Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO Session Evaluation 2016

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1 Asparagus Asparagus Research Farm Update Asparagus Irrigation Update -- Effects on Spear Cooling, Quality and Yield Asparagus Insect Pest Management Asparagus Pathology Results -- Results of 2016 Trials asparagus insect pest management - good info, just will change spray program this year what is the relationship (if there is one) between adequate moisture, heat, spear quality, plant exhaustion, season length (i.e. what should the soil moisture be?) mulching asparagus compare trial results on heavier vs. lighter soils Fruit grower ( 6 ) Vegetable grower ( 14 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 4 ) Greenhouse manager ( 1 ) speialty restaurant only Extension ( 1 ) Evaluations received: 19

2 Beans and Peas White Mold, Phytophthora, Root Rot Complex Weed Control Update Tillage and Cover Crops in Snap Beans / Peas already till and use cover; reinforced what we do (trials) data for Contans WG use before snap beans organic weed management is a strong interest of mine Fruit grower ( 1 ) Vegetable grower ( 4 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 1 ) Greenhouse manager ( 1 ) extension grad student processor ( 2 ) Evaluations received: 10

3 Carrot New Product Evaluations for Control of Nematodes in Carrots, in Ontario Canada Cover Crops for Carrot Rotation Managing Nematodes in Michigan Carrots Carrot Pathology Update thank you zuchinni and squash - how to prevent the fly that stings plant and kills it Fruit grower ( 0 ) Vegetable grower ( 3 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 1 ) Greenhouse manager ( 1 ) ( 0 ) Evaluations received: 4

4 Celery Celery Pathology Update Celery Weed Control Update The Food Safety Modernization Act: Things for Celery Growers to Be Aware Of Celery Industry Update from Ontario Fruit grower ( 0 ) Vegetable grower ( 1 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 0 ) Greenhouse manager ( 0 ) ( 0 ) Evaluations received: 1

5 Cole Crops Plasticulture Production of Cabbage Trapping Swede Midge in Michigan Expanding Eastern Broccoli Production Based on New Hybrids Adapted to the Climate Maximum Weed Control in Cole Crops Using All Available Options enjoyed Swede MIdge and Eastern broccoli presentations very helpful since I am new to cole crops are certain verieties less susceptible to Swede Midge? broccoli / cabbage varieties that work well on plastic? black rot tolerance / resistance trials cultural / weed management practices; I still found Dr Zs presentation informative more hydroponics fertilization in cole crops more info on varieties Fruit grower ( 1 ) Vegetable grower ( 9 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 3 ) Greenhouse manager ( 2 ) student / organic grower U of I extension ( 1 ) Comments would like to see a very dense variety of red cabbage on the market (i.e. kraut variety) with large head Evaluations received: 13

6 Greenhouse Vegetable Production Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO Grafting; True Benefits and False Hype; Yield, Diseases, Ecomics Greenhouse Lighting Alternatives to In-Ground Production Recognizing Tomato Nutrient Disorders very good all wish greenhouse lighting talk had included costs of production, revenue, etc. alternatives to in-ground - I was looking for hydroponics the guy who grafting and alternatives should do book recordings both were excellent thanks. Fourth speaker needs a better handout more handouts or follow-up maerial more hydroponics controlled environment ag greenhouse guy seemed to need a smidge more to me Garden house setup. Construction tips, design tips or recommendations. more printed info on tomato nutrient disorders would be nice. tomato pruning techniques Fruit grower ( 1 ) Vegetable grower ( 8 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 7 ) Greenhouse manager ( 4 ) Extension educator Food Corps Service member youth greenhuse manager retail ag ( 1 ) Evaluations received: 18

