Pesticide Safety Education Program

MSU In-Person Events with RUP Credits

• Feb 19

  Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing –Feb 19 2026 Scottville

  February 19, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. West Shore Community College, 3000 N. Stiles Rd., Scottville, MI

  A review of the Pesticide Applicators Core Manual to prepare for the MDARD Pesticide Applicators Certification Exam in the afternoon. THE CORE REVIEW IS MANDATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-PERSON TESTING. Refreshments and light lunch will be served.

• Feb 23

  Innovative Agronomy Tools

  February 23, 2026 8:00AM – 9:00AM Zoom

  Learn about innovative tools and resources for agronomic decisions, especially pest management, and how to use them to improve decision-making. Offers RUP and CCA Credits.

• Feb 23

  Intermediate Wheatgrass

  February 23, 2026 10:00AM – 11:00AM Zoom

  Agronomic management considerations for growing a relatively new perennial grain crop: Kernza intermediate wheatgrass (IWG). Offers RUP and CCA Credits.

• Feb 23

  A Primer for Pumpkins

  February 23, 2026 10:30AM – 11:30AM Zoom

  Salta Mambetova will profess profound practicalities for pumpkin production. Offers RUP Credit.

• Feb 23

  Open-Pollinated Corn

  February 23, 2026 11:00AM – 12:00PM Zoom

  Considerations for growing open-pollinated corn, including management, advantages, disadvantages, and more. Offers RUP and CCA Credits.

• Feb 23

  Growing Grass and Alfalfa Hay Between Solar Arrays

  February 23, 2026 12:30PM – 1:30PM Zoom

  This presentation will help Michigan farmers learn how grass hay and alfalfa can successfully be grown between solar arrays. Grass hay and alfalfa yield and nutrient content data will also be shared. Offers CCA Credit

• Feb 24

  Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing –Feb 24 2026 Flint

  February 24, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, 1939 Howard Ave., Flint, MI

  A review of the Pesticide Applicators Core Manual to prepare for the MDARD Pesticide Applicators Certification Exam in the afternoon. THE CORE REVIEW IS MANDATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-PERSON TESTING. Refreshments and light lunch will be served.

• Feb 24

  A How-To for Herbs

  February 24, 2026 10:30AM – 11:30AM Zoom

  Ben Phillips will provide hot takes about herbal handiwork. We will discuss methods of production for many annual and perennial species and deliver take-home messages for key plant health issues that some herbs commonly face. Offers RUP credit.

• Feb 26

  Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing – Feb 26 2026 Sidney

  February 26, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. Montcalm Community College, 2800 College Dr., Sidney, MI

  A review of the Pesticide Applicators Core Manual to prepare for the MDARD Pesticide Applicators Certification Exam in the afternoon. THE CORE REVIEW IS MANDATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-PERSON TESTING. Refreshments and light lunch will be served.

• Feb 26

  Update on Bulletins Live! Two and Mitigation Measures

  February 26, 2026 9:00AM – 12:00PM Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center, Small Conference Room, 3775 S Reese Rd., Frankenmuth, MI, 48734

  This free training includes a 50-minute session on Bulletins Live! Two and mitigation points, followed by one-on-one guidance on using Bulletins Live! Two for updated bulletins and the PALM app for runoff/erosion and spray drift buffer calculations.