The Northwest Michigan Farm Show descended upon the Grand Traverse Spa and Resort in Williamsburg Tuesday and yesterday. Many topics were up for discussion, including drones and new technology that represents a new front of precision agriculture.
“It’s always nice to see people backinpersonagain. Ialways love our growers, and it’s good to see them here,’ Northwest Michigan extension director Nikki Rothwell said.“We’ve talked a lot about drones, we’ve talked a lot about technology, we’ve talked a lot about precision agriculture. And I feel like we’ve got some challenges in the industry, but I feel if we’re gonna keep things going, we got to think about what’s next, and we got to keep up the rest of the world.”
As of press yesterday, the farm show featured several topics, including an update on the Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI) and the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB) and disease management. The CMI also introduced President Amy Cohn to growers for the first time.
