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Events still Needing Sponsorships
These events at the 2007 NACAA conference in Grand Rapids, MI are still available for full or partial sponsorship:
• International Extension Work Symposium – A focused session, involving speakers and a panel of Extension Agents on the practical aspects of international experience and communicating things learned abroad to clientele back home. Included will be a luncheon.
• “What will be in the Fields Tomorrow?” – A reader’s theater that explores sustainability and societal issues relating to agriculture. Participants will be provided with the script that they can take back to their counties and use to open up discussion on these issues.
• Networking Breakfast – Breakfast for 600 Extension Agents/Educators on Monday of the conference at tables marked with topic areas so that members can meet others working in their field. Some of the breakfast foods will be provided by donated products.
• Educational luncheon – “Building Entrepreneurial Capacity for Agriculture Economic Development” with Dr. Chris Peterson of the MSU Agriculture and Natural Resources Product Center. The role of the Center in turning ideas into profits and building entrepreneur capacity will be discussed
• Educational luncheon – “Land Use Decisions and the Dramatic Effect on Agriculture” The dynamics of land use decisions and the effect on agriculture will be the topic of this session with Dr. Soji Adelaja, one of the premier land use speakers in the nation from the MSU Land Policy Institute. This session is partially sponsored by the MSU Land Policy Institute and the MSU Planning and Zoning Center.
• Educational luncheon- “Opportunities and Challenges in More Localized Food Systems” – Dr. Mike Hamm, Mott Professor at MSU, will discuss opportunities in direct market and organic markets in parts of the country that under-produce and under-market compared to consumer purchases. His session is partially supported by SARE.
• Educational luncheon- “Issues
and Answers with Turfgrass”
The Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program (MTESP) is
a unique program designed to make fundamental advances toward environmental
protection on golf courses. Dr. Kevin Frank, Michigan State University,
will focus on research being done in Michigan around the MTESP, water
use, loss of effective pesticides and fertility challenges.
• Educational luncheon – “Environmental Opportunities
for Animal Agriculture: Extension's Critical Role” Dr. Dave Beede
will discuss current and pending standards for air and water quality,
opportunities for livestock farmers to benefit from aggressive, strategic
environmental stewardship, and the role of Extension in applied research
and education. This session is partially sponsored by the Clint Meadows
Chair for Dairy Nutrition, Nutrient & Environmental Management.
• Educational luncheon – “Invasive
Species Arrive, Survive and Thrive”
MSU faculty will address the state’s efforts in dealing with Emerald
Ash Borer and Soybean Aphids.
• Educational luncheon – “Waterborne
pathogens, human health and agriculture”
Dr. Joan Rose, Nowlin Homer Chair in Water Research at MSU is an international
expert on water microbiology and public health, will present this session.
• Educational luncheon – “Experience
with the animal identification program in Michigan and implications
nationally” Dr. Dan Buskirk of MSU will share about MI’s
RFID program which was initiated to control the spread of Bovine TB
and how it can benefit the cattle industry.
Sponsorship Commitment Form
Thank you for sponsoring educational events at the 2007 conference of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, July 15-19 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Please check the event that you want to sponsor. The cost of full sponsorship or the balance of sponsorship appears after the title. We will gladly list partial sponsors of $500 or more.
_____ International Extension Work Symposium ($ 7500)
_____ “What will be in the Fields Tomorrow?” ($ 3000)
_____ Networking Breakfast ($ 2000)
_____ Educational luncheon – “Building Entrepreneurial Capacity for Agriculture Economic Development” ($ 7500)
_____ Educational luncheon – “Land Use Decisions and the Dramatic Effect on Agriculture” ($ 5500)
_____ Educational luncheon- “Opportunities and Challenges in More Localized Food Systems” ($ 7500)
_____ Educational luncheon- “Issues and Answers with Turfgrass” ($ 7500)
_____ Educational luncheon – “Environmental Opportunities for Animal Agriculture: Extension's Critical Role” ($ 2500)
_____ Educational luncheon – “Invasive Species Arrive, Survive and Thrive” ($ 7500)
_____ Educational luncheon – “Waterborne
pathogens, human health and agriculture”
($ 7500)
_____ Educational luncheon – “Experience with the animal identification program in Michigan and implications nationally” ($ 7500)
Amount Committed: $ __________ Make check payable to: “MSU –
MAEA 2007”
Your donation is counted as a gift the MSU. In addition, you will be recognized as a sponsor in all publications relating to the 2007 NACAA conference. Thank you!
Please send to: Ned Birkey
Monroe County MSUE
963 South Raisinville Rd.
Monroe, MI 48161
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