UMaine Wild Blueberry Conference Series/Organic Pest and Crop Management
Organic Pest and Crop Management; Speaker: Dr. Lily Calderwood (University of Maine)
Organic Pest and Crop Management; Speaker: Dr. Lily Calderwood (University of Maine)
Next Steps in Building a Wild Blue Wine Industry; Speakers: Bluet founders Eric Martin and Michael Terrien
Fresh Pack Line Improvements; Speaker: John Belding (University of Maine)
Wild Blueberry Pollination; Speaker: Dr. Phil Fanning (University of Maine)
Plant Stress and Climate Change; Speaker: Yonjiang Zhang (University of Maine)
Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Update
Fertility and Water Management in Northern Highbush; Speaker: Dr. David Bryla (USDA ARS: Corvallis, Oregon)
Speakers: Chris Howard from the UMaine Extension Crop Insurance Program will give an update on crop insurance and food safety; and Hannah Mullally (NRCS): Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) […]
Rescheduled from March 12. Speakers: Dr. Beth Calder and Dr. Jim McConnon (University of Maine)
Dr. Lily Calderwood will kick off the conference with a talk covering the basics of wild blueberry weed management for both conventional and organic growers. She will also discuss the impact that heat and humidity have on herbicide efficacy and some research results. All sessions start a 4:00 pm and could run for 1 or […]
Join this session to learn about how and when to apply for migrant labor through the H2-A Federal Department of Labor program. All sessions start a 4:00 pm and could run for 1 or 2 hours depending on discussion back and forth. The login link and password are the same for all sessions. This information […]
Producing and marketing fresh-pack wild blueberries has numerous challenges including the use of specialized equipment, limited time for product harvest and processing, and issues of shelf-life and shrinkage, just to name a few. Hear from two growers and one food scientist (Dr. Jen Perry) about some of the common as well as uncommon management practices, […]