MSUE Fruit AOE Team
Committees
The Fruit Area of Expertise team directs
Michigan State University Extension's effort for commercial fruit. The team meets as
a whole several times a year to plan extension events and coordinate activities to cover
the needs of the Michigan's fruit industries. Because of the wide variety of fruit crops
grown in Michigan the Fruit AoE team is further broken into committees that deal
with specific fruits and other issues. This allows the team members to focus on statewide
planning for the needs of each fruit industry. Team reports
are located on another page.
Fruit AoE Team Committees
- Publications: determines the publication needs of the Fruit AoE Team.
- David Epsien and Paul Jenkins
- World Wide Web: coordinates Internet resources.
- Mark Longstroth (chair)
and Bill Shane .
- Apples:
coordinates apple extension activities.
- Amy Irish-Brown (chair),
Bob Tritten, Phil Schwallier, Dr. Mira Danilovich, Dr. Ron Perry, Dr. Larry Gut, Dr.
Randy Beaudry, Dr. Jim Flore, Mark Longstroth, Dr. Nikki Rothwell, Dr. Robert Sirrine
- Cherries:
coordinates extension work for sweet and tart cherries.
- Dr. Nikki Rothwell (chair),
Dr. Mira Danilovich, Dr. Bill Shane, Dr. Dan Guyer, Dr. Larry Gut, Dr. Craig Harris, Dr.
Greg Lang, Dr. Robert Sirrine
- Peaches & Plums: coordinates
extension activities for peaches and other stone fruit.
- Dr. Bill Shane (chair), Amy
Irish-Brown, Mira Danilovich, Bob Tritten, Dr. Jim Flore.
- Small Fruits: coordinates small fruit extension activities. This committee
meets as a whole and also as several subcommittees.
- Paul Jenkins (chair), Dr.
Duke Elsner, Bob Tritten, Mark Longstroth, Dr. Eric Hanson, Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Dr.
Rufus Isaacs, Dr. Carlos Garcia, Steve Fouch
- Grape Subcommittee:
Dr. Duke Elsner (chair), Dr. Tom Zabadal, Dr. Paolo
Sabbatini, Dr. Rufus Isaacs, Dr. Eric Hanson, Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Mark Longstroth,
Nikki Rothwell.
- Strawberries
& Brambles Subcommittee:
Bob Tritten (chair), Mark Longstroth, Dr. Eric Hanson,
Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Dr. Rufus Isaacs.
- Blueberries
& Cranberries Subcommittee:
Mark Longstroth (chair), Dr. Eric Hanson, Dr. Annemiek
Schilder, Dr. Rufus Isaacs, Dr. Carlos Garcia, Dr. Randy Beaudry, Paul Jenkins.
- Organic Production:
assembles information on organic fruit production and works with organic fruit producers
in Michigan
- Greg Vlaming
(chair), Dr. John Biernbaum, Dr. Matthew Grieshop,
Mark Longstroth, Amy Irish-Brown, Thomas
Kalchik, Nikki Rothwell, Dr. Robert Sirrine.
