2025 Southeast Michigan Vegetable Grower Winter Meeting
Feb. 12, 2025
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The Hive at Macon Creek
8759 Clinton Macon Rd.
Clinton, MI 49236
Cost: Free (lunch provided)
Agenda:
9 a.m.: Welcome / Weed Control in Sweet Corn & Pumpkins
Chris Galbraith, MSU Extension/Ohio State University Extension
9:30 a.m.: Lake Erie Water Quality Update
Michelle Selzer, MDARD
10 a.m.: Produce Safety Update
Joseph Smith, MDARD
10:20 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.: Weather and Pest Management Tools from MSU's Enviroweather Program
Keith Mason, Michigan State University
11:15 a.m.: Labor Issues in Michigan Vegetable Production and Potential Solutions
Zach Rutledge, Michigan State University
12 p.m.: Lunch
12:45 p.m.: Cabbage Cost of Production Study Results
Chris Bardenhagen, MSU Extension
1:15 p.m.: Michigan Vegetable Council Update
Greg Bird, Michigan Vegetable Council
1:30 p.m.: Resources and Strategies for Soil Fertility Management in Vegetables
Zack Hayden, Michigan State University
2:15 p.m.: Managing Damping-Off, Brassica Diseases, and Powdery Mildew
Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University
3 p.m.: Evaluations/Credits
Registration for 2025 Southeast Michigan Vegetable Grower Winter Meeting is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on February 11, 2025.
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. 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.