• May 27

  Online Extension Extras Parenting Hour: Let's Talk: Parent and Provider Communication

  May 27, 2025 8:00PM – 9:30PM Online; 8-9:30pm ET

  Extension Extras Parenting Hour is a free online series of parenting workshops that provides guidance for parents of young children as they navigate the challenges, joys, and concerns of parenting.

• May 28

  Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing – 5-28-25 Pontiac

  May 28, 2025 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. Oakland County EOB Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Rd., Bldg 41W, Pontiac, MI 48328

  A review of the Core Pesticide Applicators 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.

• May 28

  Coffee Hour : Changing Negative Self Talk

  May 28, 2025 8:30AM – 10:00AM Online via Zoom

  During this workshop participants will learn about the brains negativity bias and how it affects our response to stress. In addition, we will talk about the benefits of positive self-talk and explore other tools for dealing with negative self-talk.

• May 28

  What Lies Beneath: Detecting Invasive Plants in Michigan Lakes

  May 28, 2025 9:00AM – 10:00AM Zoom

  Please join us online on May 28, 2025, for a webinar about the MiCorps Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch volunteer program.

• May 28

  What Lies Beneath: Detecting Invasive Plants in Michigan Lakes

  May 28, 2025 9:00AM – 10:00AM Zoom

  Please join us online on May 28, 2025, for a webinar about the MiCorps Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch volunteer program.

• May 28

  Images and Videos in dotCMS - May 28, 2025

  May 28, 2025 10:00AM – 10:45AM Zoom

  In this training/refresher session, new and/or current dotCMS users will learn how to upload, insert, tag, find, replace, or edit Images and Video content types in dotCMS. See prerequisite. (Approx.45-60 min.)

• May 28

  Tree Fruit IPM Weekly Meetings 2025 - Managing Bitterpit in Honeycrips

  May 28, 2025 12:00PM – 1:00PM Webinar and In-Person locations at West Central Michigan Horticulture & Research Extension Center, 5185 N. Oceana Dr. Hart, MI or Northwest Michigan Horticulture & Research Center, 6686 S. Center Highway, Traverse City, MI

  This free, weekly series provides timely and relevant information to tree fruit growers on weather, trap counts, disease pressure and other topics that are area specific..

• May 28

  Farm Business Basics: Grants and Cost Share Programs for Farmers (Virtual Workshop Series)

  May 28, 2025 2:00PM – 6:00PM Zoom

  Learn about support available for your farm business. Explore what funders are looking for in successful applications and how to pitch your ideas effectively.

• May 28

  Make the Most of Your Market Animal Project - Pitch to Payment

  May 28, 2025 6:30PM – 7:30PM

  Communication and outreach are important methods to recruit buyers for your market livestock project. Discover how to use social media platforms to promote your market animal project, reach a wider audience, and share your progress.

• May 29

  Preserving MI Harvest- Strawberries-More Than Just Jam

  May 29, 2025 1-2 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. ET Zoom Webinar

  It's strawberry season. Explore how to can, freeze and make jam with this popular fruit. Preserve your strawberries now to enjoy all year long.

• May 29

  Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series: Dry Bean Management: Data-Driven Decisions (RUP/CCA)

  May 29, 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 data-driven decisions in dry bean management with Scott Bales.

• May 29

  SAFE Refresher: Informed Intuition

  May 29, 2025 10:00AM – 11:30AM

  Refresher for anyone who has already attended a SAFE training

• May 29

  Mindfulness for Better SLEEP, May 29-July 3, 10:30am ET

  May 29, 2025 – July 3, 2025 Online

  This series includes Mindfulness and the Sleep Education for Everyone Program.

• May 29

  Mindful May: Laughter is the Best Medicine

  May 29, 2025 11:00AM – 12:00PM Zoom

  Laughter is the Best Medicine discusses the health benefits of laughter and how to pay mindful attention to humor.

• May 29

  2025 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference

  May 29, 2025 – May 30, 2025 Lapeer, Michigan

  MSU Extension will bring communities together to share best practices for entrepreneurial support on May 29-30, 2025.

• May 29

  Produce Safety Workshop for Beginning Farmers

  May 29, 2025 5:30PM – 8:30PM Kalamazoo Valley Community College Food Innovation Center, 224 E Crosstown Pkwy, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

  Free workshop to learn farming skills and provide feedback on new curriculum

• May 30

  Maintaining Health During Challenging Times5.30

  May 30, 2025 11:00AM – 12:00PM zoom webinar

  Maintaining Your Health During Challenging Times includes recognizing ways our health is affected mentally, socially and physically during stressful times.

• May 30

  Half Arabian Association of Michigan Showtime 2025

  May 30, 2025 – June 1, 2025

  Farm Bureau Pavilion will host the Half Arabian Association of Michigan Showtime 2025 show on May 30–June 1, 2025.

• May 31

  Growing Beverage Botanicals Blom Meadworks

  May 31, 2025 1:00PM – 2:00PM Bløm Mead + Cider 100 S 4th Ave Suite 110 Ann Arbor, MI 48103

  Join us in the taproom as we learn from two experts about how to grow lavender, basil, and strawberries to use safely in your summertime drinks from two experts.

• Jun 1

  Bonsai Workshop

  June 1, 2025 1:00PM – 2:15PM Prielipp Farms & Greenhouse 4567 Downing Hwy., Britton, MI 49229

  Create and learn how to care for your own Bonsai Tree. Instructors Kurt & Lita Smith. Open to ages 13-adult.