about the impacts of these practices on soil health and to hear the down-to-earth, real-life perspective as the Shaws share both the successes and the setbacks of stripping.‍

There are many new technologies developed each year in which farmers can invest to help drive yield and ROI on their operations.  Whether it is a new planter add-on or tool in the field, most companies show a yield increase and if you stack all of their findings together, new planter technologies can boast significant yield gains.  But, will they work for you? As a farmer, have you ever thought which new “widget” do I truly need?  This session will focus on discussing which new planter add-ons will deliver the best return for your dollar spent on your farm.  

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The Ag Community is currently facing unprecedented challenges posed by Covid-19, changing markets, confusing government programs, liability exposure, financial strain, and market and structural changes.  And in the midst of all this, we must continue to meet the daily and long-term needs of our businesses and families. Join us to learn strategies to meet your business and family goals.  Now more than ever, it’s important to have a plan in place to navigate the medical, financial, family and business changes and challenges facing us. We can’t always predict what the future will bring, but we can lay a foundation of preparedness.‍‍

Farmers make countless decisions on how to maximize crop yields, from soil testing to fine tuning harvesting equipment to on farm storage facilities. Most of these are based on producing or preserving the most bountiful harvest possible.  We try our hardest not to limit the potential of each seed we plant.  What is more important than water?  It could potentially be the single biggest factor in lost yield. While we can’t control mother nature, we can provide water when it is needed by our crops.  With rising input costs, the impact from yield loss due to moisture stress in greater than ever!  Can you afford to risk insufficient water as a significant yield killer?‍

‍We hope to see you there!

T‍he AgroExpo

5605 N Findlay Rd.

St. Johns, MI 48879

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