This authorizes the annual meeting of the Multistate Research Project, NC140, "IMPROVING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TREE-FRUIT PRODUCTION THROUGH CHANGES IN ROOTSTOCK USE."

The meeting will be held on 11/06/2023- 11/09/2023 at Grand Rapids, MI. 

Contact:

Greg Lang: langg@msu.edu
Carolyn Lawrence-Dill: triffid@iastate.edu

Admin Advisor(s): Carolyn Lawrence-Dill  

Additional Info: Tentative Agenda:
November
6 Mon Afternoon: NC140 participants arrive Gerald Ford Int’l. Airport, Grand Rapids, MI
Travel/shuttle to Holland, check in at hotel, dinner on own

7 Tue Morning: NC140 business meeting begins
Lunch
Afternoon: NC140 orchard tour (apples+cherries, Clarksville Research Center, CRC)
Afternoon: Armillaria participants arrive Gerald Ford Int’l. Airport, Grand Rapids, MI
Travel/shuttle to Holland, check in at hotel, dinner on own
NC140 group dinner?

8 Wed Morning: NC140 meeting continues
Morning: Armillaria meeting begins
Joint groups lunch
Afternoon: joint NC140+Armillaria orchard tour (peaches+cherries, Southwest Michigan Research & Extension center, SWMREC)
NC140/Armillaria joint groups dinner?

9 Thu Morning: NC140 and Armillaria meetings each conclude by lunchtime or early afternoon
Joint groups lunch
Afternoon: all participants can depart or stay until Friday (travel/shuttles to GRR airport)
Optional: NC140 “fishing” sub-working group (Friday, w/Sat or Sun departures)
 

An annual report will be due in its entirety within 60 days after this meeting. Annual reports for multistate projects MUST follow the SAES/Appendix D format.

Annual Report (Appendix D/SAES-422) Format (log into NIMSS first): https://www.nimss.org/forms/appendix_d.pdf Effective Report Writing: http://www.waaesd.org/research-reporting

If you have questions about this process, please email your NIMSS regional system administrator: www.nimss.org/directory/regional_offices