The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) at Michigan State University is searching for its next department chair. We will be interviewing three candidates during early May for the position. As a valued stakeholder, we would like to invite you to participate in these interviews and provide feedback on the next leader of AFRE. We…
2023 HORT DAYS! The upcoming 2023 Southwest Michigan Hort Days is coming up this February 1st and 2nd. This event is sponsored by the Michigan Grape Society and Michigan State University Extension. Grapes: The grape session on Wednesday, February 1 will highlight the interests of all grape and wine stakeholders in Michigan. The two sessions on…
The 2023 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show is scheduled for Jan. 17-18 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Michigan. Registration opens at 8 a.m. on Jan. 17 and the cost for both days is $50 in advance and $55 at the door. Both days will feature educational programs and vendor exhibits. The exhibit hall will be open during the show…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Candice Elders Phone: 269-927-8875 Mobile: (269) 426-0320 E-mail: [email protected] Lake Michigan College Announces One Year of Free Tuition Lake Michigan College is offering free tuition to students for the 2021-2022 academic year. The plan, announced during Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, covers full tuition and fees up to 30 credit…
Northwest Michigan Health Services Inc Did you know? There are Five medical clinics in the NW Michigan dedicated specifically to providing medical care to our migrant agricultural worker community? Not only is this most valuable news, it is vital that our wine industry share this information to ensure that our workers get the best possible…
Workshop on building better spray programs for vineyards in the Midwest From: Timothy Miles, Michigan State University, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, and other members of the FRAME team. Attend this virtual workshop on March 2 or 4, 2021, to learn more about writing or recommending fungicide spray programs. Powdery mildew on grapes a…
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Save the Date for the Virtual Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show on January 19-21, 2021 A new format and free registration will be offered at the 2021 Show! Grape educational sessions will be held from 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM on January 19 and 20. P45 will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the sessions…
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“I am very pleased to introduce Mr. Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar as the new NW Michigan small fruit/ viticulture specialist here in the Grand Traverse region. He will fill the position that Thomas Todaro departed last summer and work both from an office in Suttons Bay and out at the Northwest MI Horticultural Research Center (NWMRC). As many of…