7 Onion Investigating Onion Diseases New and Old Interactions Between Onion Thrips and Bacterial Leaf Blight Fertility and Irrigation Considerations: Growing Onions on Mineral Soils Season-Long Weed Control in Onions all spoke good thank you each one; helpful information more SPANISH research on population, storage, etc. more transplant talks for mineral soils!! great info to use a printed copy of your presentation is greatly appreciated or a link to where the PPT can be viewed again appreciate printout of power points would be nice to offer suggested / recommended fungicide / bactericide spray schedule seed treatment / in-furrow disease control offer USB sticks with Power points (at least print out) Fruit grower ( 1 ) Vegetable grower ( 16 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 1 ) Greenhouse manager ( 1 ) extension consultant onion crop production company ( 0 ) Evaluations received: 20

8 Organic Vegetable Production and Management Ecological Weed Management in Organic Vegetables Permanent Beds in Organic Vegetable Systems Tarping Soils to Minimize Tillage and Reduce Weeds Which Biopesticides are Most Effective and Why? last workshop could have been better by narrowing in Presentation 1. excellent maybe get a mobile mic - everyone wants to stand behind a podium all the time If you have ed the GLEXPO in the past is there information that you gained that you have applied to your agriculture business? Yes ( 6 ) No ( 5 ) ( 6 ) If YES, can you share what you tried or have implemented and the outcome? I continue to pass along as much as I can to students. They can get this info from textbooks. The future appears to be with indoor / hydroponic - can you find growers in this field to present? Soil based farming has a finite number of acres. We have gone to high density orchards, intensive cropping, where do we go next? Mention pest control before biopesticides; it was mentioned AT ALL before then, whereas everyone mentioned weeds Permaculture farming, more topics on laws and politics related to ag. Beginning farmers, controlling pests organically I would like to hear more about low cost and/or small scale techniques or application for urban agriculture Fruit grower ( 4 ) Vegetable grower ( 10 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 6 ) Greenhouse manager ( 4 ) education - hort instructor researcher youth educator / school gardener youth educator / backyeard grower, beginning farmer consultant ( 1 ) Evaluations received: 17

9 Phytophthora Capsici Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO Pathogen Biology and Cultural Management Fungicide Management Programs Dr Hausbeck care to be asked to move so she have to use microphone - why? some people would prefer or can hear; like her style at ALL; however she is kwledgeable great presentation Mary and Charles; both a great job explaining a complex topic and keeping it interesting preventative technique there seemed to be a lot of questions throughout; maybe a little more handout material would be helpful; more organics Charlie - effective presenter Fruit grower ( 2 ) Vegetable grower ( 3 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 2 ) Greenhouse manager ( 2 ) processor crop advising extension ( 1 ) Evaluations received: 10

10 Pickling Cucumber Pickling Cucumber Weed Control Options, and Why Are There No New Registrations? Downy Mildew Prevention and Control Nutrition and Population Research with Parthecarpic and Gyecious Cucumbers Scouting Cucumbers with UAS (Drones) add some of the graphs to packets has any research been done with organic fungicides, such as milk, baking soda or dawn dish soap? All presenters presented very useful information. good job by all UAS presentation a little technical / abbreviations DM - one or two slides on DM vs bacterial leafspot ID good speakers give prices for suggested spray programs Look at organic powdery mildew controls. varieties vs. harvest damage Repeat of UAS presentation with case studies or practical applications. Soil and ph effects and interactions with herbicides. Crop tolerance effects with herbicide tank mixes. yield differences between trained and n-trained pickle fields downy mildew screening trials? Fruit grower ( 0 ) Vegetable grower ( 13 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 3 ) Greenhouse manager ( 2 ) retail/custom app community garden chemical salesman crop insurance adjuster industry/crop protection ag retail mgr. input industry rep consultant retailer vendor ( 0 ) Evaluations received: 24

11 Potato The View from Above - Unmanned Aerial Systems and Remote Scouting Fertility Management in Potatoes Potato Pathology Update good information Fruit grower ( 0 ) Vegetable grower ( 3 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 0 ) Greenhouse manager ( 0 ) coonsultant ( 0 ) Evaluations received: 4

