ESCANABA — Michigan State University Extension will once again host the annual Agriculture for Tomorrow Conference in Escanaba. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, March 12, in Room 952 of the Joseph Heirman University Center at Bay College in Escanaba.

Online registration for the event is open with early bird pricing of $30 per person available through today. Participants registering by today will save $10 and reserve their spot for a local food lunch at the conference.

A keynote address from Northern Michigan University Assistant Professor Lehren Olk-Szost will kick-off the event highlighting how NMU’s Controlled Environment and Indoor Agriculture programs engage students in the future of food production through interdisciplinary training in multiple aspects of indoor growing. Afterward, four concurrent educational tracks will be offered focused on crops (commodity and specialty), livestock, local marketing and homesteading topics. Attendees have the option of staying in a single track or floating among the individual sessions/topics.

Up to four MDARD restricted use pesticide applicator recertification credits will be available to participants. A conference trade show will feature local agencies and companies serving agriculture in the Upper Peninsula.

There is a $30 per person registration fee for attending this event, which includes educational materials and lunch. After today through the day of the conference, the registration fee will increase to $40 per person, with only cash or check accepted at the door. Agricultural companies and organizations are invited to sponsor the conference and/or exhibit at the event trade show. Sponsorships of $50 or more are eligible for one complimentary trade show booth and conference registration. Non-profit organizations are eligible for a free trade show booth.

Go to https://events.anr.msu.edu/2026Ag4Tomorrow/ for more information and to register. Questions should be directed to James DeDecker at dedecke5@msu.edu or 906-439-5114.