March 2006
WERA Group Visits Gro-Eco

On March 4th, 2006, the WERA 58 group visited Fraleigh Nursery to learn about the innovative Gro-Eco™ Growing System.  The WERA group was formed to promote research in the areas of plant production, transition handling and the reestablishment of perennial nursery stock. Gro-Eco is particularly of interest to the group because of its innovative, environmentally friendly design, which is sure to keep up with the challenging demands of the nursery industry in the years to come.

The participants that took the tour are below:

James Altland, Oregon State University
Charles Boyer, Oregon State University
Art Cameron, Michigan State University
William R. Graves, Iowa State University
Brian Maynard, University of Rhode Island
Michael Mickelbart, Purdue University
Jim Sellmar, Pennsylvania State University
Roston St. Hilaire, New Mexico State University
Jyotsna Sharma, University of Florida
Christopher Starbuck, University of Missouri
J. Ryan Stewart, University of Illinois