2026 Program Calendar

The 2026 MI Ag Ideas to Grow With virtual conference will be held February 23 - March 5, 2026. As sessions are finalized they will be added here, so check back soon for more information. Sessions will be recorded so attendees can participate at their convenience. Once added, you can learn more about each session by clicking on the session titles below (More sessions coming soon)

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

February 23
8 a.m. -

Innovative Agronomy tools


9 a.m. -

Soil Health Testing Options and Interpretation


9 a.m. -

Starting a Food Business - MSU Product Center New Client Intro Seminar


10 a.m. -

Intermediate Wheatgrass


10:30 am. -

A Primer for Pumpkins


11:00 a.m. -

Open-Pollinated Corn


11:30 a.m. -

Financial Tools for Drought-Stressed Livestock Operations


12:30 p.m. -

Growing Grass and Alfalfa Hay Between Solar Arrays


1 p.m. -

Preserving MI Harvest - Canning 101


6 p.m. -

Getting started with Beekeeping in Michigan

February 24
9 a.m. -

Farm to School - How the Partnership for Local Agriculture and Nutritional Transformation in Schools (PLANTS) can help you prepare to sell to schools


9 a.m. -

Selling MI Honey and Maple Syrup - Safely!


10:30 a.m. -

A How-To for Herbs


12 p.m.

Exploring a Beginning Farmer Curriculum to Guide Group Learning


1 p.m. -

Farm Financial Fundamentals: Communicating with Confidence to Your Lender

2 p.m. -

Farm Diversification on Paper


6 p.m. -

Poultry Hobbyist: Essential Production Practices for Beginners


7 p.m. - Solar

February 25
10 a.m. -

Preserving MI Harvest - Making Jam and Jelly


10:30 a.m. - 

Phoenix Community Farm


12: p.m. - 

Market Channels and Marketing Strategies for Beginning Farmers


1 p.m. - 

Bridging the Gap: Michigan’s Farm Link Movement



6 p.m. -

Feeding and Housing Horses through the Winter


7 p.m. - 

An Introduction to Solar Grazing with Inverter Cattle



February 26
9 a.m. -

Michigan Cottage Food Law


10:30 a.m. -

Top Tomato Tips


11:00 a.m. -

Farm-to-Family Listening Session


12:00 p.m. -

Crop Insurance 101 for Field Crops


6 p.m. - Animal Agriculture 

7 p.m. -

Solar Grazing in Michigan: Lessons Learned from One Sheep Producer




February 27
10:30 a.m. -

The Basics of Brassicas

 

March 2

 

March 3

 



 



March 4

March 5

Irrigation and Water Day

March 6