2025 Program Calendar

The 2025 MI Ag Ideas to Grow With virtual conference includes the sessions below. Sessions will be recorded and will be made available to registrants for viewing after the event concludes.  Learn more about each session by clicking on the session titles below. Sessions offering Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) credits and Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) credits are indicated below. To learn more about the specific credits offered, click on the session title.

All sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants for later viewing. Registration is for the entire two-week MI Ag Ideas to Grow With program—by signing up for the overall program, you'll gain access to attend as many sessions as you would like.

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February 24
9 a.m. - VEGETABLES: Lessons Learned in the First Three Years of Community Gardening

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: How to Protect Your Operation

1 p.m. - GENERAL INTEREST: Reading the Fine Print: Decoding Food Labels

2 p.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: MI Cottage Food Law

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Controlling Parasites in Sheep and Goats

7 p.m. - SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC: Farmer Experience Grazing Cattle and Sheep in Solar Projects

7 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Keeping Your Horses Healthy On and Off the Farm		 February 25
9 a.m. - VEGETABLES: Froots - Pumpkins, Squash, Melons, Cucumbers (CCA)

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Bring Your Own Soil to Determine Soil Texture (CCA)

1 p.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: Canning: Back to Basics

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Getting Started with Beekeeping in Michigan (CCA)

7 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: MSU Agrability Program


 February 26
9 a.m. - VEGETABLE: Shoots - Asparagus and Rhubarb (CCA)

10 a.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: How can Loans Help Your Business Grow?

10 a.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: Selling MI Honey and Maple Syrup - Safely!

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Successfully Secure EQIP Contracts for Farmers (CCA)

2 p.m. - GENERAL INTEREST: Michigan CSA Network - Getting your Ducks in a Row: Preparing for a Successful Grant Proposal

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Effective Fiber Inclusion in Beef Cattle Diets

7 p.m. - SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC: Farmer Experience Growing Vegetables Under and Between Solar Arrays		 February 27
9 a.m. - VEGETABLES: Roots - Potatoes (CCA)

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Selling Fresh Meat in MI

6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Swine Parasite Management 101		 February 28
10 a.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Starting with Direct Sales

10 a.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: Dehydrating Herbs and Produce

12 p.m. - BEGINNING FARMER: Planning for Climate Change on Your Farm (CCA) 
March 3
6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Healthy Births, Healthy Calves - Managing Parturition, Dystocia, and Newborn Calf Care

7 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Handling Crisis with Your Livestock		 March 4
6 p.m. - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: Poultry Hobbyist - Essential Production Practices for Beginners		 March 5

March 6
8 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Slugs and Bugs (CCA)

9 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Case #43: the Mystery of the Stunted Soybeans (CCA)

10 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Challenges and Opportunities in Canola (CCA)

10:30 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Challenges and Opportunities in No-Till (CCA)

11 a.m. - FIELD CROPS: Digital Agriculture and Precision Technologies - Precision Conservation Strategies (CCA)

March  7
9-9:50 a.m.  - IRRIGATION Day: Water Rights, Registration and Reporting Requirements and Tools to Help (CCA) 

10-11 a.m. - PRESERVING MI HARVEST: Moving Beyond Cottage Food

10-10:50 a.m. - IRRIGATION DAY: Optimizing Irrigation: Scheduling and Soil Moisture Monitoring (CCA)

11-11:50 a.m. - IRRIGATION DAY: Center Pivot Irrigation Efficiency: BMPs for Center Pivot Irrigation (CCA)

12-12:50 p.m. - IRRIGATION DAY: Michigan Large Volume Water Use Policy Update (CCA)

1-1:50 p.m. - IRRIGATION DAY - Improving Drip Irrigation Efficiency: Keeping Irrigation Water in the Root Zone (CCA)

2-2:50 p.m. - IRRIGATION DAY: Irrigation Water Sources for Gardens, Greenhouses, Small Farms: Small Scale Drip Irrigation Design and Planning (CCA)
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