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To request a reasonable accommodation for any Extension event please contact Mary Michaud by email at mary.j.michaud@maine.edu or by phone at 207.581.3175.

Agenda

9:00-9:30 Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Welcome, Crop Update, and New Resources Announcement

9:30-9:45 Wild Blueberry Commission Update

9:45-10:00 º£½ÇÉçÇø Wild Blueberry Growers’ Association Update

10:00-10:30 Mulching Wild Blueberry Fields

10:30-11:00 Irrigation Planning

11:00-11:45 Wild Blueberry Association of North America (WBANA) Health Research and Marketing/Promotion Update

11:45-1:00 Lunch by Angie’s Comfort Kitchen

During Lunch: Wild Blueberry Heritage Center Awards: Tommy Higgins, State USDA Director, will present the awards.

1:00-3:00 Integrated Pest Management Rotation (2 pesticide credits). The group will be split into three groups for sessions on weed, insect, and disease management in the upper field. Both conventional and organic management strategies will be discussed.