Mission Statement: To form a communication network of vegetable specialist's throughout the Great Lakes region to address current priorities facing growers and the vegetable industry.
Steering Committee Members Executive Committee Members
Organizational Chart (October, 2006) 
GLVWG Timeline of Events and Activities
| June, 2012 | GLVWG begins working on Natural Enemy App |
| March, 2012 | GLVWG Funded for 2012-13 |
| Jan. - Feb., 2012 | Natural Enemies Workshop at NY, OH, MN, and PA |
| Dec., 2011 | Natural Enemies Workshop at Glexpo |
| Nov., 2011 | Natural Enemies Factsheet and Video completed |
| April, 2011 | Begin Bio-control video and workshop projects |
| Feb., 2011 | Annual meeting at Leamington, Ontario |
| Nov., 2010 | Conduct 5 part Season Extension Pest Management webinar series |
| Nov., 2010 | Received funding for 7th year |
| Apr., 2010 | Planning for webinars and workshops on season extension underway |
| Mar., 2010 | 6th year funding awarded |
| Nov., 2009 | Completed Heirloom Tomato trial |
| Apr., 2009 | Began Heirloom Tomato trial - 16 sites |
| Mar., 2009 | Presented Poster "Assessing IPM Adoption in Processing Tomato Growers" at 6th International IPM Symposium, Portland, OR |
| Mar., 2009 | Received notification for continued funding of the GLVWG |
| Feb., 2009 | Held the 5th annual Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group meeting in Geneva, NY |
| Dec., 2008 | Pressed and distributed 1,150 Sweet Corn IPM Workshop DVD's throughout Great Lakes region containing speakers presentation |
| Dec., 2008 | Developed Sweet Corn IPM Workshop at Great Lakes Expo in Michigan - 4.5 hours of material from 9 speakers |
| Nov., 2008 | Presented Poster "Assessing IPM Adoption in Processing Tomato Growers" at National Entomological Society of America mtg, Reno, NV |
| Nov., 2008 | Distributed over 2,000 copies of Sweet Corn pocket guide throughout Great Lakes region |
| Nov., 2008 | GLVWG Released Sweet Corn Pest Identification and Management pocket guide |
| Mar., 2008 | GLVWG, 4th Year Renewal |
| Feb., 2008 | 4th Annual Meeting, Purdue University |
| Dec., 2007 | Developed Cucurbit IPM Modules for Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Direct Marketing Expo |
| Dec., 2007 | Pressed 1000 DVD's of Cucurbit IPM Workshop Modules |
| Dec., 2007 | Presented Regional Grower Pumpkin IPM Adoption Survey in San Diego, CA at national Entomology Society of America conference |
| Mar., 2007 | 3rd Annual Meeting, Ontario, Canada |
| Oct., 2006 | IPM Surveys Completed, Begin Data Analysis |
| Mar., 2006 | GLVWG 1st Renewal |
| Feb., 2006 | 2nd Annual Meeting, East Lansing, MI |
| Jan., 2006 | IPM Surveys Released Online via Surveymonkey.com |
| Oct., 2005 | IPM Survey Project Committee Formed |
| Feb., 2005 | 1st Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH |
| Jan., 2005 | Creation of GLVWG Website |
| Oct., 2004 | GLVWG Formed from Tri-State Meeting Participants Funded by NC IPM Center GLVWG listserv assembled (ca. 150 specialists) Includes 10 States / Provinces: IN, KY, MI, MN, ND, NJ, NY, OH, Ontario, WI Includes 11 Institutions of Higher Learning: |
- Function to guide overall direction of the Working Group
- Refine priorities discussed at Annual Meeting
| Name | Institution | Area of Expertise |
| Hannah Stevens | Michigan State University | Horticulture / Extension |
| Janice Leboeuf | OMAFRA | Horticulture |
| Vicki Morrone | Michigan State University | Organic Specialist |
| Mike Orzolek | Penn State | Horticulture |
| Vince Fritz | University of Minnesota | Horticulture |
| Steve Reiners | Cornell University | Horticulture |
| Laura Van Eerd | Ridgetown College | Horticulture |
- Write and renew WG grant, task WG objective(s) to completion
- Write annual report to NC IPM Center
| Name | Institution | Area of Expertise |
| Jim Jasinski | Ohio State University | Entomology / IPM |
| Rick Weinzierl | University of Illinois | Entomology / IPM |
| Janice LeBoeuf | OMAFRA | Vegetable Specialist |
For more information about joining the Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group, please contact Jim Jasinski, Ohio State University Extension, IPM Program.