MSU Extension Agriculture

Events

• Dec 8

  MSU Turf School

  December 8, 2025 – December 11, 2025 Begins at 8 a.m. on Monday and concludes at 5 p.m. on Thursday Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI 48824

  The MSU Turf School is a four-day short course designed to teach the basics of turfgrass science as well as the practical techniques of managing turfgrass.

• Dec 9

  Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO

  December 9, 2025 – December 11, 2025 DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

  The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO (GLEXPO) is an annual event that draws thousands of farmers from Michigan and beyond to Grand Rapids, Michigan each December.

• Dec 9

  Organic Transition Sessions at GLEXPO

  December 9, 2025 – December 11, 2025 Devos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

  Join the organic farming and transitioning to organic sessions at the Great Lakes Fruit & Vegetable EXPO to learn from a 4-farmer panel on Organic Transition, speakers on Managing Pests, Diseases and Soil Health Using Organic Practices and much more!

• Dec 9

  European foulbrood office hours 2025

  December 9, 2025 7:00PM – 8:30PM Zoom

  Learn about the honey bee bacterial disease European foulbrood, how to identify the disease, and explore strategies for managing outbreaks in your apiary.

• Dec 10

  2025 Thumb Ag Day

  December 10, 2025 9:00AM – 3:30PM Exhibits open at 8:30 am Ubly Heights Country Club, 2409 E Atwater Road, Ubly, MI

  MSU Extension is hosting our annual Thumb Ag Day on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at the Ubly Heights County Club.

• Dec 10

  Michigan Cottage Food Law - December 10, 2025

  December 10, 2025 10:00AM – 12:00PM Zoom Webinar

  The Michigan Cottage Food Law, Food safety practices related to producing cottage foods and how to start a cottage food business.

• Dec 11

  2025 GLEXPO Pesticide Applicator Review and Testing – English & Spanish

  December 11, 2025 8:30AM – 3:00PM 8:00 a.m. registration GLEXPO - Devos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA

  MSU Extension and the MSU Pesticide and Safety Education Program will be hosting a pesticide review and RUP testing in English and Spanish at the 2025 GLEXPO. Fumigation and Aerial Standard tests will also be available.

• Dec 12

  Michiana Irrigation Association Winter Workshop 2025

  December 12, 2025 9:00AM – 3:30PM Beacon Health & Fitness Elkhart, 200 E Jackson Blvd, Elkhart, IN 46516

  The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Michiana Irrigation Association will be held on December 12, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Beacon Health & Fitness in Elkhart, Indiana. Registration is required.

• Dec 15

  MSU Product Center New Client Intro Seminar

  December 15, 2025 10:00AM – 11:30AM 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.

• Dec 16

  AFDO/Seafood Alliance HACCP Training Course - Baraga, MI

  December 16, 2025 – December 18, 2025 Ojibwa Casino Hotel Baraga 16449 Michigan Avenue Baraga, MI 49908

  Commercial fishing operators and fish processors must follow strict guidelines to meet tribal, state, and federal requirements for health and food safety. This training will meet those requirements.