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40 Under 40 Awards
Advanced Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers - English
Advanced Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers - Spanish
Ag Tech Summit
Agrability
Agritourism Workshops - Hosted by Michigan Agritourism
Apple I
Apple II
Asparagus
Avoid Emergencies and Get a Handle on Handling Cuttings
Berry
Best-performing Plants in the 2024 Michigan Garden Plant Tour
Biopesticide Integration: Strategy and Economic Considerations
Blueberry I
Blueberry II
Brassicas
Building Food Access and Community at Your Farm Market
Celery
Certis Biologicals Session
Cherry
Cider Judging
Core Pesticide Applicator Certification Testing
Don't Deplete Your Social Battery: Finding the Right Balance between Social Media and Traditional Marketing
Drone Spraying in Specialty Crops Symposium
E-commerce Strategies for Small-Scale Farmers
Emerging Technology I: Field Testing Technologies to Improve Decision Making and Crop Quality
Emerging Technology II: Improving On-Farm and Food System Sustainability Through Automation
Emerging Technology III: Field and Post-Harvest Monitoring Solutions
Emerging Technology IV: AgTech Challenges and Opportunities Discussion
Enhancing Biological Control with Banker Plants and Supplemental Foods
Farm Business - Insurance
Farm Business - Programs
Farm Market - Social Media
Farm Market Roundtable
Farm Market Workshop - Farm Layout and Design
Farm Market: Bringing People Along
Farm Planning for Organic and Sustainable Farmers-Considering Multiple Goals
Farming For Generations
Fundamentals of Greenhouse Growing I: Watering Plants – Training for Success
Fundamentals of Greenhouse Growing II: Temperature and Light Management
IPM Timely Topics
Introducing the New Beginning Farmer Resource and Decision Making Guide
Irrigation
Juice Grape
Keynote: The Untapped Bounty of Regenerative Agriculture
Labor I
Labor II
Lavender I
Lavender II
Let’s Get Growing: An MSU Greenhouse Research Update
Managing Nutrition for Fruit Quality and Pest Resistance
Michigan Vegetable Council Annual Meeting
Mushrooms
New Agricultural Water Rules in Fresh Produce
Nutrition: Using Substrate Chemistry to Your Advantage
Off-Target Spray Drift
Onion
Organic Transition
Organic Vegetable Management
PGRs: New Products and Application Methods
Peach/Plum
Pesticide Safety and Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers- English
Pesticide Safety and Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers- Spanish
Pick the Right Fruit Size and Color with Less Defects Using Real-time Data Driven Insights
Pickles and Vine Crops
Plant Growth Regulators: Enhancing Fruit Quality, Operation Efficiency, and Profitability
Potato
Root Crops
Scheduling for Retail: Ensuring Season-long Interest with Herbaceous Perennials
Sensory Merchandising: Connecting with Customers One Sense at a Time
Soil Health and Cover Cropping
Specialty Cut Flowers I
Specialty Cut Flowers II
Successful Disease Management in the Greenhouse
Succession Planning Challenges and How to Position Your Operation for Success
Sweet Corn
Sweet/Hard Cider
Tech Integration in a Commercial Greenhouse
Thrips parvispinus: A Looming Threat to Horticultural Production
Tomato Pepper Eggplant
UPL NA, Inc Session
Understanding Costs of Production: Insights from the 2024 US Census of Horticulture
Understanding Your Story
Visual Merchandising 101: Interactive Techniques to Transform Your Space
Wine Grape
Joe Affholter, Michigan State University
Christine Alexander, Michigan Department of Environment, Gre...
Evangelyn Alocilja, Michigan State University
Safa Alzohairy, Michigan State University
Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin Madison
Nick Babcock, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural D...
Amy Bearss, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Dev...
Dr. Randolph Beaudry, Michigan State University
Ben Belkholm, Farm Service Agency
Janice Benson, Michigan Agritourism
Beverly Berens, MI AgrAbility
Thierry Besancon, Rutgers University
Emery Bostwick, Earthkeeper Farm
Dan Brainard, Michigan State University, Dept. Horticulture
Katie Brandt, MSU
Logan Brock, Cattail Organics
Michelle Brosius
Courtney Buckley, Four Star
Megan Burritt, MSU
Jan Byrne, Michigan State University
Antonio Castro-Escabar, Michigan Department of Agriculture a...
Kristi Challender, Raker-Roberta's Young Plants
Jack Chappuies, Michigan State University
Abigail Cohen, Michigan State University
robert collins, Tillers International
Christina Curell, MSUE
Scott DeBuck, DeBuck's Family Farm
Jonathan Dinsmore, Dinsmore Farms
Younsuk Dong, Michigan State University
Stephanie Dunneback, Ed Dunneback & Girls
Chris Eckert, Eckert's Inc.
Todd Einhorn, MSU
Paula Englin, Michigan Cider Association
Tom Fernandez, Michigan State University
Lance Fosberg, MSU Dept. Entomology
Brian Frieden, USDA Risk Management Agency
Cruz Garcerá Figueroa, Instituto Valenciano de Investigacion...
