Expo
2023 Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo
in coordination with
The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo
December 5-7, 2023 in Grand Rapids, MI
Visit the Great Lakes Expo Website to register,
reserve a hotel room, and for more information.
We thank the following sponsors:
Greenhouse Education Sessions at a Glance:
Tuesday, Dec. 5 |
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9:00-9:50 |
10:00-10:50 |
2:00-2:50 |
3:00-3:50 |
Greenhouse Lighting During Propagation Erik Runkle and Roberto Lopez, MSU Sponsored by |
Sowing Your Success: Solutions for Seed Dylan Sedmak, PanAmerican Seed Sponsored by |
Greenhouse Disease Management Update Mary Hausbeck, MSU Sponsored by |
Achieving Plant Growth Management I – Success with PGRs Jamie Gibson, Syngenta Flowers Sponsored by |
Plants Are Experiential Goods – Ways to Increase Customer Engagement and Boost Sales Alicia Rihn, Univ. of Tennessee Sponsored by |
Best-performing Plants in the 2023 Michigan Garden Plant Tour Andrew Jager, Walters Gardens; Michael DeBerti, Mast Young Plants; Craig Stevens, DGI Propagators; Kristi Challender & Emily Wildt, Raker-Roberta’s; Josh Miller & Olivia Ott, Four Star Greenhouse; Heidi Lindberg, MSUE Sponsored by |
Leveraging Native Plants to Boost Sales Alicia Rihn, Univ. of Tennessee |
Greenhouse Events that Work – A Grower Panel Anna Olson, Weesies Brothers Greenhouse; Mark Watkins, Bogie Lake Greenhouse; Sophie Rich, Farmer John's Greenhouse |
Wednesday, Dec. 6
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9:00-9:50 |
10:00-10:50 |
2:00-2:50 |
3:00-3:50 |
A Systems Approach to Greenhouse Biological Control Sarah Jandricic, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Sponsored by |
A Deeper Discussion on Beneficials Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting Sponsored by |
Achieving Plant Growth Management II – Non-Chemical Growth Control Jamie Gibson, Syngenta Flowers Sponsored by Syngenta Flowers |
What’s in Your Water and How to Get the Bad Stuff Out Tom Fernandez, MSU Sponsored by |
From Selection to Success: Choosing the Right Fertilizer Jaden Gimondo, MSUE Sponsored by |
Tips for Growing Foliage Plants in the North Roberto Lopez, MSU; Jonah Brown, Danziger Sponsored by |
2:00-3:15 MSU Floriculture Research Update Roberto Lopez, MSU; Zachariah Rutledge, MSU; Heidi Lindberg, MSUE; Mary Hausbeck, MSU; Jeremy Jubenville, MSUE; Erik Runkle, MSU; Marcela Tabares, MSU |
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Specialty Cut Flower Track | |||
9:00-9:50 | 10:00-10:50 | 2:00-2:50 | 3:00-4:30 |
Producing High-quality Anemone and Ranunculus in Michigan Lindsay Daschner, Forget Me Not Farms
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Recruiting and Retaining Workers from Select Sources of the Local Labor Market Lindsay Daschner, Forget Me Not Farms; Nikki Deming, Kalamazoo Specialty Plants |
Weed Management Recommendations for Specialty Cut Flower Production Debalina Saha and Manjot Kaur Sidhu, MSU Sponsored by
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The Ins and Outs of Cooperatives and Collectives Bill Knudson, MSU; Alex Cacciari, Michigan Flower Growers Cooperative; Josephine Brown, Michigan Flower Barn; Paul Schaap, Kalamazoo Valley Plant Growers Cooperative |
Thursday, Dec. 7
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9:00-4:00 |
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SPECIAL WORKSHOP: Additional fee: $149 Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting Morning educational session sponsored by Plant Products |