12 Soil Health Understanding What Your Soil Test Says Reduced Tillage Systems for Vegetables Optimizing Strip Tillage Systems for Vegetables Cover Crops for Building Soil and Benefits I have already seen Anu present on this topic several times and work with her 1. the big 6 parameters used to evaluate soil helth; thanks for making the type size big eugh to see from the back of the room more handouts please; would like a copy of the slides so we can remember what we learned 2, 3, 4. need a handout; basic handout would be great; could we get all the power points posted online? they were all very good good job all! thanks; intro presentation was a good foundation but veyr basic; could have used some examples all reasonably good; Anne should have been in middle to wake us up! last two presentations really good! Anne is awesome using soil test report from MI as example, rather than from Cornell, might be more useful thank you! If you have ed the GLEXPO in the past is there information that you gained that you have applied to your agriculture business? Yes ( 9 ) No ( 5 ) ( 9 ) If YES, can you share what you tried or have implemented and the outcome? cover crop info; MAEAP verification; reducing tillage started cover cropping this year electric fence to keep deer out rye - some success many smaller implementations covers w are mandatory after all veg crops; always pick up things to take home Haney from Texas has different soil health tests real farmers presenting on what they do, advice for new farmers; hoop house setup, examples with lots of pictures organic controls for powdery and downy mildew - baking soda, milk, etc. tillage equipment would have liked to have handout from each speaker keep at the soil health talks as it is constantly evolving equipment use and comparison, especially for one row bean, sweet corn, potato harvesters, flamers, mechanical vs vacuum planters, various cultivators, more organic topics given by professors; cut flower production maybe a percentage of time dedicated to how some minerals / nutrients block or help the uptake of beneficial nutrients

13 Fruit grower ( 4 ) Vegetable grower ( 12 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 8 ) Greenhouse manager ( 3 ) researcher urban vegetable grower community garden CSA educator consultant educator ( 0 ) Comments if cost keeps going up will have to stop coming to the EXPO first time ee Evaluations received: 23

14 Sweet Corn Sweet Corn Insect Control Update Sweet Corn Weed Control Update Steps to Maximizing Yield Sweet Corn Genetics and Looking Ahead to the Future good information wll done all were good excellent presentations this was good information good job Fruit grower ( 5 ) Vegetable grower ( 11 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 5 ) Greenhouse manager ( 0 ) community garden ( 1 ) Evaluations received: 16

15 Tomato / Pepper / Eggplant Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO Irrigation and Nitrogen Management of Vegetable Crops The Sprayer Tank's Empty, but Did You Hit It? Screening Peppers for Bacterial Leaf Spot and Silvering Tips to Control Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot in Pepper nice work by all #2 was excellent! Jason Deveau - very unique and interesting perspective. I will be suggesting website to our farms spray guys very basic, but little practical information very good; well done A growers 101 for those who are new to farming or those new to a particular crop or practice; for example how to grow on plastic mulch gray shoulders in tomatoes Fruit grower ( 6 ) Vegetable grower ( 19 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 8 ) Greenhouse manager ( 4 ) consultant educator ( 1 ) Evaluations received: 24

16 Vine Crops Seedless Watermelon and Hollow Heart Neonicotiid Effects on Pollinators in Vine Crops Powdery Mildew Update Niche Vine Crops you are talking to professional growers, school children they had good information; good job excellent PM presentation - could have taken more time; neonic talk equally good great presentations and very thought provoking s[end more than 10 seconds on cultural controls variety trials of new muskmelon / cantalope coming to market; downy mildew resistance talk on gourds (growing, planting, etc) more pumpkin specific sessions keep up the good work need more talks on fungicides /virus and insect interactions on vine crops alternatives to toxic pesticides; effect of nutrient management on insect / disease Fruit grower ( 3 ) Vegetable grower ( 18 ) Farm Market grower / operator ( 8 ) Greenhouse manager ( 2 ) consultant custom application agromist community garden retail input supplier conservation district industry crop protection sales agromist ( 1 ) Evaluations received: 29