2025 Program Calendar

The 2025 MI Ag Ideas to Grow With virtual program includes the sessions below. Sessions will be recorded and will be available for viewing a few later. Learn more about each session by clicking on the session titles below.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

February 24
9 a.m. - VEGETABLES: Lessons Learned in the First Three Years of Community Gardening

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: How to Protect Your Operation

1 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Fruit Marketing

2 p.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: MI Cottage Food Law

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Controlling Parasites in Sheep and Goats

7 p.m. - SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC: Farmer Experience Grazing Cattle and Sheep in Solar Projects

7 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Keeping Your Horses Healthy On and Off the Farm
February 25
9 a.m. - VEGETABLES: Froots - Pumpkins, Squash, Melons, Cucumbers

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Bring Your Own Soil to Determine Soil Texture

1 p.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: Canning: Back to Basics

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Getting Started with Beekeeping in Michigan

7 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: MSU Agrability Program


February 26
9 a.m. - VEGETABLE: Shoots - Asparagus and Rhubarb

10 a.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: How can Loans Help Your Business Grow?

10 a.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: Selling MI Honey and Maple Syrup - Safely!

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Successfully Secure EQIP Contracts for Farmers

2 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Michigan CSA Network - Getting your Ducks in a Row: Preparing for a Successful Grant Proposal

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Effective Fiber Inclusion in Beef Cattle Diets

7 p.m. - SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC: Farmer Experience Growing Vegetables Under and Between Solar Arrays
February 27
9 a.m. - VEGETABLES: Roots - Potatoes

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Selling Fresh Meat in MI

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Swine Parasite Management 101
February 28
10 a.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Starting with Direct Sales

10 a.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: Dehydrating Herbs and Produce

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Planning for Climate Change on Your Farm
March 3
6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Healthy Births, Healthy Calves - Managing Parturition, Dystocia, and Newborn Calf Care

7 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Handling Crisis with Your Livestock
March 4
6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Poultry Hobbyist - Essential Production Practices for Beginners
March 5

March 6
8 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Slugs and Bugs

9 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Case #43: the Mystery of the Stunted Soybeans

10 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Challenges and Opportunities in Canola

10:30 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Challenges and Opportunities in No-Till

11 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Digital Agriculture and Precision Technologies - Precision Conservation Strategies

March  7
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.  WATER DAY: IRRIGATION AND Drainage