Eric Hanson is an Emeritus Professor at Michigan State University. He received degrees from Nasson College (BS), the University of Maine (MS) and Oregon State University (PhD). Before retiring in 2019, he worked in extension providing production information to berry crop producers and researching production topics, including fertilization, weed management, high tunnel berry production, growth regulator use, variety evaluation, and recently organic production challenges for blueberries and raspberries. He also taught classes on Plant Mineral Nutrition and Berry Crop Production