Wild Blueberry Newsletter October 21, 2025 Dear Wild Blueberry Community, Meeting Cancelled The Mulching and Irrigating Wild Blueberry Fields Organized by UMaine Extension meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in Hope has been cancelled due to weather and lack of NRCS staff. We will cover mulching and irrigation in depth at the UMaine Wild Blueberry Conference to be held in late […]
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Wild Blueberry Newsletter October 2025 Upcoming Events Better Soil, Better Blueberries, organized by WA County Soil and Water Conservation District More InformationDate: Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025Time: 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.Location: Blue Ox Blueberries, 3 Damon Ridge Rd, Charlotte, MERegister by Phone or Email: (207) 255-4659, wacomeswcd@gmail.com Mulching and Irrigating Wild Blueberry Fields Organized by UMaine Extension Date: Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025Time: 3:00-5:00 […]
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Wild Blueberry Newsletter June 2025 Hello Everyone, Phenology Update This week is peak green fruit, and as long as we continue getting some rain, they should ripen and fill out nicely. Below you will see this week’s phenology table, which is also available online. Date Visited Locations Pin Head Green Fruit Color Change Fruit Blue Fruit […]
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Wild Blueberry Newsletter Early March 2025 Phenology Report Jordan Parks visited our four overwintering weather stations and reports back that as of February 26th sites from Warren to Whiting were covered in snow. Snow cover insulates this year’s buds protecting them from harsh winter winds. NOAA Climate Outlook The April, May and June weather outlook provided […]
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Wild Blueberry Newsletter Late March 2025 Wild Blueberry Growers, Processors, and Stakeholders, I’m pleased to share that the 2024 and 2025 UMaine Wild Blueberry Conference Recordings are now available! The Board of Pesticide Control approved an extension to our Special Local Need herbicide label of Express until 2030. Spring is certainly around the corner even if it is still […]
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Wild Blueberry Newsletter April 2025 Have you calibrated your sprayer? Come join us for a refresher or to learn how to calibrate a sprayer for the first time on Thursday, April 17th in Appleton! Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025Time: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.Location: Appleton Station (Nash Farms), 1193 Peabody Road, Appleton, Maine 04862Cost: FreePesticide Credits: 1 Season Update: We are visiting […]
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