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Events

• Feb 23

  MI Ag Ideas to Grow With

  February 23, 2026 – March 5, 2026 Zoom

  Unique virtual experience encompassing many aspects of the agricultural industry

• 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 24

  2026 Regenerative Agriculture Winter Webinar

  February 24, 2026 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom Webinar

  Michigan State University Extension invites farmers, landowners, conservationists, and agricultural professionals to a dynamic winter webinar series focused on Regenerative Agriculture.

• Feb 24

  Where Veggies Meet Volts: Commercial Vegetable Production in a Solar Project

  February 24, 2026 7:00PM – 8:00PM Zoom

  This presentation will highlight growing bell peppers, squash, and broccoli on a commercial scale in a solar park. Data on crop growth, yield, and quality will be shared.

• Feb 25

  Market Channels and Marketing Strategies for Beginning Farmers

  February 25, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom

  An overview of market channels available to beginning farmers and marketing strategies for building a customer base and breaking into new markets.

• Feb 25

  MSU Product Center New Client Intro Seminar

  February 25, 2026 7:00PM – 8:30PM Online

  This virtual seminar is designed to help prospective clients determine whether the MSU Product Center is the right fit for their business needs. Potential clients must attend one of these seminars to register as a client.

• 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.

• Feb 26

  Top Tomato Tips

  February 26, 2026 10:30AM – 11:30AM Zoom

  Ben Werling will share tips and trick for tons of totally terrific tomatoes. Offers RUP credit.