The 2022 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show is scheduled for Jan. 18-19 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Michigan. Registration opens at 8 a.m. on Jan. 18 and the cost for both days is $45 in advance and $50 at the door. The line is often long at the registration desk, so meeting attendees are encouraged to arrive well before the 9 a.m. start time. Both days will feature educational programs and vendor exhibits.
To pre-register, please visit: 2022 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show
One registration (tree fruit or grape session) will give attendees access to both the tree fruit sessions and grape sessions for both days. If you are purchasing tickets on the webpage for multiple people, please put the names of all attendees in the notes section in the checkout. (The notes section can be found in the upper right of the cart screen, below the “Order Summary”).
The fruit industry luncheon and the grape luncheon will be Tuesday, Jan. 18. The Cherry Marketing Institute annual meeting and luncheon will be Wednesday, Jan. 19. Wednesday’s luncheon is free to cherry growers if they pre-register with the Cherry Marketing Institute by calling 517-669-4264 or emailing [email protected].
The exhibit hall will be open during the show to feature vendors of orchard and vineyard equipment and supplies, commodity organizations and other exhibitors.
Both Tuesday and Wednesday will offer a variety of topics relating to research and information on tart cherries, sweet cherries, apples and wine grapes addressing production and marketing. Cherry, apple and grape sessions will be held on both days. Tuesday’s sessions will conclude with a social hour.
See the schedule below:
January 18, 2022
| 8:00 | Registration Desk Opens | MSU Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Moderator | Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar, MSU Extension | |
| 9:00-9:10 | Welcome and Overview | Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar |
| 9:10-9:50 | Maintaining late season fruit quality – control of the insect-pathogen complex | Rufus Isaacs |
| 9:55-11:15 | Marketing Emerging Wine Regions: Within the region and to the world. Panel includes: Magdalena Kaiser, Wines of Ontario; Morgen McLaughlin, Willamette Valley Wineries Association; and Kyle Pallischeck, Finger Lakes Wine Alliance. | MWC |
| 11:20-12:00 | 4H/Project GREEEN project, the MWC Talent Pipeline | Tom Smith and Dixie Sandborn |
| 12:10-1:30 | Lunch | |
| 1:35-2:00 | Vendor Break | |
| 2:05-2:45 | What fungicides are still working in grapes? A discussion of powdery mildew, botrytis and downy mildew. | Timothy Miles |
| 2:50-3:35 | Regenerating soil organic matter for healthy and productive soils | Francesca Cotrufo |
| 3:40-4:10 | Sustainable Management Tool for Michigan Vineyards | Dennis Phillips/ Karen Chou |
| 4:15-4:45 | Grapevine cold hardiness monitoring project updates from NW and SW Michigan | William Shane and Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar |
| 4:45-6:00 | Local beverage tasting and hors d’oeuvres social hours | |
January 19, 2022
| 9:00-9:10 | Welcome and Overview | Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar |
| 9:15-10:15 | Aging Wine on Lees: New perspectives on an age old practice | Katie Cook, Scott Laboratories |
| 10:15-10:40 | Vendor Break | |
| 10:45-12:00 | Soil health for perennial crops | RJ Rant (TerraForm Ag) |
| 12:10-1:30 | Lunch at GT Resort – Sponsored by Brick Packaging, MI Craft Beverage Council, and Michigan Wine Collaborative |
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| 1:30-2:00 | Vendor Break | |
| 2:00-2:30 | Craft Beverage Council updates | Jenelle Jagmin |
| 2:35-3:30 | MWC annual meeting and election | MWC |
| 3:35-4:00 | P45 annual meeting and election | P45 |
| 4:00- 5:00 | Educational wine tasting to discuss international and Michigan wines | P45 |