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Tim Boring

@TimBoring

Advocate for soil health, farm resiliency, rural economies, and Michigan quality of life. Views expressed here are personal.

 Stockbridge, MI
Joined July 2009
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My first try at black beans seems to be working out
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Investing in research that will help MI ag take on severe weather or pests was a big topic during my roundtable with @TimBoring last week. When we make our crops more resilient, everybody wins – that's why I’m introducing the Specialty Crop Research Act. slotkin.house.gov/media/pres…
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SUSTAINBILITY SATURDAY: Michigan Agriculture Advancement is hosting an event on Farmland Preservation in Michigan. During the event they will discuss hot topics in agricultural land use and protection. Register with this link today, forms.gle/FgQ4SJ3ju4FiYM8y6.
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Ryan and Melissa Shaw of Marlette, Mich., had their fair share of anxiety when going all in on strip-till in the fall of 2014. Their 3-person operation gets the most out of every acre with strip-till, twin-row planting & cover crops. Find out more here: ow.ly/AGVZ50Ph7k1
Strip-Tillers Boost Bottom Line & Soil Health with Twin-Row System

Strip-Tillers Boost Bottom Line & Soil Health with Twin-Row System

Ryan and Melissa Shaw of Marlette, Mich., had their fair share of anxiety when going all in on strip-till in the fall of 2014. It was a major investment, and there was a sizable learning curve after...

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#Michigan #ag groups want a voice in @michiganstateu leadership search. Hear more from @MichAgBiz in our interview with @lippstreu @brownfield #agnews @MichFarmBureau brownfieldagnews.com/news/mi…
Michigan ag groups want a voice in MSU leadership search

Michigan ag groups want a voice in MSU leadership search

Agricultural groups want Michigan State University to reevaluate its selection committee for the institution’s next president. Michigan Agri-Business Association President Chuck Lippstreu tells...

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Learning so much from farmers today at #UndergroundInnovations
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At Underground Innovations next week, @SOTWMilling's Lisa Woodke will talk about a new food grade oats program for Michigan famers. There's real potential for diversifying crops in Michigan - come hear a buyer/processor's perspective. miagadvance.org/news @TimBoring @KBSLTER
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We're excited for our Michigan farmers to hear Jason's story about transitioning to organic with minimal tillage. Register now! UI2023.eventbrite.com
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We have an exciting speaker lineup for Underground Innovations, hosted by @MiAgAdvance on 1/23-24! Jason Federer, from Living Prairie Family Farms, will share info on growing 10 different cash crops with companion & #covercrops. Still time to register! miagadvance.org/news/
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Check our our past Soil Health Heroes and nominate am inspirational farmer for our upcoming awards: nature.org/en-us/about-us/wh… @MichAgBiz @TimBoring @michamber @MichFarmBureau
Regenerative Agriculture in Michigan

Regenerative Agriculture in Michigan

With nearly half of Michigan's largest watershed in agricultural production, keeping soil and nutrients on the land and out of area waterways is vital to the people and species of the Great Lakes.

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Friends! We are so excited to see you at our 5th annual Underground Innovations mgt. Early Bird registration AND the room block end this Friday! Hope to see you there - eventbrite.com/e/underground…… @KBSLTER @TimBoring
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Please spread the word. Help @TNCMichigan accelerate our land and water protection efforts. The candidate would get to work on cool projects like our recent #KeweenawPeninsula acquisition - nature.org/en-us/about-us/wh… Silver Mountain project - nature.org/en-us/newsroom/mi… #GreatLakes
The Legacy of the Keweenaw

The Legacy of the Keweenaw

After decades of work, TNC and partners’ conservation efforts in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula are paying off.

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The Nature Conservancy in Michigan (@TNCMichigan) profile pictureThe Nature Conservancy in Michigan@TNCMichigan12 Dec 2022
We are hiring a protection associate, land and water! 📣 You'll support our conservation work by developing, maintaining, and managing essential ecological, social and legal info. Compensation begins at $53,000. Apply by Dec. 28 on nature.org/careers using Job ID 52617.

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Registration now open! Excited for great conversations at our 5th annual Underground Innovations event. miagadvance.org/news @TimBoring @melkshaw @KBSLTER @ErbFamilyFdn @lippstreu @apreimer @TomZimnicki @MichEnvCouncil #SoilHealth #CoverCrops #MichiganAg
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Please RT. Calling all #agcomms professionals! There is a great job open with Michigan FSA in East Lansing. There's lots of room to build new FSA programming. Other plus? You'd get to work with @TimBoring. usajobs.gov/job/681592400
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Running our innercrop beans just getting started but so far so good.
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More than $800 million has been spent to tackle toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie. What has all the spending and committee meetings wrought? With few exceptions, not much that works, a Circle of Blue investigation finds. bit.ly/3Df1lNE

Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don’t work.

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“That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics.” ~Leopld Underground Innovations: for farmers, by farmers. Tomorrow, 9:00am ET. miagadvance.org/news/ @TimBoring @melkshaw @KBSLTER @graincollab
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Looking forward to Carla Schultz sharing about their farm in Mayville, MI. Hear how they farm wheat, dry beans, hay, corn, soybeans, beef cattle, hogs, & chickens. Thurs, Aug 11 @9:00am ET via Zoom. Register - miagadvance.org/news/ @TimBoring @KBSLTER @melkshaw @SOTWMilling
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Underground Innovations is now ONLINE Thurs, August 11. There is no fee; registration is required (miagadvance.org). Great speakers and in depth discussions are on the agenda - join us! @TimBoring @melkshaw @KBSLTER @graincollab #MiAAunderground
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Out stirring the neighborhood up today #covercrops #plantgreen
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.@USDA Adds New Urban County Committees in Detroit and Grand Rapids to Support Urban Agriculture bit.ly/398tMA7
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ALT people speaking at a garden

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