2025 Recordings

The 2025 MI Ag Ideas to Grow With virtual program included the sessions below. Sessions were recorded and are available for viewing by clicking the session titles below.

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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY
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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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