(Snow date February 29, 2020) Register Online Registration Fee: Contribute what you can. Pesticide Applicator Credits: 3 Register early, space is limited to 200. 2020 Conference Agenda (click here) Would you like to be a sponsor of this event? Email lily.calderwood@maine.edu for details.
Growers and landowners are invited to join us in a discussion and listening session on the future of the wild blueberry crop in New Hampshire. Marketing, value added products, crop diversification and preparing for a warming climate will be a focus. Emphasis on maintaining viability and profitability.
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CANCELLED April 8, 2020 (Bangor and Columbia Falls)
We have invited state and federal experts to talk with the wild blueberry industry about production issues related to Covid-19. Topics will include labor, ways to work safely, farm loan programs, and the new CARES Act. Introductions: Eric Venturini, Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Quick University Update: Lily Calderwood, UMaine […]
Topic: Discuss threats and priorities around COVID-19 Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020 Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Call-in Meeting: US: +1 646 876 9923 Meeting ID: 961 115 533 Password/Participant ID: 538628
Join Linzy Witherspoon of Farmhand Automation, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, and MOFGA for a session on The On-Ramp to Online Sales. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, many of Maine’s farmers are looking to shift ordering online. In this session we’ll share what pieces you’ll need to get an online […]
Do you have questions about the Paycheck Protection Plan, Maintaining a Safe Working Environment during Covid-19, or questions for the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry? Call in for a wild blueberry specific discussion. Eric Venturini from the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine will lead this session. Join by Computer: https://maine.zoom.us/j/92349565260?pwd=eG1FeWtTaW83dTlJcElZQjFUSjJYdz09 Password: 256657 Join by Phone: […]
How will you protect yourself, your workers and your customers this harvest season? There are both concerns and great ideas out there so please join us for this discussion. Lily Calderwood from the University of Maine will lead this session. Join from Computer: https://maine.zoom.us/j/99951052431?pwd=SU1HaG1rS1hHTkFhbU9mY2ppaFI1dz09 Password: 732310 Join from Telephone: US: +1 301 715 8592 […]
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Time: 8:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://maine.zoom.us/j/97937963398?pwd=SHl3N0NOYkdkaU04eGFZWHV1N3QzUT09 Password: 491814 Or Telephone: US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 […]
No Coffee Hour July 3. Happy 4th of July! Join Lily and your fellow growers with a cup of coffee every Friday from 8–9 am. Call in to ask wild blueberry questions, say hello, or listen to the discussion. How: Same link/phone number every Friday Join from Computer Password: 459071 Join from Telephone: US: […]
Wild Blueberry "Happy Hour" Webinar Series Join us for live virtual field days throughout the month of July. We will be hosting four sessions: Weeds and Mulch, Insects, Climate Change, and Disease. Each presenter will have one hours worth of material to cover and participants will be welcome to ask questions/make comments throughout. Call […]
