MSU Extension Agriculture

Events

• Feb 24

  Exploring a Beginning Farmer Curriculum to Guide Group Learning

  February 24, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom

  Learn to work with other farmers to gain knowledge to help improve your farming & business practices in areas of land access, produce food safety, soil health, farm finances, building new markets, IPM, urban agriculture and policy.

• Feb 24

  Farm Financial Fundamentals: Communicating with Confidence to Your Lender

  February 24, 2026 1:00PM – 2:00PM Zoom

  Starting and growing a successful farm takes a strong financial understanding & the ability to clearly communicate your farm’s story. Learn essential tools to work effectively with agricultural lenders.

• Feb 24

  Poultry Hobbyist: Essential Production Practices for Beginners

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

  New poultry hobbyists can build confidence and competence in raising their birds with basic but essential practices like proper care and understanding the animal's needs.

• 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

  Hay Production 101

  February 24, 2026 7:00PM – 8:30PM Online

  Join our team of MSU Extension specialists and educators online in February and March 2026 to learn the ins and outs of growing, harvesting and marketing your hay crop. The Feb. 24 topic is "Hay Industry Overview; Matching Hay Species to Farm Goals."

• Feb 25

  Great Lakes Field Crops Irrigation Meeting 2026

  February 25, 2026 9:00AM – 4:00PM Blue Gate Theatre, 195 N. Van Buren St., Shipshewana, IN 46565

  Michigan State University Extension and Purdue Extension invite agricultural producers from Indiana and Michigan to attend an educational program that addresses issues related to producing corn and soybeans under irrigation.

• Feb 25

  Bridging the Gap: Michigan’s Farm Link Movement

  February 25, 2026 1:00PM – 2:00PM Zoom

  Explore what farm linking is, how it works, the connection to Conservation Districts, and the new statewide resource, MIFarmLink.

• Feb 25

  Feeding and Housing Horses through the Winter

  February 25, 2026 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

  This presentation will cover the topic areas of feeding and housing horses through the winter.

• 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 25

  An Introduction to Solar Grazing with Inverter Cattle

  February 25, 2026 7:00PM – 8:00PM Zoom

  This presentation will introduce participants to inverter cattle and make the case for grazing inverter cattle in Michigan solar projects.