Great Lakes Tek Flex

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

TODAY is the last day for earlybird registration!

Great Lakes Tek Flex: September 10-11
Okay, so you like to live on the edge a bit… we get you!

But it’s time.

Earlybird Pricing ends September 1 (today!), Room block discounts end Sept 5 or when sold out. And they are selling out!

Save $25 with Earlybird Pricing. Miss the earlybird, dont worry, you can still buy tickets right up to the event. See www.gltekflex.com/attending-tek-flex For logistics detials.

08/30/2026

Another Ag Technology that will be at the Tek Flex!

08/30/2026

Wondering if Tek Flex will be worth the trip? Burn up a little windshield time and listen to a deep dive on the event with host Talon Felker, and Tek Flex Steering Committee members Greg Bird of the Michigan Vegetable Council and Mark Ledebuhr of Application Insight, LLC.

This was a fun wide-ranging hour that went by fast. Regardless of whether you plan to attend, its a great talk on the state and the future of agtech in the Great Lakes region. You'll want to subscribe to The Specialty Crop Cast on whatever platform you take your podcasts. Enjoy!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gSAIQ6ke3SRf87Khb1Poc?si=8Qtw41r9RKORtD3BVYLekg

08/30/2026

Tek Flex Earlybird Registration runs though TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1.

If you are reading this, take a minute and register and save some green.

There's also more space at the inn! We've added an ADDITIONAL block of 60 rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott, at a great room rate of $134 per night. The block runs until September 5. We also have room blocks at the Inn at Harbor Shores, The Springhill Suites, and the Hilton Garden in Benton Harbor. Links for all of them are

Links for all the room blocks, plus all the other logistics details are at the link below.

Travelling to the Great Lakes Tek Flex and Midwest Mechanical W**d Control Field Day: INFO FOR ATTENDEES AND EXHIBITORS Location: Michigan State University Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC): 1791 Hillandale Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022. Michigan State University: Southwest

08/26/2026

Four Quick Takes on the upcoming Great Lakes Tek Flex:

1) Now the largest agtech demonstration event focused on specialty crops. Ever! No other event has gathered this many manufacturers and this much tech in one place, under power, in crops. Something for every specialty crop grower. This is too big a deal to miss.

2) Everything being demonstrated is tech you can buy and use now. No blue sky, no vaporware, no research projects. Come and learn from the manufacturers themselves about real world solutions that fit your farm.

3) Grower and Manufacturer focused. This show is not focused on start-ups,venture capital or academics. It’s laser-focused on connecting commercial growers with Agtech providers in a real-world learning environment. You’ll find real solutions to ease labor and increase farm sustainability.

4) It’s in your backyard! Less than a days drive from nearly the entire Great Lakes growing region. No need to go to Europe or the West Coast.

www.gltekflex.org

08/24/2026

Frucotec is one of the Agtech technologies that will be at the Great Lakes Tek Flex!

08/22/2026

There won't be a fleet of these at the Tek Flex, but there will be one of these autonomous orchard robots!

08/22/2026

Great Lakes Tek Flex Quick Take

05/14/2026

Don't forget that Friday, May 15 is the last day for earlibird Exhibitor registration!

Great Lakes Tek Flex will showcase robotics, drones and precision ag technology for specialty crop growers Sept. 10-11 in Michigan.