Carlos Garcia-Salazaar, Michigan State University Extension
Amanda Gevens, University of Wisconsin Madison
Shuresh Ghimire, University of Connecticut
Aluel Go, Michigan State University
Filberto Gomez, Michigan State University Extension
Anamaria Gomez-Rodas, Michigan Department of Agriculture and...
Angie Gradiz, Michigan State University
Aaron Grenchik, Great Lakes Treats
Jill Grenchik, Great Lakes Treats
Kevin Halfmann, MDARD
Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University
Zack Hayden, Michigan State University
Tom Herlache, Michigan State University
Gerrit Herrygers, Wilbur-Ellis
Cain Hickey, Penn State
Dana Hilfinger, Johnny's Selected Seeds
Lori Hoagland, Purdue University
Jordan Hoekstra, Vriesland Growers Cooperative, Inc
Mike Houghtaling, Houghtaling Farms
Laura Ingwell, Purdue University
Amy Irish-Brown, Valent U.S.A. LLC
Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
Andrew Jager, Walters Gardens
Nathan Jahnke, Ball Horticultural Company
Margaret Jodlowski, The Ohio State University
Brenden Kelley, Michigan State University
Lyndon Kelley, Michigan State University
John Kempf, Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
Kevin Kern, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Dev...
JJ Klimp, HIDDEN LEAF GREENHOUSE, LLC
Jamie Kober
Grzegorz Krawczyk, PSU FREC
Shanthanu Krishna Kumar, Penn State University
Brian Krug, Syngenta Flowers
Michael Lalich, Low Country Labor Company
Brad Lapchak, Department of Labor
Jonathan LaPorte, Michigan State University Extension
Brianna Layfield
Mark Ledebuhr, Application Insight
Rich Leep, Leep Mushrooms
Meg Lefeld, ZenGenius, Inc.
Joe Lesausky, Michigan Farmers Market Association
Elizabeth Long, Purdue University
Roberto Lopez, Michigan State University
Abby Makowski, Michigan State University Horticulture Garden...
Saltanat Mambetova, Michigan State University Extension
Michael Marsh, National Council of Agricultural Employers
Philip Martin, University of California Davis
Keith Mason, Michigan State University
Amy McCann, Local Food Marketplace Inc.
Liv McDaniel, Deep Roots Produce
Stephen McDaniel, Deep Roots Produce
Steve Meckley, Meckley's Flavor Fruit Farm
Lindsay Meckley Bollheimer, Meckley's Flavor Fruit Farm
Nate Mehren, Fat Baby Hot Sauce
Meghan Milbrath, Michigan State University
Tim Miles, Michigan State University
Julia Miller, Michigan State University
Douglas Minier, Michigan State University
Kyle Mitchell, Mitchell's Patch of Blue
Vicki Morrone, Michigan State University
David Mota-Sanchez, Michiga State University
Brian Moyer, Penn State Extension
Pete Nelson, HortSystems LLC
Tara Newman, The Culinary Cottage
Jim Nugent, Sunblossom Orchards
Nancy Nyquist, Michigan Blueberry Commission
Daniel Oropeza, Dano’s Landscaping
Sam Oschwald Tilton, Glacial Drift Enterprises, LLC
Terra Osman, Farmish
Olivia Ott, Four Star
Samantha Otto, The Woven Trifecta
Peter Oudemans, Rutgers University
Olga Padilla-Zakour, Cornell AgriTech
Kari Peter, Penn State University
Aren Phillips, Walters Gardens
Ben Phillips, Michigan State University Extension
Jennifer Phillips Russo, Cornell University Cooperative Exte...
Derek Plotkowski, Michigan State University Extension
Marisol Quintanilla, Michigan State University
Rahim Rahimi, Purdue University
Ray Rantz, Michigan State University
Kruti Ravaliya, Food and Drug Administration
Michael Reinke, Michigan State University
Chad Rendeers, Michigan Blueberry Advisory Committee
Kristine Rendon, Michigan Department of Environment, Great L...
Bill Robinette, Robinette's Apple Haus and Winery
Maia Romeyn, Providence Farm
Eric Roossinck, Roossinck Orchards
Zilfina Rubio Ames, University of Georgia
Erik Runkle, Michigan State University
Zachariah Rutledge, Michigan State University
Paolo Sabbatini, Michigan State University
debalina Saha, Michigan State University
Jim Schaefer
Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris, USDA ARS
Erich Schoeller, University of Georgia
Faisal Sherif, Michigan State University
Emily Shirey, ZenGenius, Inc.
