There’s much to see for animal lovers at ANR Week

posted on February 15, 2012 12:51pm

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – From “buzz” to “nay,” you won’t have to look far to find some animal-related workshops at this year’s Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Week.

ANR Week, scheduled March 3–10, is an annual event that hosts a wide variety of meetings, workshops and conferences in areas such as agriculture, horticulture and natural resources on the Michigan State University (MSU) campus.

The following animal-related workshops take place during ANR Week:

Michigan State Rabbit Breeders Association Inc. Convention and Show will take place March 2–4 at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education (MSU Pavilion). On March 2, “Rabbit School” will take place from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Other days’ activities include a rabbit show and awards banquet. To find out additional information or to view a convention catalog, visit www.msrba.net.

Spring Goat Day, an educational program for producers of all types of goats including meat, fiber and pygmy goats as well as all dairy goats, will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 10, in Anthony Hall. Registration is $5 per person or $15 per family. For more information, contact Mike Metzger at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Michigan Horse Council’s Horse Expo takes place March 9–11 at the MSU Pavilion. It will host events such as the Michigan High School Rodeo and the Grace Adventure Family Fest. Advance admittance is $10 for people aged 15 and up and $5 for children aged 6 to 14. Admittance at the door is $12 for people aged 15 and up and $6 for children aged 6 to 14. Children aged 5 and under are free. For more information, contact Marilyn Graff at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or visit www.michiganhorsecouncil.com.

Hear the buzz about the Michigan Beekeepers Association Conference, taking place March 9-10 in the Kellogg Center. This “must attend” workshop for all Michigan beekeepers will cover how helping bees can help their owners. For more information, please check www.michiganbees.org.

ANR Week, formerly Farmers’ Week, is in its 97th year. MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, MSU Extension and MSU AgBioResearch sponsor the weeklong event. Learn more at www.canr.msu.edu/anrweek.