Previous Year Session Recordings

• Irrigation Water Sources for Gardens, Greenhouses, Small Farms; Small Scale Drip Irrigation Design and Planning

  Published on March 7, 2025

  Irrigation is essential for yields and quality of fruits, vegetables and ornamentals. This session explores potential sources for small scale drip irrigation operations.

• Improving Drip Irrigation Efficiency: Keeping Irrigation Water in the Root Zone

  Published on March 7, 2025

  This session focuses on irrigation scheduling, uniformity testing and other management practices to increase drip irrigation efficiency.

• Michigan Large Volume Water Use Policy Update

  Published on March 7, 2025

  Listen to viewpoints of three professional working on the implantation issues of Michigan Large Volume Water Use Policy and how it effects irrigation opportunities for agriculture in Michigan.

• Center Pivot Irrigation Efficiency: BMPs for Center Pivot Irrigation

  Published on March 7, 2025

  This session focuses on enhancing the efficiency of center pivot irrigation systems through the implementation of Best Management Practices, including key strategies for optimized water use and overall system performance.

• Optimizing irrigation: Scheduling and Soil Moisture Monitoring

  Published on March 7, 2025

  This session explores strategies for effectively managing water resources using advanced irrigation scheduling and soil moisture monitoring methods.

• Water Rights, Registration and Reporting Requirements and Tools to Help

  Published on March 7, 2025

  Landowners have the right to use water, but there are registration and reporting requirements. Learn about the tool available to help meet the requirements.

• Digital Agriculture and Precision Technologies: Precision Conservation Strategies

  Published on March 6, 2025

  Look into the crystal ball and see that the future of ag is digital. Precision ag technology offers powerful insights for making decisions to increase farm profitability and reduce environmental impact.

• Challenges and Opportunities in No-Till

  Published on March 6, 2025

  What happens when you take away tillage? Christine Charles, MSU Extension educator, will share some lessons learned from farmers’ experiences in transitioning to no-till.

• Challenges and Opportunities in Growing Canola

  Published on March 6, 2025

  Want to go beyond corn, soybean, and wheat? Learn about growing canola at the Kellogg Biological Station through the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research, including challenges with planting, harvest, and emerging pests and diseases.

• Case #43: The Mystery of the Stunted Soybeans

  Published on March 6, 2025

  Join us for real life cases of stunted soybeans, the steps we took to determine the cause(s), and how to respond to your own crop mysteries (soybeans or otherwise).

• Slug and Bugs

  Published on March 6, 2025

  A look into fields unusual munching activity. What is the common pest? Slugs! We will discuss some of the factors that led to the issue and some ways to mitigate the risk.

• Poultry Hobbyist: Essential Production Practices for Beginners

  Published on March 4, 2025

  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.

• Handling Crisis with your Livestock

  Published on March 3, 2025

  Sometimes accidents and life happens, and your animals go down. What do you do when this happens? How can you prepare for this type of crisis? This webinar explains how to handle down livestock.

• Healthy Births, Healthy Calves: Managing Parturition, Dystocia, and Newborn Calf Care

  Published on March 3, 2025

  This presentation explores effective strategies for managing the calving process, addressing dystocia, and ensuring optimal care for newborn calves. Gain practical tools to support healthy outcomes for both cows and calves.

• Planning for Climate Change on your Farm

  Published on February 28, 2025

  Think through climate-related risks on your farm and learn how to make a plan to prepare for heavy rains, wind, drought, heat or floods. CCA credits offered.

• Preserving MI Harvest - Dehydrating Produce and Herbs

  Published on February 28, 2025

  Discover how to dehydrate produce, herbs, and fruit leathers by learning about the different methods and resources for dehydrating.

• Starting with Direct Sales

  Published on February 28, 2025

  In this presentation, Mariel Borgman will invite growers to consider various direct to consumer sales options through the lenses of skills, resources, and farm goals

• Selling Farm Fresh Meat in Michigan

  Published on February 27, 2025

  This session will provide an introduction to selling fresh meat in Michigan help farmers understand the major decision points and regulatory concerns involved in deciding to get hogs, sheep, goats and cattle processed and sold as meat in Michigan.

• Roots - Potatoes

  Published on February 27, 2025

  In this “grounded” session, Nicolle Ritchie and Chris Galbraith will dig up some sage advice on going from seed tuber to feed tuber.

• Farmer Experience Growing Vegetables Under and Between Solar Arrays

  Published on February 26, 2025

  Hear directly from a farmer with experience growing vegetable crops under the solar array, in the inter-row spacing, and on the fence line of the array.