Brian Cortright
Michigan Ag ResearchMidwest Area Manager
Station Manager Pathology |
Brian was raised on a Michigan dairy farm. He received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in Wildlife Biology and Biometrics. In 1987, he started his agricultural research career at Michigan State University. He was a staff researcher in the department of Plant Pathology working with vegetables and field crop diseases. Brian mentored many graduate students through the years and continues to maintain industry contacts throughout the Midwest. While at MSU, Brian was recognized in several commendations including the Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award. After almost 30 years, in 2014, Brian retired from MSU and joined Pacific Ag Group to develop the Michigan research station for their Great Lakes area projects.
Brian’s specialty is soil borne and foliar diseases of vegetables, breeding for disease tolerance, forecast modeling, and countless bio efficacy trials on fruit, field, greenhouse, and vegetable crops. Brian has conducted on-farm research with over 40 commercial growers across the state of Michigan and Wisconsin. Brian was one of only two people working on fumigant alternatives for Michigan Vegetable Growers from 2002 to 2013. Brian is an expert in soil fumigation, soil borne disease control, disease forecasting model development, and grower extension. Brian has a commercial applicator license for field crop, fruit, vegetable, and fumigation categories. Membership: NAICC - National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants |
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