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• Crandall Dairy Farms hosts free Breakfast on the Farm event July 19

  Published on June 4, 2014
  Breakfast on the farm is a fun learning opportunity for families of all ages. Crandall Dairy Farms LLC will host this event on July 19 to teach consumers about the farm-to-table process.

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  Farmers enjoy educating consumers while they grocery shop

  Published on February 14, 2014
  For the past two years, Michigan State University Extension has teamed up with northeast Michigan dairy producers and local grocery stores to educate consumers about dairy production while they shop.

• Consumer education is all in a day’s work on and off the farm

  Published on January 30, 2014
  In addition to the daily chores on the farm, it is important for farmers to work on educating the public about who they are, what they do and why it matters.

• Ferry Farms LLC hosts free Breakfast on the Farm event Sept. 21

  Published on August 27, 2013
  Ferry Farms LLC, in Hillsdale County, will host a free Breakfast on the Farm event Sept. 21. This family-friendly event gives consumers a glimpse of what modern production agriculture is all about.

• Gratiot County farm hosts free Breakfast on the Farm Aug. 17 in Breckenridge

  Published on July 29, 2013
  Humm Farm LLC, a crop farm in Gratiot County, is hosting a free, family-friendly Breakfast on the Farm event that gives consumers a front-row seat to modern production agriculture.

• Black Locust Farms LLC hosts free Breakfast on the Farm Sept. 7 in Stanton

  Published on July 29, 2013
  A Montcalm County dairy farm will host Breakfast on the Farm, a fun, family-friendly event that gives non-farmers a chance to see what modern food production is all about.

• Ottawa County farm hosts Breakfast on the Farm July 13 in Coopersville

  Published on June 6, 2013
  Arlyn and Kathy Walt of Walt Dairy Farm will host a family-friendly Breakfast on the Farm event Saturday, July 13 in Coopersville.

• Reid Dairy Farm hosts free Breakfast on the Farm event June 15

  Published on May 20, 2013
  Reid Dairy Farm, in St. Clair County, will host a free Breakfast on the Farm event June 15 in Jeddo. This family-friendly event gives consumers a glimpse of what modern production agriculture is all about.

• 2013 Breakfast on the Farm events highlight five farms

  Published on March 26, 2013
  Breakfast on the Farm has grown immensely since 2009, when the MSU Extension program was first held.

• “Farming for You” let dairy producers take their passion to the grocery store

  Published on June 21, 2012
  In an effort to educate consumers about the importance of the dairy industry, producers from Alpena, Alcona and Montmorency counties spent time in a local grocery store telling their stories.