MSU Extension 2020 Beginning Farmer Webinar Series

January 15, 2020 - April 8, 2020

Beginning farmers and others with basic information needs are invited to participate in a series of twelve online programs addressing crop and livestock production, farm business and marketing on Wednesday evenings January 16 through April 3, 2019. Participants will get an overview of a variety of farming enterprises and topics, and have an opportunities through live, online chat to ask questions of MSU and other agriculture experts.

Several archived recordings of MSU Extension Beginning Farmer Webinars on a variety of topics from previous years are available for viewing at hhttps://events.anr.msu.edu/begfrmr2020/

Programs include:

Getting Started With

• Jan. 15, 2020

  • New Farm Start-up, Jonathan Parsons, Uprooted Farm

• Jan. 22, 2020

  • Wash-pack Facilites, Landen Tetil, Produce Safety Technician, Marquette Conservation District

• Jan. 29, 2020

  • Michigan Cottage Food, Beth Waitrovich, MSU Extension

• Feb. 5, 2020

  • Growing Hemp in Michigan, James DeDecker, MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center

• Feb. 12, 2020

  • CSA's in Michigan, Garret Ziegler, MSU Extension

• Feb. 19, 2020

  • Safe Use of Animal-based Soil Amendments, Charles Gould, MSU Extension

• Feb. 26, 2020

  • Agroforestry: Silvo-pasture Options, Julie Crick and Kable Thurlow, MSU Extension

• March 4, 2020

  • Selling to Food Hubs, Mariel Borgman, MSU Extension

• March 11, 2020

  • Farm Labor, Katie Brandt, MSU Student Organic Farm and Stan Moore, MSU Extension

• March 18, 2020

  • No-till Vegetable Production on Small Beds, Jonathan Parsons, Uprooted Farm

• March 25, 2020

  • Pricing Products for Different Markets, Will Jaquinde, MSU Tollgate Farm

• April 1, 2020

  • Hosting On-farm Educational Events for Your Community, Abbey Palmer, MSU Extension

• April 8, 2020

  • Measuring Soil Health, Sieglinde Snapp, MSU Soils and Cropping Systems Professor

January 16, 2019 - April 3, 2019

Programs include:

Getting Started With

• The Physical Labor of Farming

  • January 16; Ned Stoller, Easterseals Michigan AgrAbility Program

• Growing Specialty Mushrooms

  • January 23; Matt Hall, Midnight Harvest

• Pruning Fruit Trees

  • January 30; Bob Tritten, MSU Extension

• Soil Physical Properties for Field and Hoophouse

  • February 6; Fred Springborn, MSU Extension

• Seed Saving

  • February 13; Eric Kampe, Ann Arbor Seed Company

• Small Farm Business Start-Up

  • February 20; Wendy Wieland, MSU Product Center Innovation Counsellor

• Small Farm Meat Chicken Production

  • February 27; Zachary Williams, MSU Animal Science Department

• Pruning Small Fruits

  • March 6; Steve Fouch, MSU Extension (retired)

• Quality Hay and Pasture

  • March 13; Jim Isleib, MSU Extension

• Selling to Wholesale Buyers

  • March 20; Jae Gerhart, MSU Extension

• Farm Financial Management: The Next Step

  • March 27; Frank Wardynski, MSU Extension

• Cover Crop Types and Uses on your Farm

  • April 3; Vicki Morrone, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems

  • On-line resources from Vicki Morrone to help you grow cover crops:

2015 & 2016 Classes