Mark Longstroth
longstr7@msu.edu
Telephone: 269 657-8213 x4
Cellphone: 269 873-8983
Fax: 269 657-6678
MSU Extension
Fruit Educator
Business Management
Food and Animal Systems
Small Fruit Educator
Van Buren County Extension Office 801 Hazen Street, Suite DPaw Paw, MI 49079
Mark is an educational resource for small fruit growers in Southwest Michigan. His current focus is blueberries, and other small fruits.
I have worked for MSU Extenion as a Fruit Educator since 1993. I am an educational resource for small fruit growers in Southwest Michigan. My current focus is blueberries, and other small fruits. Prior to 2010, I served all commercial fruit growers in SW Michigan, focusing on both tree fruit (primarily apples and cherries) and small fruit (primarily blueberries, grapes, and cranberries). I scout fruit plantings and hold weekly or monthly (blueberries and grapes) meetings. I report Southwest Michigan’s fruit and pest conditions for MSU Extension and contribute articles on fruit pests and diseases. I have given numerous presentations on site selection, nutrition, fertilization, cultural practices, and pest control for blueberries and other fruit.
Before coming to Michigan, I worked as the Orchard Manager for the University of Idaho's, Parma Agricultural Experiment Station. I did all the work involved in planting maintaining orchards of apples, cherries and plums. I am very familar with all aspects of commercial fruit production for all fruit crops
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