Oceana Asparagus Day on March 11 Aims to Provide Latest Updates on Asparagus Industry and Crop Management

Benjamin Werling<werlingb@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension -

Oceana Asparagus Day on March 11 Aims to Provide Latest Updates on Asparagus Industry and Crop Management

Image of fern in the winter

Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Asparagus Industry Research Farm Advisory Committee have scheduled this year’s Oceana Asparagus Day for March 11, 2021. This will be the first ever virtual, online-only Asparagus Day. This workshop brings together MSU researchers and industry representatives from inside and outside Michigan to update growers on the latest challenges and opportunities in asparagus production.

Topics of discussion will include recent international trade actions in other industry, a guest speaker sharing research from the British industry and a presentation on asparagus fertility, updates from MACMA-asparagus and the MAEAP program, and the latest MSU and industry research on disease and crop management.

“Our industry views their partnership with researchers at MSU as an investment that will keep west Michigan asparagus production viable for the long-run,” said Ben Werling, Michigan State University Extension educator. “Oceana Asparagus Day, which is organized by both these groups, is a testimony to this commitment.”

Three Pesticide Re-certification credits (Private core, commercial core or 1B), and Certified Crop Advisors’ Continuing Education Units have been awarded for Asparagus Day.

The 2021 Oceana Asparagus Day will be held online on March 11, 2021 from 9AM-3PM. There is no registration fee for this event. To register visit bit.ly/asparagusday2021, or call the Oceana County MSU Extension office at 231-873-2129.

This article was published by Michigan State University Extension. For more information, visit https://extension.msu.edu. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit https://extension.msu.edu/newsletters. To contact an expert in your area, visit https://extension.msu.edu/experts, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).

Did you find this article useful?

You Might Also Be Interested In

Tag List
  • asparagus,
  • crop fertility,
  • crop management,
  • msue oceana,
  • msu extension,
  • oceana,
  • research,
  • rup and cca credits,
  • rup cca credits,
  • vegetables,
  • virtual

Events

News

Resources

Michigan State University
  • Spartans Will.
  • © Michigan State University

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quentin Tyler, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. This information is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

We comply with the Federal Trade Commission 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).