Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events, but we are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to MTSU soon!

Past Events

Fall 2021 Ginseng Workshop + Demo Day

The IGI Ginseng Workshop + Demo Day event took place on November 5, 2021 at the Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Center.

Topics Included

• Site Selection
• Proper Planting Techniques
• Regulations
• Harvest Data
• Diseases
• Integrated Pest Management

Resources

• Workshop Flyer
• Workshop Agenda
• Organic Fungicides Labeled for Use on Ginseng in Tennessee
• Plant Pathogen Management in American Ginseng
• Ginseng Planter Comparisons
• Testing Potential Woodland Ginseng Growing Sites

Fall 2019 Tennessee Ginseng Growers Meeting

Meeting Agenda

• Can Ginseng Roots Regenerate New Plants from Replanted Rhizomes?
  • Robert “Bob” Beyfuss, Former Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Leader,
    Cornell University; Former NY State specialist for American Ginseng Production; Vice
    President of American Ginseng Pharm
• Neither wild nor cultivated: American ginseng trade surveys provide insights into ginseng
  husbandry
  • Dr. Eric Paul Burkhart, Faculty Instructor, Ecosystem Science and Management
    Department, Penn State University; Program Director, Appalachian Botany and
    Ethnobotany at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center
• Common Misconceptions about Wild American Ginseng
  • Dr. Jim McGraw, Professor of Biology, West Virginia University
• Introduction to 2020 American Ginseng Folklore Festival
  • Betty Balanus, Education Specialist and Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural
    Heritage 

Fall 2018 Tennessee Ginseng Growers Meeting

Meeting Agenda

• The History of the Ginseng Program in Tennessee
  • Andrea Bishop – Ginseng Coordinator, TN Dept of Environment and Conservation
• Update of the Ginseng Program at MTSU
  • Iris Gao – Director, International Ginseng Institute at MTSU; Associate Professor, Dept of Agriculture, MTSU
• How to be Prepared for the Fall Planting Season?
  • Nate Phillips – Associate Professor, Dept of Agriculture, MTSU
• An Added­‐value Ginseng Testing Certificate
  • Mengliang Zhang – Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry, MTSU
• The Political Economy and Economic Impact of Tariffs on Ginseng Growers
  • Daniel Smith – Director, Political Economy Research Institute at MTSU; Associate Professor, Dept of Economics and Finance, MTSU