Expo

2024 Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo

in coordination with

The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo

December 10-12, 2024 in Grand Rapids, MI

Visit the Great Lakes Expo Website to register,
reserve a hotel room, and
for more information.

Greenhouse Education Sessions at a Glance:

Tuesday, Dec. 10

9:00-9:50

10:10-11:00

1:30-2:20

2:40-3:30

Thrips parvispinus: A Looming Threat to Horticultural Production

Erich Schoeller, Univ. of Georgia

Biopesticide Integration: Strategy and Economic Considerations

J.J. Klimp, Hidden Leaf Greenhouse

Enhancing Biological Control with Banker Plants and Supplemental Foods

Erich Schoeller, Univ. of Georgia

Don't Deplete Your Social Battery: Finding the Right Balance between Social Media and Traditional Marketing

Meg Burritt, MSU

Sponsored by
Proven Winners

Successful Disease Management in the Greenhouse

Mary Hausbeck, MSU

Sponsored by
Nufarm

PGRs: New Products and Application Methods

Roberto Lopez, MSU

Sponsored by
Fine Americas

1:30-3:00

Let’s Get Growing: An MSU Greenhouse Research Update

Mary Hausbeck, Tom Fernandez, Roberto Lopez, Debalina Saha, Erik Runkle, Marianna Szucs, Aluel Go, and Josh Vander Weide, MSU

Moderated by Roberto Lopez, MSU

Wednesday, Dec. 11

9:00-9:50

10:10-11:00

1:30-2:20

2:40-3:30

Fundamentals of Greenhouse Growing I: Watering Plants – Training for Success

Brian Krug, Syngenta

Sponsored by
Syngenta Flowers

Fundamentals of Greenhouse Growing II: Temperature and Light Management

Erik Runkle, MSU

Sponsored by
Philips Horticulture LED Lighting

Nutrition: Using Substrate Chemistry to Your Advantage

Brian Krug, Syngenta

Sponsored by
Syngenta Flowers

Avoid Emergencies and Get a Handle on Handling Cuttings

Nathan Jahnke, Ball Horticultural Company

Sponsored by
Ball Horticultural Co.

Understanding Costs of Production: Insights from the 2024 US Census of Horticulture

Simone Valle de Souza, MSU

Best-performing Plants in the 2024 Michigan Garden Plant Tour

Andrew Jager, Walters Gardens; Brian Weesies, Mast Young Plants; Craig Stevens, DGI Propagators; Kristi Challender & Emily Wildt, Raker-Roberta’s; Courtney Buckley & Olivia Ott, Four Star Greenhouse; Abby Makowski, MSU

Scheduling for Retail: Ensuring Season-long Interest with Herbaceous Perennials

Caitlin Splawski, MSUE

Sponsored by
Darwin Perennials

Tech Integration in a Commercial Greenhouse

Aren Phillips, Walters Gardens

Specialty Cut Flower Track
9:00-9:50 10:00-10:50 1:30-2:20 2:40-3:30

Tips on Manipulating the Day Length to Extend the Cut Flower Season

Roberto Lopez, MSU

Getting Ahead of Diseases in Specialty Cut Flower Production

Mary Hausbeck, MSU

One Day More: A Quick Guide to Cut Flower Postharvest Handling

Nathan Jahnke, Ball Horticultural Company

Sponsored by
Smithers Oasis

We Grow, You Pick: Creating and Implementing a Successful U-Pick Flower Program

Michelle Brosius, Green Things Farm Collective