Events
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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.
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Feb 24
Farm Diversification on Paper
February 24, 2026 2:00PM – 3:00PM Zoom
Diversification is a great risk management strategy, but requires a slightly more complex and flexible accounting, budgeting and analysis system. Learn about tools to help assess your farms present or potential performance.
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Feb 24
PEARS Deeper Dive - Pulling Reports - February
February 24, 2026 2:00PM – 4:00PM Zoom
During this deeper dive you will learn how to view reports in PEARS and pull exports to create your own reports.
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Feb 24
How Much Home Can You Afford? - February 24, 2026
February 24, 2026 3:00PM – 4:00PM Zoom
Online class will teach you to calculate how much home you can afford to purchase and maintain based on your current income.
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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.
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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."
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Feb 24
Where Veggies Meet Volts: Commercial Vegetable Production in a Solar Project
February 24, 2026 7:00PM – 8:00PM Zoom
This presentation will highlight growing bell peppers, squash, and broccoli on a commercial scale in a solar park. Data on crop growth, yield, and quality will be shared.
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Feb 24
Online Extension Extras for Parents: Thriving Together-Parenting & Family Relationships When a Family Member Has a Disability
February 24, 2026 7:30PM – 9:00PM Online; 7:30-9pm ET
Extension Extras For Parents is a collection of free online weekly parenting workshops that provide guidance for parents as they navigate the challenges, joys, and concerns of parenting.
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Feb 24
Online Extension Extras for Parents: Thriving Together-Parenting & Family Relationships When a Family Member Has a Disability
February 24, 2026 7:30PM – 9:00PM Online; 7:30-9pm ET
Extension Extras For Parents is a collection of free online weekly parenting workshops that provide guidance for parents as they navigate the challenges, joys, and concerns of parenting.
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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.
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