UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series Recordings

The UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series was a free, online webinar series that was offered:

  • Wednesdays, January 27- March 24, 2021 (4:00-6:00 p.m.)
  • Fridays, January 29-March 19, 2021 (12:00-2:00 p.m).

All sessions were recorded and archived on this page, see index below.

Index of Conference Series Recordings

YouTube videos for the following dates:

Pesticide Credits were available for some webinars. For questions regarding pesticide credits, email: lily.calderwood@maine.edu.

Would you like to be a sponsor of this event in the future? Email: lily.calderwood@maine.edu.

January 29, 2021: Leveraging Technology for Wild Blueberry Sales

VIDEO: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – January 29, 2021: Leveraging Technology for Wild Blueberry Sales (YouTube)

February 3, 2021: Insect Pest Management: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Management

  • Speaker: Dr. Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology, University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology
  • Conference Presenter: Dr. Lily Calderwood, UMaine Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist and University of Maine Assistant Professor of Horticulture, School of Food and Agriculture

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 3, 2021: Insect Pest Management: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Management (YouTube)

February 5, 2021: Weed Control Practices in New Jersey

  • Speaker: Dr. Thierry Bescancon, Weed Science Extension Specialist for Specialty Crops, Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Rutgers University
  • Moderator: Dr. Lily Calderwood, UMaine Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist, lily.calderwood@maine.edu

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 5, 2021: Weed Control Practices in New Jersey (YouTube)

February 10, 2021: Beginning Wild Blueberry Production

  • Speaker: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist UMaine Extension and School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 10, 2021: Beginning Wild Blueberry Production (YouTube)

February 12, 2021: Specialty Food Industry and Market Trends

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Louis Bassano, Professor Emeritus Regional Small Business Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 12, 2021: Specialty Food Industry and Market Trends (YouTube)

February 17, 2021: Acidic Podzol Soils

  • Speaker: Dr. Ivan Fernandez, Professor, School of Forest Resources University of Maine
  • Moderator: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist and Assistant Professor of Horticulture University of Maine, lily.calderwood@maine.edu

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 17, 2021: Acidic Podzol Soils (YouTube)

February 19, 2021: Disease IPM Update

  • Speaker: Dr. Seanna Annis, Associate Professor, Mycology School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 19, 2021: Disease IPM Update (YouTube)

February 24, 2021: Organic Wild Blueberry Pest and Crop Management

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist UMaine Extension and School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu
  • Speaker 2: Nicolas Lindholm, Farmer Blue Hill Berry Co.
  • Speaker 3: Cary Nash, Farmer Nash Farms LLC
  • Speaker 4: Becky Gumbrewicz, UMaine MS Candidate
  • Speaker 5: Brogan Tooley, UMaine Research Assistant
  • Speaker 6: Lauren Bruns, Farmer Lost and Found Farm

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 24, 2021: Organic Wild Blueberry Pest and Crop Management (YouTube)

February 26, 2021: Wild Blue Wine

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist, lily.calderwood@maine.edu, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture
  • Speaker 2: Eric Martin, Bluet Winery

Panelists

  • Producer Panel: Michael Terrien, Bluet Winery; Joe Appel/Dan Roche, RAS Wines; Rob Todd/Jason Perkins, Allagash Brewing Co.
  • Grower Panel: Linda Nash, Nash Farms; Jeremy Howard, Brodis Blueberries; Simeon Allen, W.R. Allen, Inc.
  • Market Panel: Tabitha Perry, Crush Distributors; Jeremy Meyer, Garber & Co.; Rowan Jacobsen, Author
  • Systems Panel: Nancy McBrady, ME Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; Gray Harris, Coastal Enterprises Inc.; Nichole Sawyer, Washington County Community College; Mary Ellen Camire, University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture.

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – February 26, 2021: Wild Blue Wine (YouTube)

March 3, 2021: Fresh Pack Line Improvements

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu
  • Speaker 2: John Belding, P.E., Director Advanced Manufacturing Center, University of Maine, john.belding@maine.edu

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – March 3, 2021: Fresh Pack Line Improvements (YouTube)

March 5, 2021: Pollinators and Pollination

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu
  • Speaker 2: Dr. Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology, University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology, philip.fanning@maine.edu

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – March 5, 2021: Pollinators and Pollination (YouTube)

March 10, 2021: Plant Stress and Climate Change

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu
  • Speaker 2: Dr. Yongjiang Zhang, Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology, yongjiang.zhang@maine.edu

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – March 10, 2021: Plant Stress and Climate Change (YouTube)

March 17, 2021: Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Updates

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu
  • Speaker 2: Eric Venturini, Executive Director Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine
  • Speaker 3: Glenn Rudberg, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Ethos Marketing

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – March 17, 2021: Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Updates (YouTube)

March 19, 2021: Fertility and Water Management in Northern Highbush Blueberries

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu
  • Speaker 2: Dr. David Bryla, Research Horticulturalist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Corvallis, Oregon

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – March 19, 2021: Fertility and Water Management in Northern Highbush Blueberries (YouTube)

March 24, 2021: Crop Insurance, Food Safety, and NRCS Pollination Program Updates

  • Speaker 1: Dr. Lily Calderwood, Wild Blueberry Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, lily.calderwood@maine.edu
  • Speaker 2: Chris Howard, Produce Safety Professional, UMaine Extension
  • Speaker 3: Hannah Mullally, Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner, Xerces Society, and Partner Biologist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Video: UMaine Extension 2021 Wild Blueberry Conference Series – March 24, 2021: Crop Insurance, Food Safety, and NRCS Pollination Program Updates (YouTube)