Location: Moore Community Center, 125 State Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605 (Venue Map Below)
Format: In-person with breakout rooms, lunch, etc., Virtual: Available
If you choose to attend virtually, the Zoom link will be emailed the day before the event.
We are excited to gather, again to cover many aspects of wild blueberry production this year. While we encourage in-person attendance, for the first time, we are able to offer virtual attendance via zoom. If you choose to attend virtually, the Zoom link will be emailed the day before the event. Below you will find 2024’s UMaine Wild Blueberry Conference agenda.
Three Pesticide Credits are available for full-day attendance.
For questions regarding pesticide credits, email: lily.calderwood@maine.edu.
Cost: Pay what you can, $10, $20, $50, $100.
Suggested donation of $20. All proceeds go directly towards the Extension Wild Blueberry Programming.
2024 Conference Agenda
AM Value-Added
Theatre
9:00-10:00 a.m. – WeCo Fresh Pack Line and Berry Storage
Ron Howard, Dr. Phil Fanning
10:00-10:30 a.m. – Freeze Drying with Green Geans
Frank Mannarino
10:30-10:45 a.m. – Break
10:30-11:00 a.m. – Successes, Setbacks and the Future of Wild Blueberry Wine: A Progress Report
Michael Terrien
11:00-11:30 a.m. – WBANA-sponsored Health Research Update
Kitty Broihier, Colleen Craig
11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. – Networking
Visit Exhibitors, Research Posters
12:00-1:00 p.m. – Lunch
AM Crop Management
Conference Room
9:00-9:30 a.m. – Using Drones to Detect Water Stress, Chlorophyll and Yield
Dr. YongJiang Zhang
9:30-10:00 a.m. – Food Safety Research and Regulations
Dr. Rob Machado, Lindsey Werner
10:00-10:30 a.m. – Applying Mulch
Peter Jordan, Dr. Lily Calderwood
10:30-10:45 a.m. – Break
10:45-11:30 a.m. – Federal Assistance for Organic Production
Chris Grigsby, Dr. Lily Calderwood
11:30-11:45 a.m. – Grants to Clean Power your Farm Operation
Malcolm Smith, Leigh Hallett
PM Integrated Pest Management
Theatre
1:00-1:30 p.m. – Wild Blueberry Commission
Eric Venturini
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Endangered Species Act and Pesticides
Cameron Douglas
2:30-3:00 p.m. – Disease Management
Dr. Seanna Annis
3:00-3:30 p.m. – Insect Pest Management
Dr. Phil Fanning
3:30-4:00 p.m. – Introducing Drone Spraying
Patrice Sison
Would you like to be a sponsor of this event? Email: wbcm@maine.edu
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Mary Michaud at mary.j.michaud@maine.edu or 207.581.3175 to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 10 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.
Platinum Sponsorship
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
Silver Sponsorship
Bronze Sponsorship
- Downeast
- Belfast Community Co-op
Vendor Exhibitor
- Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Maine International Trade Center
- MOFGA
- Farm Credit East
- Penobscot/Hancock County FSA
- BASF
- PathStone
- Wild Blueberry Heritage Center
- APEX Clean Energy
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