Category: Entomology

Michigan Ag Research: In the Midwest: Acreage Expansion, Equipment Acquisition, New Construction

6/30/2021

Additional 150 acres purchased by Michigan Ag Research
New heavy-duty New Holland tractors acquired this year
New laboratory, shop, and dormitory under construction

New 9,700 square foot LAb, Dorm and Shop facility at Michigan Ag Research

New 7,500 sq. ft. Laboratory, Dormitory & Shop

Land: We are proud to announce that Michigan Ag Research (MAR) is now over 200+ acres of irrigated and deer-fenced research farm land. With the addition of this new acreage, MAR can conduct much larger trials, provide more opportunities for crop rotational studies, and even fallow plots where protocols require.

Equipment: Michigan Ag has added two additional New Holland tractors to complete our fleet of light, medium, and heavy-duty tillage and spray tractors. The purchase now allows us to quickly install crop plantings for last-minute projects and to work around inclement weather.

New Holland HD tractors - Michigan Ag Research - Ag Metrics Group

Facilities: To advance toward our objective of having a best-in-class, office/lab campus at Albion, MAR is now in the final stages of construction of a massive 7,500 sq. ft. structure, which will include:

Specialized entomology lab facilities
Nematology soil extraction and microscopy rooms
Low humidity storage rooms for electronics and sensors
Dormitory rooms allowing for on-site technician resources
Equipment shop for maintenance of tractors and implements

In the Southeast: Promotions and New Certifications of Staff and Facility at Florida Ag Research

6/24/2021

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Frank Sances and Mark Keeley inside the new Insect Pollinator Lab

Mark Keeley was promoted to Director of Regulatory (GLP) Services - Ag Metrics Group
Assistant Station Manager Charlie Boone is the Interim Station Manager for Central Florida
Kaleb Williams was promoted to Field Operations Manager
FAR is now a USDA-approved bio-safety containment facility (APHIS-PPQ/BRS Research)

We are happy to announce promotions and new talent at Florida Ag Research.

Mark Keeley has been promoted to Director of Regulatory Services - Ag Metrics Group, developing the corporation's GLP business nationally. Mark will complete the 2021 bio-efficacy season with FAR.

Assistant Station Manager Charlie Boone is the interim Station Manager. Charlie continues in his supervisory role overseeing the facility's land and labor resources for our Central Florida farms. As an Environmental Horticulturist, Charlie is particularly well-suited to manage FAR's extensive greenhouse, shadehouse, and microplot experimentation programs.

Charlie Boone - Interim Station Manager - Florida Ag Research - Ag Metrics Group

Kaleb Williams recently added his Certified Crop Advisor license to his Pesticide Research licenses and has now been promoted to Field Operations Manager. Kaleb grew up in agriculture and has independently farmed commercial vegetables for several years in Central Florida. Appropriately, he now manages all farming activities for station trials and off-site projects. He continues to oversee his farming and technical staff conducting test substance and trial maintenance applications. Kaleb also leads trial imaging, including drone overflights and colorimetric plot evaluations for field trials.

Kaleb Williams - Field Operations Manager - Florida Ag Research - Ag Metrics Group

New for 2021!
Florida Ag now conducts Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense “Panama Disease” trials on banana.

Panama Disease

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Michigan Ag Research: In the Midwest: Acreage Expansion, Equipment Acquisition, New Construction

In the Southeast: Promotions and New Certifications of Staff and Facility at Florida Ag Research

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