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December 9-11, 2014

Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO
Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo

2012 Education Sessions	Click on a session below to see details OR Select a specific program group

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Tuesday Dec. 10	Asparagus Berries Farm Marketing I: Keynote Session Greenhouse: Best of the Best from the 2012 Michigan Garden Tour Greenhouse: Enhancing the Shopping Experience Pickling Cucumber Tomato / Pepper / Eggplant Weather Risk Management in Tree Fruit Wine Grapes Greenhouse: Social Media Greenhouse: What's Your Problem? Test Your Diagnostic Skills Retail Produce Buyers Panel	Apple I Chestnuts Farm Marketing II: Maintaining the Experience Food Safety Greenhouse: Controlling Downy Mildew on Impatiens and Basil Greenhouse: MSU Floriculture Research Update Juice Grapes Potato Sweet Corn Greenhouse: Controlling Other Greenhouse Plant Diseases Greenhouse: Managing the Root Zone	Fruit Variety Showcase Farm Marketing Roundtable

Wednesday Dec. 11	Blueberry I Farm Marketing III: Business Management Greenhouse: Acres Online Live Hoop Houses and Tunnels Hops Labor Onion Sweet Cider Tart Cherry Vine Crops Greenhouse: LEAN Greenhouse Production Can Mean More Profit! Greenhouse: PGRs on Spring Crops	Farm to Institution Marketing Specialty Crop Grant Opportunities What is Changing with Michigan Wetland Regulations Cider Judging Apple II Blueberry II Carrot Celery Farm Marketing IV: Enterprise Expansion Greenhouse: Biocontrol Control - Is It for You? Greenhouse: Seedling Plug Production Niche Vegetables Peach and Plum Soil Health Sweet Cherry Greenhouse: Insect Management - Insecticides Greenhouse: Lighting Crops to Accelerate Flowering

Thursday Dec. 12	NOP Organic Certification & Beyond: Value to Your Farm and Markets Biological Control of Insects Farm Bill / Crop Insurance Farm Business Transitions Workshop Farm Marketing Workshop A: Bakery Ideas for the Future Farm Marketing Workshop B: Cheese Making 101 for Farm Marketers Farm Marketing Workshop C: Marketing in a 'Fan,' 'Like,' and 'Follow' World - A Hands-On Workshop on Making the Most Out of Social Media Farm Marketing Workshop D: Taking Your Customer Service to New Heights - Learning Form the Zingerman's Experience Farmers' Markets Workshop: It's Our Market, It's Your Market, It's Everyone's Market: Communication and Collaboration to Build a Better Market Hard Cider Irrigation MAEAP Verification: What's Involved and Why You Should Consider It Organic Marketing: Growing and Adapting to a Changing Market Farmers' Markets: Farmers Experiences with the Kent County WIC Pilot Project: A Listening Session	Current Issues in Organic Fruit Production Farmers' Markets: You Never Get Second Chance to Make a First Impression: Marketing, Displays and Customer Service Organic Vegetable Production Thinning the Record 2013 Apple Crop

Education programs supported by:

MSUE Vegetable Team
MSUE Fruit Team
MSUE Floriculture Team
MSU Extension
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michigan State University

December
10-12, 2013

Sponsored by
Michigan State
Horticultural Society
and
Michigan
Vegetable Council
in cooperation with
Michigan State
University Extension

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Sponsored by
Metropolitan Detroit
Flower Growers Association
and
Western Michigan
Greenhouse Association
in cooperation with
Michigan State
University Extension