Frankenmuth, Michigan – Michigan Agriculture Advancement’s 7th Annual Underground Innovations meeting will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 4-5, 2025 at the Bavarian Inn Lodge.
The conference features a great line up of speakers on topics such as cover crops, grazing, strip-till, food grade grains, and new crop markets. Speakers will share how they’ve come to adopt new practices on their farms, how they’ve gotten to this point, and where they are looking to go in the future. Network with producers from across Michigan and beyond to help take ideas home to implement on your own operations.
Admission is $150.00 which includes tickets into the event for both dates, lunch, drinks, and snacks. If cost is an issue, please reach out to Julie Doll (julie@miagadvance.org) to see if there are scholarships available. Tickets are not refundable; however, they can be transferred to a guest of your choice. Note – you’ll see MiAA’s sponsor, Global Philanthropy Partnership, on your receipt. Partnering with GPP as our fiscal sponsor allows us to operate as a non-profit and they run all our financials.
Room block available at Bavarian Inn Lodge through January 3, 2025. Reservations can be made by calling 1-855-652-7200 or online and mentioning Underground Innovations or a group code (13S02N).
CCA/RUP credits available for Michigan attendees!
AGENDA + SPEAKERS
Tuesday, February 4th
- 10:00 – Welcome and logistics
- 10:15 – Jamie Scott (keynote speaker)
- 11:15 – Kevin Messing
- 12:15 – Lunch (taco buffet)
- 1:30 – Carl Wagner III
- 2:30 – Courtney Renton
- 3:00 – Networking
- 3:30 – Ty Spicher
- 4:30 pm – Adjourn, dinner on your own
- 7:00 pm – Optional gathering at Bavarian Inn Lodge downstairs bar
Wednesday, February 5th
- 8:00 – Tim Boring
- 8:30 – Kathy Sample, Argus Farm Stop
- 9:00 – Mike and Lona Bronkema, Shady Side Farm
- 10:00 – Networking
- 10:30 – Jeff Blumer
- 11:30 – Rita Herford
- 12:30 – Lunch (pork loin and turkey buffet)
- 1:45 – Brent Robinson
- 2:45 – Food Chain Panel
- 3:45 pm – Closing thoughts, adjourn