Cheyenne Sloan, Michigan State University Extension
Olivia Smith, Michigan State University
Tom Smith, Michigan State University Extension
John Spafford, MSU
Caitlin Splawski, MSU Extension
Craig Stevens, DGI Propagators
Don Stoeckel, Produce Safety Alliance at Cornell
Ned Stoller, Michigan AgrAbility
Julie Studier, Tower Hill Farm
George Sundin, Michigan State University
Christopher Swaggerty, Hill Bros. Orchards and Cider Mill
Aimee Swenson, USDA Farm Service Agency
Chris Swinson, Mycophile's Garden
Zsofia Szendrei, Michigan State University
Marianna Szucs, Michigan State University
Natasha Tarnowsky, Food Bank Council of Michigan
Erika Tebbens, Taste the Local Difference
Lisa Tiemann, Michigan State University
Phillip Tocco, Michigan State University Extension
Emmanuel Torres Quezada, North Carolina State University
Simone Valle de Souza, Michigan State University
Josh Vanderweide, Michigan State University
Beth VanDrie, Arlene Resource Management
Mark VanGessel, University of Delaware
Katie Vargas, Joe Rasch Orchards
Brian Weesies, Mast Young Plants Inc
Emily Wildt, Raker-Roberta's Young Plants
Jaime Willbur, Michigan State University Extension
Julianna Wilson, Michigan State University
Wendy Zhang, Kejay Farms
Ernest Zimmerman
Terry Zimmerman
Garrett Zuver, Food Bank Council of Michigan
Farm Marketing
Fruit
General
Greenhouse
Lavender
Vegetable
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Time
Name
More Info
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Thrips parvispinus: A Looming Threat to Horticultural Production
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Successful Disease Management in the Greenhouse
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sweet/Hard Cider
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
IPM Timely Topics
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Farm Business - Insurance
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Asparagus
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Lavender I
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Brassicas
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pickles and Vine Crops
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Juice Grape
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Emerging Technology I: Field Testing Technologies to Improve Decision Making and Crop Quality
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Plant Growth Regulators: Enhancing Fruit Quality, Operation Efficiency, and Profitability
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sensory Merchandising: Connecting with Customers One Sense at a Time
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
PGRs: New Products and Application Methods
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Biopesticide Integration: Strategy and Economic Considerations
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Succession Planning Challenges and How to Position Your Operation for Success
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Farm Business - Programs
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Understanding Your Story
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Agrability
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
UPL NA, Inc Session
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Enhancing Biological Control with Banker Plants and Supplemental Foods
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Let’s Get Growing: An MSU Greenhouse Research Update
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Introducing the New Beginning Farmer Resource and Decision Making Guide
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Wine Grape
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sweet Corn
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Emerging Technology II: Improving On-Farm and Food System Sustainability Through Automation
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Berry
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Apple I
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Farming For Generations
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lavender II
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Visual Merchandising 101: Interactive Techniques to Transform Your Space
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Root Crops
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Soil Health and Cover Cropping
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Don't Deplete Your Social Battery: Finding the Right Balance between Social Media and Traditional Marketing
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
40 Under 40 Awards
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Farm Market Roundtable
Time
Name
More Info
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Understanding Costs of Production: Insights from the 2024 US Census of Horticulture
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Fundamentals of Greenhouse Growing I: Watering Plants – Training for Success
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Organic Transition
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Blueberry I
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Onion
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Peach/Plum
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mushrooms
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Keynote: The Untapped Bounty of Regenerative Agriculture
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Emerging Technology III: Field and Post-Harvest Monitoring Solutions
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Labor I
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cherry
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Specialty Cut Flowers I
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Agritourism Workshops - Hosted by Michigan Agritourism
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Tomato Pepper Eggplant
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Certis Biologicals Session
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Best-performing Plants in the 2024 Michigan Garden Plant Tour
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Fundamentals of Greenhouse Growing II: Temperature and Light Management
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Organic Vegetable Management
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Off-Target Spray Drift
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Managing Nutrition for Fruit Quality and Pest Resistance
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Pick the Right Fruit Size and Color with Less Defects Using Real-time Data Driven Insights
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Scheduling for Retail: Ensuring Season-long Interest with Herbaceous Perennials
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Nutrition: Using Substrate Chemistry to Your Advantage
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Specialty Cut Flowers II
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Farm Planning for Organic and Sustainable Farmers-Considering Multiple Goals
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Apple II
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Celery
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Labor II
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Irrigation
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Emerging Technology IV: AgTech Challenges and Opportunities Discussion
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Blueberry II
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cider Judging
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Farm Market - Social Media
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Potato
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Avoid Emergencies and Get a Handle on Handling Cuttings
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Tech Integration in a Commercial Greenhouse
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Michigan Vegetable Council Annual Meeting
Time
Name
More Info
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pesticide Safety and Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers- Spanish
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pesticide Safety and Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers- English
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Building Food Access and Community at Your Farm Market
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
New Agricultural Water Rules in Fresh Produce
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Farm Market: Bringing People Along
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Farm Market Workshop - Farm Layout and Design
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
E-commerce Strategies for Small-Scale Farmers
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Ag Tech Summit
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Drone Spraying in Specialty Crops Symposium
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Advanced Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers - Spanish
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Advanced Worker Protection Safety for Workers and Handlers - English
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Core Pesticide Applicator Certification Testing