MSU AgBioResearch, MSU Extension announce 2025 field days

Jack Falinski<falinsk2@msu.edu> - May 08, 2025

The events will take place across Michigan from May through September.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University AgBioResearch and MSU Extension, in partnership with many of Michigan’s agricultural commodity organizations, will host several field days across Michigan in 2025 from May through September.

Kurt Steinke 3.jpg — Kurt Steinke, professor and MSU Extension specialist in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, presenting at the 2023 potato field day at the Montcalm Research Center.

Faculty and staff supported by MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension will present research findings, provide resources and offer strategies to farmers, growers and producers interested and involved in commodities such as food-grade grains, wheat, grapes, potatoes and turfgrass — among many others.

The events are open to the public. Some may be free, and others may have a fee and require registration prior to attending. For more information, click the links below or reach out to the contacts listed. More details and events may be added to this story and their respective MSU AgBioResearch center websites as they’re announced throughout the summer.

May 16: Irrigation Workshop at the Trevor Nichols Research Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 6237 124th Ave., Fennville, MI 49408. Cheyenne Sloan, sloanche@msu.edu.
June 10: Food Grade-Grains Field Day at the Kellogg Biological Station from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 3700 E. Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners, MI 49060. Tayler Ulbrich, chicoin1@msu.edu.
June 25: MSU Weed Tour at the Agronomy Farm from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. 4450 Beaumont Road, Lansing, MI 48910. Erin Burns, burnser5@msu.edu.
June 25: Michigan Wheat Program (MWP) Wheat Field Day at the Plant Pathology Field Laboratory and Mason Research Farm from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 3735 N. College Road, Lansing, MI 48910. Dennis Pennington, pennin34@msu.edu.
June 28: Honey Bee Medicine In-Hive Clinic for Veterinary Practitioners at the Pollinator Performance Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 4090 N. College Road, Building E, Lansing, MI 48910. Meghan Milbrath, milbrat2@msu.edu.
July 22: Beginning Farmer Field Day at the West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 5185 N. Oceana Drive, Hart, MI 49420.
July 30: 36^th Annual Michigan Viticulture Field Day at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center. Registration and tradeshow open at 8:00 a.m. 1791 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022. Mike Reinke, 573-239-0808 or reinkem3@msu.edu.
July 31: 2^nd Enology Experience Day at the Lake Michigan College Welch Center (hosted by the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center). Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. Lake Michigan College Welch Center, 2774 E. Empire Ave., Benton Harbor, MI 49022. Mike Reinke, 573-239-0808 or reinkem3@msu.edu.
Aug. 2: Breakfast on the Farm at the Horse Teaching and Research Center from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free tickets will be available online and at select locations starting July 2. 3327 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48910.
Aug. 7: Potato Field Day at the Montcalm Research Center from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 4629 W. McBrides Road, Lakeview, MI 48850. Steve Whittington, 309-502-9595 or whitti34@msu.edu.
Aug. 13: MSU and Michigan Turfgrass Foundation Field Day at the Hancock Turfgrass Research Center. 4444 Farm Lane, Lansing, MI 48910.
Aug. 19: Farming for the Future Field Day at the West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center. 5185 N. Oceana Drive, Hart, MI 49420. Emily Lavely, 231-873-2129 or lavelyem@msu.edu.
Aug. 19: Field Day at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center. 3775 S. Reese Road, Frankenmuth, MI 48734.
Sept. 4: 3rd Annual Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Field Day at the Kellogg Biological Station. 9693 N. 40^th St., Hickory Corners, MI 49060. Tayler Ulbrich, chicoin1@msu.edu.
Sept. 25: Field Day at the Trevor Nichols Research Center from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 6237 124^th Ave., Fennville, MI 49408. Laura Lamb, lambl@msu.edu. Rufus Isaacs, isaacsr@msu.edu.

Michigan State University AgBioResearch scientists discover dynamic solutions for food systems and the environment. More than 300 MSU faculty conduct leading-edge research on a variety of topics, from health and agriculture to natural resources. Originally formed in 1888 as the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU AgBioResearch oversees numerous on-campus research facilities, as well as 15 outlying centers throughout Michigan. To learn more, visit agbioresearch.msu.edu.