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Meet University of Maine researchers and students studying Maine’s blueberry industry. Learn about innovations is blueberry crop management, harvesting practices, pest control and more. Researchers working at the Blueberry Hill Farm, a University of Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, will be hosting a field day at the end of June. Come enjoy information sessions, facility tours, vendor displays, and more!<\/p>\n

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Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00 Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:10 – 9:30 Fine Leaf Sheep Fescue Control Herbicide Demonstration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Lily Calderwood and Jordan Parks<\/p>\n

9:30 – 10:00 Drone Spraying Demonstration and Research Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrice Sison, Active Intelligence, Dr. Lily Calderwood<\/p>\n

10:00 – 10:45 Harvester and Bin Cleaning Demonstration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lindsay Werner DACF and Logan Brewer<\/p>\n

Helena\/BioSafe<\/p>\n

10:45 – 11:30 Fresh Pack Lines<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ron Howard of Brodis Blueberries, Tim Clower of AMVT Line, and Travis Carini of Michigan Blueberry Equipment Sales<\/p>\n

11:30 – 11:45<\/strong> Shade Over Wild Blueberry and Crop Year Results<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Lily Calderwood, Abby Cadorette<\/p>\n

11:45 – 12:00<\/strong> Transition to Organic Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Grigsby, MOFGA<\/p>\n

12:00 – 1:15 Lunch Agenda Food Provided by Angie\u2019s Comfort Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:30 – 12:40<\/strong> Wild Blueberry Heritage Center Hall of Honor Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaysie Logan<\/p>\n

12:40 – 1:10 Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eric Venturini<\/p>\n

1:10 – 1:15 Recognizing Judy Collins!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Afternoon IPM Session Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:00 – 1:45<\/strong> Harvester Efficiency Project Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

UMaine Mechanical Engineering and Advance Manufacturing Center<\/p>\n

1:45 – 2:05<\/strong> Insect Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Phil Fanning<\/p>\n

2:05 – 2:25<\/strong> Disease Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Seanna Annis<\/p>\n

2:25 – 2:45<\/strong> Climate and Plant Physiology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Yongjiang Zhang<\/p>\n

2:45 – 3:05<\/strong> Climate Change Risk Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Rachel Schattman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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