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Extension/Outreach -- 70%
| Focus of activities |
POSTHARVEST ENGINEERING - Engineering of systems, processes,
and equipment ot maintain the quality and safety of plant-based foods during handling,
preservation, storage, transportation, and "minimal" processing; and to develop
alternative or improved utilization of plant material in food and non-food products. PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE The design and management of machinery, buildings and equipment relating to
the production of food, feed, and fiber. Constituents are commercial agricultural
producers, related agri-businesses and power suppliers. Funding is primarily from
commercial firms and producer associations. |
| Visibility in community, evidence of leadership
& programming |
Trade Publications -- Michigan Farmer, The
Farmer's Exchange; Farmers' Advance; Crop Protection News Numerous responses to
information requests in writing, via email and during telephone conversations, from
Extension staff and from clientele in Michigan and other states |
| Extension programs and short courses sponsored |
Vegetable Area of Expertise Team
 | team co-chair -- my role as co-chair is one of coordination and communications. |
| Feb. -- organized a state-wide workshop on plasticulture |
| Nov. -- organized a strategic planning session of the vegetable industry |
| summer Crop Advisory Team conference call moderator |
| coordinate monthly contributions to "Vegetable Notes" section of the Great
Lakes Vegetable Grower News |
Sponsored Programs
| State-wide workshop on plasticulture in vegetable production, Feb. 26, 27 |
| AgExpo (Michigan's premier farm show) -- served as coordinator of commercial equipment
logistics for facilitating the arrival and unloading of equipment, Jul. 1-10 |
| Precsion Farming: Understanding GPS 6-1 hr. presentations/hands-on-demo of GPS as
applied in ag, Jul. 7-9 |
| Potato Storage - Sorting Out the Misconceptions at PAA national meeting, Jul. 28 |
| Precision Ag: State-of-the-Art and Demonstrations at Montcalm Research Farm Twilight
Tour, Aug. 13 |
| Strategic planning session of the vegetable industry, Nov. 20 |
Extension presentations (non-sponsored events)
| MABA Winter Conference: Site-specific management equipment capabilities and limitations
(Jan. 7) |
| Vegetable Convention: Are there technologies available to help sanitize the water used
in my packing operation? (Jan. 21) |
| Vegetable Convention: Evaluating your harvesting and packing practices to maintain
quality (Jan. 21) |
| Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Food Safety Challenges: Water quality, irrigation, and run-off
control for Michigan vegetables/fruits (May 13) |
| Montcalm IPM Breakfasts: Disease management in storage (Aug. 7) |
| Sycamore Creek Watershed Tour: Precision Ag activities (Aug. 27) |
| Opportunities and Obstacles in Non-point Source Pollution COntrol: A Post PLUARG
Perspective: Status and Practice of Precision Ag in Michigan (Sept. 16) |
| MPIC Chip Buyer Tour: posters on Mich. potato storage research and on needs for extended
storage of chipping potatoes (Sep. 30) |
| Agronomy Update: Training opportunities in precision ag (Dec. 10) |
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| Extension publications |
National Publications
| National Potato Anti-Bruise Committee. 1998. Bruise Fre Potatoes: Our Goal (revised).
Univ. Idaho, Moscow, ID. |
AEIS' on Produce Washwater Disinfection
| 652 Disinfection of Produce Washwater |
| 653 Chlorine |
| 654 Chlorine Dioxide |
| 655 Ozone |
| 656 Ultraviolet Radiation |
Vegetables Notes section of monthly Great Lakes Vegetable Grower News (2 articles)
Regular contributor to AE Extension Newsletter -- Surfing the Web series (6); On the
Road to Precision Agriculture series (7); other topical articles (10) |
| Professional Improvement |
| Learn how to set-up on-farm demo and research plots, Mar. 24 |
| Beyond pretty maps, Mar. 27 |
| Public Issues Leadership Development Conference, April 19-22 |
| NCR Extension Ag Engineers Conference, May 11-13 |
| Precision Ag Software & Equipment Expo (Ohio), Aug. 12 |
| Albion Research Farm Field Day, Aug. 27 |
| Outting More Profit in Your Pocket thru Avlue-added Ag, Sept. 3 |
| Field Crops AoE Team 1998 Retreat, Sept. 16-17 |
| Introduction to ArcView, Sept. 23-24 |
| MSUE Fall Extension Conference, Oct. 13-15 |
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| Awards and honors for outreach and Extension |
| MSUE State Team Award -- Michigan Plasticulture School |
| MSUE Southwest Regional Award -- Michigan Plasticulture School |
| ASAE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon -- Dry Grain Aeration Systems Design Handbook |
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| Extension proposals and grant support |
all grant activity reported under Research /
Scholarship, even though most include a significant Extension component |
| Extramural courses and program development |
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| Other |
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