Success StoryMidwest Fruit Pest Management Guide



Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide

Author: Shawn Wright

Planning Unit: Horticulture

Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial

Outcome: Initial Outcome

The problem

The lead editor for the publication has left academia for a public sector position and we had nobody willing to take lead on the regional publication

The educational program response

I have coordinated the fall meeting where we will determine if and how the regional publication will continue

The participants/target audience

Commercial fruit producers across the Midwest

Other partners (if applicable)

Multiple universities.

Program impact or participant response. 

The publication will hopefully continue






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