By Nicolle Ritchie
The annual southwest Michigan Crop and Pest Management Update will be held Jan. 22, 2026, at the Dowagiac Conservation Club, 54551 M 51 N, Dowagiac, MI. Join Michigan State University Extension at 8:30 a.m. for coffee and light refreshments. The program will start at 9 a.m. and wrap up around 3 p.m. You will hear from Michigan State University (MSU) Extension field crops specialists on various topics with a southwestern Michigan focus.
Four restricted use pesticide (RUP) and certified crop adviser (CCA) credits are available (3 PM, 0.5 CM, 0.5 PD).
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Check-in/Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome and commodity update
9:15 a.m. Pesticide Strategies, Nicolle Ritchie
9:45 a.m. Marketing, Jon LaPorte
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Weed Update for Corn, Erin Burns
11:15 a.m. Weed Update for Soybeans, Christy Sprague
Source : msu.edu