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Eldon Preston, a business support coordinator with ThumbWorks, said the event is open to all farmers and agricultural producers in Lapeer, Sanilac, Tuscola and Huron counties.

The seminar will kick-off with registration and coffee and donuts at 8:30 a.m., followed by a welcome by John Sheffler from Active Feed Company.

Preston said the special CPA/tax staff from Greenstone Farm Credit Services will discuss changes to the 2008 tax laws, producer input costs for 2009 and lending issues from 9:05 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.

He said Bob Boehm, with the commodity and marketing department at Michigan Farm Bureau, will follow up at 10 a.m. with a discussion of the outlook for 2009 and areas of investment concern and progress for members of the agricultural community.

From 11 a.m. to noon, said Preston, area farmers will get an opportunity to meet with Thumb area bank farm specialists. Preston said he doesn't believe traditional farm financing will be an issue this year, since the area banks that rely on farm financing didn't get involved with the sub-prime mortgage debacle.

To register for "Harvest Time Investing," call Jan Todaro at (989) 635-3561 or e-mail jtodaro@thumbworks.org.

ÊFor more information on ThumbWorks programs, call Preston at (810) 648-7000 or email epreston@sanilaccounty.org or visit the ThumbWorks Web site at www.thumbworks.org