Schumacher Day Featured Plenty of Useful Input for Local Ag Producers

Another large event that the Extension office holds annually is the Jim Schumacher Day event. This year’s event was held on Monday, January 29, at the Great Northern Hotel.

“It went absolutely fantastic,” Murphy said. “We had a great turnout of people. We had many different speakers.”

That day started with a presentation by Wendy Becker, who spoke about the Livestock Risk Protection Program.

“It is great for people to be aware that there are programs out there to help if situations happen,” Murphy said.

Hannah Speer, the Animal Science Specialist from the Northern Ag Research Center was anothe...