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1. Tentative schedule for the Mid-Michigan Grazing Group. May 12: MSU Forage Variety Trials Late-May: Grass-based dairy (Clinton County)? June: Sheep on pasture (Charlotte, MI) July: Grass-fed beef, summer annual forages (Mason, MI) August: KBS Grazing Dairy with a robotic milker September: Organically managed pastures, grass-based dairy (Ionia County) October: Grazing cover crops (red clover, peas, oats, others): Ingham County November-December: late-season grazing options: TBD This schedule is open to change. 3. MSU Forage Variety Trial Plot Tour Don’t throw your money away by buying forage seed for varieties that are not right for your pasture/hay production system. Join us Wednesday, May 6, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at MSU’s Agronomy Farm, as we examine experimental plots of: alfalfa, potato-leafhopper resistant alfalfa, falcate alfalfa, perennial ryegrass, orchardgrass, tall fescue, smooth brome, timothy, meadow brome, and festulolium varieties. The cost is $10.00 per person, and $5 for additional family members. A light dinner will be served, therefore pre-registration is requested. To register: call (517) 676-7207 or email [log in to unmask] For event flyer visit michiganorganic.msu.edu. If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html