2026 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update for Agribusiness
December 17, 2026 8:30AM - 4:00PM
MSUFCU Headquarters 2 Community Room, 3899 Coolidge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
Contact: Call the Jackson County MSU Extension Office at 517-788-4292 to register over the phone. Contact Madelyn Celovsky (celovsk2@msu.edu), Christine Charles (charl122@msu.edu ), or Nicolle Ritchie (269-858-8739 or ritchi67@msu.edu) for questions about the program
Join us for a field crops pit stop to fuel your minds and prepare for 2027 with the latest research-based
recommendations on crop and pest management from MSU experts. 5 RUP/5.5 CCA credits requested.
For this meeting, the registration fee is $75 per person if attending in person and pre-registered by Dec 10. For in-person attendees who register after Dec. 10, the cost will be $85. Online attendees must be registered by Dec. 15, and the cost is $45.
Agenda
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7:45 a.m. |
Registration and light breakfast |
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcome |
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8:35 a.m. |
Michigan commodity updates, Jody Pollok-Newsom, Mark Seamon, Kristin Poley |
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9:00 a.m. |
2026 Michigan Soybean On-Farm Research program update, Eric Anderson |
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9:30 a.m. |
Agronomy research update, Manni Singh |
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10:00 a.m. |
Wheat Program Update, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:50 a.m. |
Forage Management Update, Kim Cassida, MSU Forage Specialist |
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11:25 a.m. |
Insecticide Modes of Action, Chris DiFonzo, MSU Entomology |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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12:50 p.m. |
Commodity & Input Market Outlook for 2027, Jon LaPorte, MSU Extension |
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1:20 p.m. |
Soil Health Tests: Options and Applications, Christine Charles, MSU Extension |
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1:50 p.m. |
Break |
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2:00 p.m. |
Diseases and Fairy Rings, Marty Chilvers, MSU Pathology |
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2:50 p.m. |
Weed Management Updates for 2027, Erin Burns and Christy Sprague, |
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3:50 p.m. |
Program evaluation, credits, and adjourn |