EVENTS

11:30-1:00 Environmentally-Sound Rice Production Technology Symposium

Shekhar Bhadsavle, Saguna Rural Foundation (India) and Karim Maredia, Michigan State University

Room 102, International Center Building, Michigan State University

4:00-5:00 Keynote Address

Strengthening Resiliency of Agriculture and Food Systems in Michigan: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. George A. Smith, Director, AgBioResearch, Michigan State University

Room 122B, Wells Hall, Michigan State University

6:00-9:00 Scholarship and Hero Awards 

Banquet (by invitation)

Reception (6:00-6:30 p.m.)

Dinner (6:30-7:30 p.m.)

Environmentally-Sound Agriculture Scholarship and Hero Award Ceremony (7:30-9:00 p.m.)

University Club of Michigan State University, 3435 Forest Road, Lansing, Michigan

The 2026 Environmentally-Sound Agriculture Day is sponsored jointly by MSU CANR International

Programs and the G. W. Bird Family Foundation for Environmentally-Sound Agriculture,