Welcome!
As of October 2011, I am the Tree Fruit Integrator at Michigan State University. This website has been created as a way to introduce myself and to provide a central location for projects with which I will be involved or that I think would be of interest.
Upcoming Meetings & Events...
2012 Spring Tree Fruit Horticulture Meeting
This day-long meeting will include presentations on pest management and horticultural techniques, invasive species, managing marginal lands for beneficial insects, and other topics important to tree fruit growers in Michigan. The meeting will be held in Hart, Michigan on March 16th. For more information, download the meeting agenda here.
Weather & Crop Protection Workshop
Learn to use weather knowledge as a tool for fruit pest management at this workshop being offered three times at different locations throughout Michigan: at the Ottawa County MSU Extension office in West Olive on March 19th, at the Berrien County MSUE office in Benton Harbor on March 20th, and at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research and Extension Center in Traverse City on March 23rd. A PDF of the brochure for the Berrien and Ottawa County workshops may be downloaded here.
7th International IPM Symposium
Memphis, Tennessee
The 7th International IPM Symposium, "IPM on the World Stage-Solutions for Global Pest Challenges," will be held in Memphis, Tennessee USA on March 27-29, 2012 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. Symposium sessions will address Integrated Pest Management (IPM) across disciplines, internationally, in the market place, agricultural, structural community settings, horticultural, and natural environments.
2012 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market EXPO
DeVos Exhibition Hall, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Submit a poster highlighting your current work relevant to fruit and vegetable growers and marketers at the 2012 Great Lakes EXPO happening in December! Submissions are due by November 16th. Instructions and formatting guidelines for the poster session can be found here.
2011 Great Lakes Fruit Workers Meeting
The 2011 Great Lakes Fruit Workers meeting was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 30 - November 2 at the Hilton Grand Rapids Airport. View presentations from that meeting and archives of previous meetings as well as other useful information on fruit IPM relevant to the Great Lakes region on the new website: Great Lakes Fruit Workers
