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Events
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Aug 24
Applications for the 2026 Organic Farmer Training Program are now open!
August 24, 2025 – February 22, 2026 Scholarship application deadline is November 15. Applications for Detroit encouraged by November 15. Applications accepted until the cohort is full.
New farmers in can now apply for the 2026 MSU Organic Farmer Training Program in Detroit, East Lansing and our new site in Grand Rapids. More info at https://www.canr.msu.edu/organic_farmer_training_program/about/apply-now
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Aug 27
Driving Demand: Identifying your target consumer and crafting a story that will sell
August 27, 2025 1:00PM – 2:00PM EST | 12:00PM - 1:00PM CST
Join the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center for a webinar for packaged food brands looking to increase product demand.
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Sep 4
Monthly Drop-in Organic Farming Q & A - September 2025
September 4, 2025 12:00PM – 1:00PM Noon to 1pm ET https://msu.zoom.us/j/94407160761 Passcode: TOPP
Join Michigan's TOPP Technicians Alex, Kim and Sam for monthly drop-in office hours to chat all things organic farming.
News
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New free resource helps aspiring entrepreneurs launch a food truck business
Published on August 21, 2025
This new, fillable workbook was authored by the MSU Product Center and the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and is available for free. -
USDA closes Regional Food Business Center Program, halting funding and support for Great Lakes Midwest Farmers
Published on July 31, 2025
The Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center formed to offer coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building opportunities for farmers, producers, and other food business owners in support of a more resilient and competitive food system. -
Plant, Grow, Share: Registration open for a free Farm to ECE Workshop Series
Published on July 22, 2025
Early care and education (ECE) providers are encouraged to register for this free, virtual workshop series held by the Michigan Farm to ECE Network on August 11-14.
Featured In the News
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Trump administration cuts impact NWI food organizations
Published on August 4, 2025 by Chicago Tribune
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Great Lakes farmers, food businesses lose access to millions amid USDA cuts
Published on August 1, 2025 by MLive Michigan
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USDA Regional Food Business Centers terminated
Published on July 24, 2025 by Brownfield
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