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Vegetable 'Ag Ideas' will focus on pillars of production for 2025

Published on January 9, 2025
Join the MSU Extension vegetable team on a webinar series dedicated to key production factors affecting vegetables.
Diagnostic labs and services for beekeepers

Published on January 8, 2025
Several laboratories test honey bees or hive products for pathogens, parasites, pesticides, queens, Africanized honey bee genetics or honey floral source.
Michigan State University Extension to host Planning for Profit Workshop for farmers

Published on January 8, 2025
Michigan State University Extension will host a two-day workshop focused on budgeting and marketing in order to maximize producer profit.
Michigan Beekeepers Association 2025 Spring Conference and pre-conference activities

Published on January 7, 2025
The spring beekeeping conference will be held in East Lansing and include five tracks of presentations on beginning beekeeping, honey bee colony health, pollinator plants, alternative hive styles and more.
Spring 2025 Michigan beekeeping schools and conferences

Published on January 6, 2025
Michigan beekeeping associations host several in-person and virtual conferences for beekeepers.
Michigan honey bee veterinarians contact list

Published on December 20, 2024
Find a veterinarian near you who is eager to provide veterinary care for Michigan honey bees.
Corporate Transparency Act webinar recording is now available on the Michigan State University Extension website

Published on December 9, 2024
Video recording covers filing tips, an example filing, and Q&A discussion.
Free online courses on pollinator protection offer a restricted use pesticide (RUP) credit for Michigan certified pesticide applicators

Published on December 6, 2024
Pesticide applicators in Michigan can take a free, self-paced, online course on pollinator protection to earn one RUP credit in categories 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3A, 3B, 6, 7A, Commercial Core or Private Core.
Tropilaelaps mite information for beekeepers

Published on December 6, 2024
Resources for learning about Tropilaelaps spp., mites that can parasitize various species of honey bees, including Apis mellifera.
2025 Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices (GAAMPs) include changes to section on honey bees

Published on December 4, 2024
Beekeepers should review and follow current GAAMPs to minimize disturbances to neighbors and to benefit from some protection from nuisance litigation.