Meet at Passamaquoddy Wild. We will hear about the Passamaquoddy’s approach to pollination in their wild blueberry fields. Frank Drummond (UMaine) will help the group identify the pollinator species present and the amount of pollination occurring. Jeremy Markuson (NRCS/Xerces) will explain their new NRCS IPM practice and Lily Calderwood (UMaine) will share tactics to reduce […]

Due to the heavy rain in the forecast, the UMaine Extension sprayer calibration program scheduled for Thursday, June 13, at Hammond Tractor in Union is CANCELLED. We apologize for the inconvenience. --Caragh Fitzgerald, Lily Calderwood, and Mark Hutchinson  

Important for both organic and conventional growers of fruit and vegetables. Expertise: Lily Calderwood, Caragh Fitzgerald, Josh Stubbs, Seanna Annis UMaine Extension and Blueberry Hill Farm staff including Caragh Fitzgerald, Lily Calderwood and Josh Stubbs will walk the group through proper sprayer calibration and demonstration. Then Seanna Annis will talk about Disease IPM as time […]

Presenters: Danner Curtis, Lily Calderwood, Frank Drummond and Judy Collins We will hear from the farmer, Danner Curtis, about his process for harvesting and processing fresh pack wild blueberries. This will be followed by a field walk with Frank Drummond, Judy Collins, and Lily Calderwood where blueberry maggot fly and spotted wing drosophila management is […]