Events

  • Jan 8

    2026 Crop and Pest Management Update Meeting

    January 8, 2026 9:00AM – 3:00PM Registration opens at 8:30 am Gratiot Isabella Regional Education Service District, 1131 E Center St, Ithaca, MI 48847

    MSU Extension will host several Crop and Pest Management Updates for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals in 2026. RUP and CCA credits will be available.

  • Jan 9

    Michigan Soybean On-Farm Research Update 2026 - Southeast

    January 9, 2026 9:00AM – 3:00PM Lenawee Christian Center Auditorium, 111 Wolf Creek Hwy, Adrian, MI 49221 (part of the Center for Excellence Crop Day)

    Michigan Soybean Committee and Michigan State University Extension invite soybean growers and agribusinesses to attend regional meetings in January 2026 to hear results of the 2025 soybean on-farm research projects.

  • Jan 10

    MOFFA Organic Intensives 2026 - TOPP Parter Event

    January 10, 2026 9:00AM – 5:00PM 9am to 5pm ET MSU Plant and Soil Sciences Building, 1066 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48823

    The MOFFA Organic Intensives will bring three full-day conference workshops to East Lansing on Saturday January 10, 2026.

  • Jan 12

    PEARS Deeper Dive - Program Activities - January

    January 12, 2026 2:00PM – 4:00PM Zoom

    This PEARS Deeper Dive should be attended after you attend the PEARS Crash Course. During this deeper dive you will learn how to enter a Program Activity - including how to collect and enter demographic data of participants

  • Jan 13

    Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing – Jan 13 2026 Hart

    January 13, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. MSU West Central Michigan Research and Extension - 5185 Oceana Dr., Hart, 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.

  • Jan 13

    Coffee Hour Session: Be Kind to Your Mind

    January 13, 2026 8:30AM – 10:00AM Online Via Zoom Webinar

    Research shows that practicing mindfulness can reduce stress-related symptoms such as worry, depression and physical tension, and may help manage chronic conditions such as cardiac disease and diabetes.

  • Jan 13

    Chronic Disease PATH Toolkit, Jan 13-Feb 17, 11am-12pm

    January 13, 2026 – February 17, 2026 Telephone

    Feeling tired, overwhelmed, or isolated because of your chronic disease? The Chronic Disease PATH program gives you the tools to feel better.

  • Jan 13

    Avoiding Money Mishaps webinar-January 13

    January 13, 2026 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

    This youth focused webinar will focus on how to protect yourself from fraud, scams, identity theft, and predatory lending.

  • Jan 14

    Mindfulness for Better SLEEP, 9am or 7pm, Jan. 14-Feb. 18

    January 14, 2026 – February 18, 2026 Online

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

  • Jan 15

    Michigan Turfgrass Conference Pesticide Core Applicator Review and Exam

    January 15, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM 8:00 a.m. check in Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

    MSU Extension and MSU Pesticide and Safety Education Program are offering a Core Manual review class and RUP testing at the Michigan Turfgrass Conference. Fumigation and Aerial Standard tests will also be available.