Mar 25, 2020
Michigan Blueberry Kick Off Meeting to be conducted online on April 3

Michigan State University Extension and the Small Fruit are hosting the 2020 Blueberry Kick Off Meeting on April 3 at 1 p.m.

A webinar will be presented with updates on issues affecting the blueberry industry, research and Extension subjects for Michigan’s small fruit industry in 2020.

“We are using this new format to deliver our extension programs to comply with restrictions on personal contact and large meetings,” said Carlos Garcia-Salazar, small fruit educator. “We will continue to provide assistance and educational programs needed by our small fruit growers.”

There is not cost for attending the webinar. However, you will need to register online to access the meeting. The meeting will be held using Zoom and after registration you will be sent information on how to access the webinar.

All the PowerPoint presentations will be posted on the MSU Extension Blueberry web site soon after the meeting for public viewing.

Registration online is open at:

https://events.anr.msu.edu/blueberry20/

For question about the event, call Carlos Garcia at 616-260-0671, email: [email protected].

 

Agenda

Time

Topic

Presenter

1:00-1:15 PM

Update on major issues during 2019; survey results

Carlos Garcia, MSU Extension

1:15-1:35 PM

Weather Update for 2020 Blueberry Crop Season

Jeff Andresen, MSU Enviroweather

1:35-1:55 PM

Michigan Pollinator Protection plan and the guidelines for blueberry growers

Ana Heck, MI Pollinator Initiative, MSU Entomology

1:55-2:00 PM

Break

 

2:00-2:20 PM

Early season insect pests update

Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology

2:20-2:40 PM

Early season blueberry diseases update

Tim Miles, MSU  Plant Pathology Small Fruit

2:40-3:00 PM

Blueberry replanting: Dagger nematode and root lesion nematode and associated viruses

Marisol Quintanilla, Emilie Cole, MSU Entomology

3:00-3:05

Break

 

3:05-3:25 PM

Weed management update in Blueberry

Sushila Chaudhari, MSU Horticulture

3:25-3:40 PM

Enviroweather update

Keith Mason, MSU AgBioresearch

3:40-4:00 PM

Preparing your Frost Protection program for 2020

Mark Longstroth, MSU Extensions


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