Special Two Day Event
Our annual Customer Appreciation event will take place on March 24-25, 2023 at Ackerman’s Equipment & Rental. Gather together with other agricultural experts to discuss topic regarding farming, food plots, and more.
Ackerman’s values your business and support.
Check out our new rental equipment and chat with the Ackerman’s Staff. Bring your Crew!
Event Schedule
Friday, March 24
4:00-8:30PM
Food Plotters / Outdoorsmen
4:00 – Meet & Greet Our Speakers
Feel free to come early to interact with the speakers!
5:00 – Light Supper starts
6:00-8:30 – Demos, Educational topics, and Q/A
*A Food Plots 101 panel with local experts will take place following Friday evening’s presentations
Saturday, March 25
7:30AM-12:30PM
Dairy, Beef, & Hay Farmers
7:30 – Pancake Breakfast Starts
Forenoon – Demos, Educational topics, and Q/A
Noon – Prize Drawings
Product Presentations by Vendors throughout the day
Event Schedule
Friday, March 24
4:00-8:30PM
Food Plotters / Outdoorsmen
4:00 – Meet & Greet Our Speakers
Feel free to come early to interact with the speakers!
5:00 – Light Supper starts
6:00-8:30 – Demos, Educational topics, and Q/A
*A Food Plots 101 panel with local experts will take place following Friday evening’s presentations
Saturday, March 25
7:30AM-12:30PM
Dairy, Beef, & Hay Farmers
7:30 – Pancake Breakfast Starts
Forenoon – Demos, Educational topics, and Q/A
Noon – Prize Drawings
Product Presentations by Vendors throughout the day
Keynote Speaker
Gary Zimmer
Gary Zimmer was raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm with further training in dairy nutrition. It all started 40 years ago when he set out to create ideal feed for the cow from the soil up. He is known as the father of Biological farming with emphasis on healthy, mineralized soils for all possible crops.
Gary is cofounder of Midwestern Bio Ag and with his family, owns Otter Creek Organic Farm, a 1500-acre crop and livestock farm in Wisconsin. Gary is the author of three books on Biological farming and has written many articles, along with teaching and traveling all over the world. He started a business with his daughter, Leilani, ( Zimmer Ag ) consulting on farms and agribusinesses worldwide.
Presentations
Friday
Building Your Food Plot Soil
Aaron Weaver – Green Field Farms
Regenerative Concepts for the Food Plotter
Gary Zimmer – Midwestern Bio Ag, WI
Food Plots 101
Panel – Local Food Plot Experts
Saturday
Building Your Farm’s Soil
Aaron Weaver – Green Field Farms
Regenerative Concepts for the Farmer
Gary Zimmer – Midwestern Bio Ag, WI
The Value of Wrapping Your Hay
Scott Morrison – Cummings & Bricker
Location
Ackerman’s Equipment & Rental
8051 State Route 241
Mt. Hope, OH 44660
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