Michiana Irrigation Association Winter Workshop 2025
December 12, 2025 9:00AM - 3:30PM
Registration Deadline: December 8, 2025 - 11:45PM
Beacon Health & Fitness Elkhart
Contact: Lyndon Kelley: 269-535-0343, kelleyl@msu.edu; Deanna Mumby: 269-998-1177, mumbyde@yahoo.com
Workshop Agenda
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 AM Deer Damage and Population Control - Jessica Merling, Wildlife Biologist IDNR; Michigan DNR
9:40 AM Midwest Water Stewards: A Year in Review, the Prairie River Reclassification update, and Re-examining Stream Baseflow in the Mi-WWAT - Maria Swearingen & Quinten Hunsberger, Tritium, Inc.
10:15 AM Understanding the Competition for Water and Affect on Water Policy in Indiana and Michigan - Dr. Keith Cherkauer, Purdue ABE/Indiana Water Resource Center
10:45 AM BREAK
11:00 AM Implementing Indiana Senate Bill 28 - Allison Mann & Mark Basch, Indiana DNR
11:30 AM Future of Indiana Water Policy - Kip Tom
12:00 PM An Alternative Path Forward for Site-Specific Reviews and Water Users Committees - Todd Feenstra, LPG, President of Tritium, Inc.
12:30 PM Roundtable Questions, MIA Business Meeting and Election of Board Members
12:45 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM Cyber Security and Protection from Ransomware - Ben Bernstein, Huntress Labs
2:00 PM MSU Extension Agriculture Program Focus and Priorities - Dr. Ron bates, MSU Extension ANR Director
2:30 PM Improved Irrigation Scheduling Tools and Why You Need Them - MSU Irrigation Team
3:00 PM Reducing Irrigation Wire Theft and Damage - Roundtable with Law Enforcement, Producers and Irrigation Dealers
Registration Information
The cost for attending the meeting is $60, which includes lunch and dues to the association. Reservations are required by December 8. Make checks payable to the Michiana Irrigation Association.
To register for this event, please fill out this form and mail it with payment to the following address:
MIA Meeting 52540 Lawrence Rd, Leonidas, MI 49066
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