Feb 4, 2020
Michigan Spring Peach Meeting 2020 scheduled for March 3 in Benton Harbor

Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Peach Sponsors will host the Michigan Spring Peach Meeting 2020 on Tuesday March 3, 2020, at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center, 1791 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Attendees will be eligible for credits toward their recertification of their Michigan pesticide applicators license. Registration, coffee and socializing begins at 8 a.m. with the program starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m.

The meeting will focus on peaches varieties, insect and disease management, marketing strategies, rootstocks, tree training, cold hardiness, pheromone disruption, processing and fresh market peaches.

Deadline for early registration is Monday, Feb. 24, 2019. Early registration is $45 per person or $35 for current Michigan Peach Sponsor members, with tasty catered lunch, coffee breaks and handouts included. Registrations mailed after February 24 or at the door are $5 more per person.

Registration at the door is payable with check, money order or cash. Credit cards will not be accepted. Registration, coffee and socializing begins at 8 a.m. with the program starting at 9 .M. and ending at 4:30 p.m.

Contact: William Shane, [email protected], 269-208-1652.