Events

  • Jan 7

    Pesticide Safety Webinar Series: The RUP Credit Clinic

    January 7, 2026 10:00AM – 2:00PM Online

    MSU’s Pesticide Safety Education Program offers virtual training series for applicators and ag professionals, covering pesticide safety, Endangered Species Act compliance, environmental protection and best practices in application and equipment use.

  • Jan 7

    PEARS Crash Course - January

    January 7, 2026 1:00PM – 3:30PM Zoom

    Learn what to report in PEARS, how often to report, and how to get help

  • Jan 8

    Coffee Hour : Begin with a Breath

    January 8, 2026 8:30 am to 10 am Online via Zoom

    Begin with a Breath introduces participants to the experience and practice of mindfulness, with a goal of reducing stress.

  • Jan 8

    Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing –Jan 8 2026 Cadillac

    January 8, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. MSU Extension Wexford County, 401 N. Lake St., Suite 700, Cadillac, 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 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.