Success StoryMidwest Fruit Workers Meeting
Midwest Fruit Workers Meeting
Author: Shawn Wright
Planning Unit: Horticulture
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Describe the Issue or Situation
Growers across the Midwest rely on the Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide to help them make wise decisions to keep their operations sustainable. We had not met in person since COVID so I coordinated with our partners to hold our first in-person meeting since COVID and get the group functional again.
Describe the Outreach or Educational Program Response (and Partners, if applicable).
Update to ID-232 was begun
Provide the Number and Description(s) of Participants/Target Audience.
Commercial Fruit Growers Across the midwest
Provide a Statement of Outcomes or Program Impact. Please note that the outcomes statement must use evaluation data to describe the change(s) that occurred in individuals, groups, families, businesses, or in the community because of the program/outreach.
New Leadership was indentified and empowered to lead this group into the fure
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