Media advance UMaine Extension wild blueberry conference Feb. 28
The Associated Press, Republican Journal and Morning Ag Clips advanced a free wild blueberry conference hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Black Bear Inn. Topics will include management updates on diseases, pollinators and weeds; ideas about precision agriculture, post-harvest quality and blueberry fertility; and insight into food safety requirements; the articles state. Pesticide credits will be available. Online registration is required. The snow date is March 4. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Mary Michaud, 581.3175; mary.j.michaud@maine.edu. More information also is available by contacting Lily Calderwood, 581.3193; lily.calderwood@maine.edu. WABI (Channel 5), NECN, Seacoast Online, Foster’s Daily Democrat and U.S. News & World Report carried the AP article, and The Times Record, Post Register and USA Today included it in roundups.