Mission Statement: To form a communication network for vegetable specialist's throughout the Great Lakes region and to address current priorities facing growers and the vegetable industry.

Steering Committee Members              Executive Committee Members

Organizational Chart (October, 2006) mini org chart

GLVWG Timeline of Events and Activities

Apr., 2009 Began Heirloom Tomato trial
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:
Cornell, Guelph, Purdue, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, North Dakota State, Ohio State, Ridgetown College, Rutgers, & Wisconsin

 

Steering Committee

  • Function to guide overall direction of the Working Group
  • Refine priorities discussed at Annual Meeting
Name Institution Area of Expertise
Carol Pilcher Non-profit Metrics
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

 

Executive Committee

  • 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.