MSU FIC Wildlife Food Plot Field Day

Sept. 13, 2025
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET

MSU Forestry Innovation Center
6005 J Rd.
Escanaba, MI 49829

MSU FIC will host a Wildlife Food Plot Field day options for the DIY Landowner in the UP. 

This event will showcase:

  • Food plot options along trail systems, 
  • Controlling invasive plants/shrubs with mechanical and chemical options to expand and protect small food plots,
  • Oak tree planting for mast crops (tree selection, planting, protection from deer, chemical control of weeds, realistic expectations
  • Planted visual screens to enter and exit areas
  • Planning and implementing salvage harvests of dead/dying ash trees to enhance wildlife food plot options
  • Small scale equipment demos

Lunch will be provided to those that preregister!

Cost: FREE

Sponsors for this event includes: L & M fleet supply, UP Whitetails, Wildlife Unlimited, Hiawathaland Farm Bureau, Delta Conservation District, Yogi's Bear Bait, Rays Feed Mill, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Buck Haven

Registration for MSU Forestry Innovation Center Wildlife Food Plot Field Day is open.

Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 2, 2025.

There are 150 openings available.

Accommodations

Michigan State University Extension programs, services events, and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.  

Contact Information

For information, contact Adrienne St. Vincent at stvince2@msu.edu or Jesse Randall at randal35@msu.edu or 906-786-1575.