{"id":26135,"date":"2024-07-29T15:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=26135"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:10:15","slug":"wild-blueberry-newsletter-february-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wild-blueberry-newsletter-february-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Blueberry Newsletter February 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6660 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-1024x251.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Blueberry Newsletter header graphic, text and a photo of blueberries and leaves\" width=\"1024\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-1024x251.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-768x188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-423x104.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-634x155.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-846x207.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-951x233.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2012\/11\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-Logo-1268x310.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>February 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>UMaine Wild Blueberry Conference<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1c8c000007zNpd\">Event Registration<\/a> or by calling Mary Michaud at 207.581.3175<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> February 17, 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Moore Community Center, 125 State Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605<br \/>\n<strong>Parking:<\/strong> In front and to the side of the Moore Center. Overflow parking can be found across the street at Knowlton Park.<br \/>\n<strong>Room:<\/strong> Follow signs to the Theatre located on the second floor.<br \/>\n<strong>Formats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-person with breakout rooms, coffee, lunch, etc.,<\/li>\n<li>Virtual: Available, if you choose to attend virtually, the Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Three Pesticide Credits are available for full-day attendance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Pay what you can, $10, $20, $50, $100. Suggested donation of $20.\u00a0All proceeds go directly towards the Extension Wild Blueberry Programming.<br \/>\n<strong>Exhibitor Tables:<\/strong> Email Shivani Patel at wbcm@maine.edu (Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine) for exhibitor information and sign-up.<\/p>\n<h4>Agenda:<\/h4>\n<p>AM Value-Added<br \/>\nTheatre<br \/>\n9:00-10:00 a.m. \u2013 <strong>WeCo Fresh Pack Line and Berry Storage,<\/strong> Ron Howard, Dr. Phil Fanning<\/p>\n<p>10:00-10:30 a.m. \u2013 <strong>Freeze Drying with Gean\u2019s Greens,<\/strong> Frank Mannario<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30-10:45 a.m.\u00a0\u2013 Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:30-11:00 a.m.\u00a0\u2013 <strong>Successes, Setbacks and the Future of Wild Blueberry Wine: A Progress Report,<\/strong> Michael Terrien<\/p>\n<p>11:00-11:30 a.m. \u2013 <strong>WBANA-sponsored Health Research Update,<\/strong> Kitty Broihier, Colleen Craig<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. \u2013 Networking Visit Exhibitors, Research Posters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00-1:00 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AM Crop Management<br \/>\nConference Room<br \/>\n9:00-9:30 a.m. \u2013 <strong>Using Drones to Detect Water Stress, Chlorophyll and Yield,<\/strong> Dr. YongJiang Zhang<\/p>\n<p>9:30-10:00 a.m. \u2013 <strong>Food Safety Research and Regulations,<\/strong> Dr. Rob Machado, Lindsey Werner<\/p>\n<p>10:00-10:30 a.m. \u2013 <strong>Applying Mulch<\/strong>, Peter Jordan, Dr. Lily Calderwood<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30-10:45 a.m.\u00a0\u2013 Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:45-11:30 a.m. \u2013 <strong>Federal Assistance for Organic Production,<\/strong> Chris Grigsby, Dr. Lily Calderwood<\/p>\n<p>11:30-11:45 a.m. \u2013 <strong>Grants to Clean Power your Farm Operation,<\/strong> Malcolm Smith, Leigh Hallett<\/p>\n<p>PM Integrated Pest Management<br \/>\nTheatre<br \/>\n1:00-1:30 p.m. \u2013 <strong>Wild Blueberry Commission,<\/strong> Eric Venturini<\/p>\n<p>1:30-2:30 p.m. \u2013 <strong>Endangered Species Act and Pesticides,<\/strong> Cameron Douglas<\/p>\n<p>2:30-3:00 p.m. \u2013 <strong>Disease Management,<\/strong> Dr. Seanna Annis<\/p>\n<p>3:00-3:30 p.m. \u2013 <strong>Insect Pest Management,<\/strong> Dr. Phil Fanning<\/p>\n<p>3:30-4:00 p.m. \u2013 <strong>Introducing Drone Spraying,<\/strong> Patrice Sison<\/p>\n<h4>Upcoming Webinar on Organic Management of SWD<\/h4>\n<p>This webinar will report on a national project to develop organic approaches for the management of spotted-wing drosophila.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, February 7, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 2:00-3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong> oregonstate.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_efBnBYi8QDSzu2NOGopQBg#\/registration<\/p>\n<p>A team of researchers across the United States is studying approaches to the management of spotted-wing drosophila in organic fruit crops, with funding from the USDA-Organic Research and Extension Initiative. Please join team members for this event that will update attendees on recent research and the emerging results from studies underway in various berry crops. Presenters will focus on recent efforts to release the classical biological control agent Ganaspis brasiliensis (samba wasp) at organic sites nationwide and will include Dr. Jana Lee (USDA ARS), Dr. Kent Daane (UC Berkeley), and Dr. Philip Fanning (University of Maine). The webinar is free, but you must register in advance to get the link for this presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Lily<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2024 UMaine Wild Blueberry Conference Event Registration or by calling Mary Michaud at 207.581.3175 Date: February 17, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Location: Moore Community Center, 125 State Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605 Parking: In front and to the side of the Moore Center. Overflow parking can be found across the street at Knowlton Park. 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