EXPO the setting for award presentations
Awards and scholarships were handed out Dec. 5 at the 18th Annual Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO Banquet held at the Amway Grand Hotel’s Ambassador Ballroom in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bernard Zandstra, who has been a vegetable Extension specialist in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University (MSU) since 1977, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Michigan State Horticultural Society. Zandstra has concentrated his research efforts on developing season-long integrated weed control programs for all crops. He has worked with IR-4 (USDA Mino... moreLatest News
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