MSU Online Events with RUP credits
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Feb 4
Pesticide Safety Webinar Series: The RUP/CCA CEU Credit Clinic
February 4, 2026 10:00AM – 2:00PM Online
MSU’s Pesticide Safety Education Program offers virtual training series for applicators and ag professionals, covering pesticide safety, Endangered Species Act compliance, environmental protection and best practices in application and equipment use.
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Feb 23
Innovative Agronomy Tools
February 23, 2026 8:00AM – 9:00AM Zoom
Learn about innovative tools and resources for agronomic decisions, especially pest management, and how to use them to improve decision-making.
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Feb 23
Soil Health Testing Options and Interpretation
February 23, 2026 9:00AM – 10:00AM Zoom
What is soil health, and how can you measure it? This session will cover testing options and how to understand test results in order to improve soil health.
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Feb 23
Intermediate Wheatgrass
February 23, 2026 10:00AM – 11:00AM Zoom
Agronomic management considerations for growing a relatively new perennial grain crop: Kernza intermediate wheatgrass (IWG).
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Feb 23
Open-Pollinated Corn
February 23, 2026 11:00AM – 12:00PM Zoom
Considerations for growing open-pollinated corn, including management, advantages, disadvantages, and more.
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Feb 23
Getting started with Beekeeping in Michigan
February 23, 2026 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom
Is beekeeping right for you? Want to produce your own, local honey? Honey bees are awe-inspiring, but keeping them healthy takes a lot of learning and hard work.
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Feb 24
A How-To for Herbs
February 24, 2026 10:30AM – 11:30AM Zoom
Ben Phillips will provide hot takes about herbal handiwork. We will discuss methods of production for many annual and perennial species and deliver take-home messages for key plant health issues that some herbs commonly face.
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Mar 2
Pesticide Safety Webinar Series: The RUP/CCA CEU Credit Clinic
March 2, 2026 10:00AM – 2:00PM Online
MSU’s Pesticide Safety Education Program offers virtual training series for applicators and ag professionals, covering pesticide safety, Endangered Species Act compliance, environmental protection and best practices in application and equipment use.
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Mar 4
Pesticide Safety Webinar Series: The RUP/CCA CEU Credit Clinic
March 4, 2026 10:00AM – 2:00PM Online
MSU’s Pesticide Safety Education Program offers virtual training series for applicators and ag professionals, covering pesticide safety, Endangered Species Act compliance, environmental protection and best practices in application and equipment use.
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Mar 5
Considerations and Practical Tips when Starting, Operating, and Sustaining a Mobile Irrigation Lab Program
March 5, 2026 9:00AM – 9:50AM Zoom
This talk will highlight the importance of irrigation uniformity evaluations and how irrigation system evaluations support precise irrigation management.
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Mar 5
Why is Irrigation Important in Michigan?
March 5, 2026 10:00AM – 10:50AM Zoom
Irrigation adds value through increasing yield, reducing risk, and valuable fruit, vegetables, and specialty crops often not grown without irrigation, positively affecting farm incomes, land values, and tax base.
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Mar 5
Advances in Irrigation Technology and Technology Adoption through Extension Programming
March 5, 2026 11:00AM – 11:50AM Zoom
This session will focus on discussing new advances in irrigation and how to increase adoption through innovative and interactive programs.
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Mar 5
Understanding the Competition for Water and How it May Change Water Policy and an Overview of Riparian Rights and the Impact on Regional Water Policy
March 5, 2026 12:00PM – 12:50PM Zoom
With data‑center chip manufacturers getting pushed into areas with high water and energy availability, communities must understand water use and mitigation measures. Also, get an overview of Riparian rights and its affects on policy.
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Mar 5
Rolling out a New Type of Irrigation
March 5, 2026 1:00PM – 1:50PM Zoom
An overview of a recent study on Sumisansui irrigation tape. This session will cover how this system is used, how it performs, along with the benefits and drawbacks to this new irrigation system.
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Mar 5
Michigan Large Volume Water Use: Site Specific Review and Water Users Committee
March 5, 2026 2:00PM – 2:50PM Zoom
Overview of the current Michigan Large Volume Water Use site-specific review process and Water Users Committees. Proposed alternative to Michigan’s current site-specific review process and Water Users Committees.
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