Blueberry Field Day 2024
Sept. 4, 2024
Registration begins at 9 a.m. - Event begins at 10 a.m.
Trevor Nichols Research and Extension Center
6237 124th Ave., Fennville, MI 49408
10 a.m. – Welcome – Cheyenne Sloan (summary of season), Nancy Nyquist (MBC), Chad Reenders (MBBAC)
10:30 a.m. – Cheyenne Sloan and Younsuk Dong - Berrigation Demo
11 a.m. – Carlos Garcia-Salazar – Trichogramma wasps for fruitworm control
11:30 a.m. – Michael Gasdick - Harvest management of Duke, Draper, and Calypso to improve fruit flavor
12 p.m. – LUNCH
1 to 3 p.m. – Field demonstration stations
Rufus Isaacs – Evaluating blueberry cultivars for gall wasp resistance
Josh Vander Weide– Groundcover effects on blueberry quality
Tim Miles – Fruit rots and Diagnostic Sevices
Yonsuk Dong – Irrigation project demo (maybe blue dye??)
Carlos Garcia-Salazar – Nematode application demo
Dr. Kathryn Docherty – Benefits of Including Native Prairies in Berry Farm Ecosystems
Cost: FREE
Dr. Kathryn Docherty – Benefits of Including Native Prairies in Berry Farm Ecosystems
Cost: FREE
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.