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Funding Program:
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Project Title:
Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group |
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Lead State: MI Lead Organization: MIchigan State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin |
| Undesignated Funding: $19,908 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2019 End Date: Feb-29-2020 |
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Pests Involved: Many |
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Site/Commodity: Fresh market and processing vegetables |
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Area of Emphasis: Professional Development, Production Agriculture IPM Research and Outreach, Resistance Management in IPM Systems, Biological Control in IPM Systems, and Greenhouse/Controlled Environment IPM Tactics. |
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Summary:
Most Land Grant Universities in our North Central Region have undergone or are currently undergoing reorganization of their Extension services. Most have settled on an arrangement of regional Extension Educators, focusing on a topic area (i.e. sugar beets, dairy cattle, vegetables, fruit, etc.). Often, there is little overlap between these regions and Educators have trouble getting face time with their colleagues that share their focus. Further, vegetable growers early in their careers can learn much from networking with growers and Extension personnel in other regions, but are often at a loss of who to reach out to across state lines. Such connections can serve them throughout their careers by exposing them to how others adapt to challenges and explore new opportunities.
The Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group (GLVWG) is uniquely poised to connect educators with colleagues that have knowledge that can bridge these gaps. We propose to host a winter meeting for Extension professionals, supported by a listserv network. We also propose a summer grower exchange to forge lasting business and collegiate relationships among young or beginning vegetable growers across the Great Lakes region. Objectives: The GLVWG Objectives for fiscal year 2019 are as follows: 1. Host a meeting in West Lafayette, IN for members to exchange programmatic and research information, build regional collaborations, and identify current priorities within the vegetable industry. Maintain the listserv. 2. Host a summer vegetable grower exchange in Michigan, focusing on young and beginning vegetable growers and Extensional personnel. |
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