Media boosts UMaine Extension wild blueberry field day at Welch Farm

The Bangor Daily News, Morning Ag Clips and Centralmaine.com shared information about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry field day with a focus on fresh pack line improvements 10 a.m.–noon on July 7 at Welch Farm, 186 Roque Bluffs Road. This fresh pack line meeting includes a cold storage demonstration and discussion of berry quality related to new equipment installed in 2021 by Welch Farm owners Lisa and Wayne Hanscom. Lily Calderwood, UMaine Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture, leads the meeting. Register and find more information on the event webpage.