Events

  • Dec 9

    Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO

    December 9, 2025 – December 11, 2025 DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO (GLEXPO) is an annual event that draws thousands of farmers from Michigan and beyond to Grand Rapids, Michigan each December.

  • Dec 9

    Organic Transition Sessions at GLEXPO

    December 9, 2025 – December 11, 2025 Devos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Join the organic farming and transitioning to organic sessions at the Great Lakes Fruit & Vegetable EXPO to learn from a 4-farmer panel on Organic Transition, speakers on Managing Pests, Diseases and Soil Health Using Organic Practices and much more!

  • Jan 6

    Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing – Jan 6 2026 Bad Axe

    January 6, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. Huron Expo Center, 170 W. Soper Rd., Bad Axe, 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

    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 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 20

    Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing –Jan 20 2026 West Olive

    January 20, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. MSU Extension Ottawa County, Fillmore Complex, 12220 Fillmore St, West Olive, 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 20

    Farm Policy and Risk Management Series-Farm Bill Commodity Programs

    January 20, 2026 1:00PM – 2:00PM Zoom

    Farm Policy and Risk Management Series will be hosting a FREE series of educational webinars online on USDA insurance programs.

  • Jan 22

    Farm Policy and Risk Management Series-Peaches Cost of Production Study Review

    January 22, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom

    Farm Policy and Risk Management Series will be hosting a FREE series of educational webinars online on USDA insurance programs.

  • Jan 22

    Farm Policy and Risk Management Series-Coverage Options in Revenue Protection for Field Crops

    January 22, 2026 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom

    Farm Policy and Risk Management Series will be hosting a FREE series of educational webinars online on USDA insurance programs.

  • Jan 27

    Pesticide Applicator Core Review and MDARD Core Testing – Jan 27 2026 Benton Harbor

    January 27, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. MSU Extension Berrien County, 1737 Hillandale Rd., Benton Harbor, 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.