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Events

• Jul 10

  Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series: Hot Topics! (RUP/CCA)

  July 10, 2025 7:00AM – 8:00AM Zoom

  This free, weekly series provides timely and relevant information on rapidly changing field crop and environmental conditions, pests and diseases. This week's topic is Hot Topics! with all MSU Educators and Specialists.

• Jul 11

  Veteran Farmer Conference

  July 11, 2025 – July 12, 2025 The Farmstead Inn & Conference Center, 370 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565

  This two-day conference provides meaningful educational workshops, practical training, and networking opportunities designed specifically for veteran farmers, agricultural professionals, and caregivers.

• Jul 17

  Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series: White Mold – Tar Spot Spraying (RUP/CCA)

  July 17, 2025 7:00AM – 8:00AM Zoom

  This free, weekly series provides timely and relevant information on rapidly changing field crop and environmental conditions, pests and diseases. This week's topic is white mold and spraying for tar spot with Dr. Marty Chilvers.

• Jul 22

  Beginning Farmer Field Day

  July 22, 2025 9:00AM – 4:00PM Registrations begins at 8:30 a.m. West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center, 5185 N. Oceana Dr, Hart, MI 49420

  This event brings a jam-packed day full of information for new or beginning farmers, small farmers, homesteaders or those wanting to add new crops to their farm.

• Jul 24

  Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series: Cover Crops After Wheat (RUP/CCA)

  July 24, 2025 7:00AM – 8:00AM Zoom

  This free, weekly series provides timely and relevant information on rapidly changing field crop and environmental conditions, pests and diseases. This week's topic is cover crops after wheat with Dr. Brooke Wilke.

• Jul 29

  Vegetables, Livestock, Markets and More! Field Day at Providence Organic Farm

  July 29, 2025 9:00AM – 3:00PM Providence Organic Farm, 5691 N M 88 Central Lake, MI, US 49622

  Visit a diversified farm to learn more about their production and marketing strategies

• Jul 31

  Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series: Insect Diagnostic Topics (RUP/CCA)

  July 31, 2025 7:00AM – 8:00AM Zoom

  This free, weekly series provides timely and relevant information on rapidly changing field crop and environmental conditions, pests and diseases. This week's topic is insect diagnostic topics with Dr. Sarah Hughson

• Aug 1

  Summer Irrigation Workshop

  August 1, 2025 9:00AM – 2:30PM Kellogg Biological Station 10461 North 40th, Hickory Corners, MI 49060

  This irrigation-focused workshop is designed to bring producers, stakeholders, industry professionals, and researchers together for a day of hands-on learning and collaboration.

• Aug 5

  Seed Treatment Webinar Series

  August 5, 2025 12:00PM – 1:00PM Online

  These one-hour webinars will cover different topics about applying pesticides to seeds. Category 4 and Private Core RUP credits will be available for each webinar.

• Aug 7

  Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series: Drones (RUP/CCA)

  August 7, 2025 7:00AM – 8:00AM Zoom

  This free, weekly series provides timely and relevant information on rapidly changing field crop and environmental conditions, pests and diseases. This week's topic is drones with Dr. Mike Reinke.