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2010 NABREW Conference in Kalamazoo The 2010 North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers (NABREW) conference will be held in Kalamazoo on July 25-28. The conference will feature more than 40 presentations and 30 informative poster displays on topics ranging from disease control options for organic blueberries to the latest research in blueberry genomics. Activities include roundtable discussions and a tour of the Southwest Michigan blueberry industry. Keynote speaker Mike Mainland of North Carolina State University (NCSU) will present about the history of the North American Highbush Blueberry Industry. Mainland received his doctorate from Rutgers University in 1968, and currently researches the management and environmental effects on blueberries and muscadine grapes at NCSU as a professor emeritus. NABREW has been a key educational forum for blueberry researchers, extension educators and industry leaders since 1960. To register go to http://nabrew.anr.msu.edu/ or call (517) 353-3175 by June 15. 2010 NABREW Conference in Kalamazoo The 2010 North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers (NABREW) conference will be held in Kalamazoo on July 25-28. NABREW has been a key educational forum for blueberry researchers, extension educators and industry leaders since 1960. To register go to http://nabrew.anr.msu.edu/ or call (517) 353-3175 by June 15. Here are a couple of clips taken in 2008 using our field deployed camera system. They show honey bees Apis melifera responding to blueberry flowers and shoot strikes. [videofile]http://www.opm.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/HoneyBeeDiv.avi[/videofile] [videofile]http://www.opm.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/beeshootstrikeDiv.avi[/videofile] On Friday December 18th the MSU organic blueberry team, lead by Dr. Annemiek Schilder sponsored an organic blueberry reporting session. Over 40 growers were in attendance. Please see the following links for copies of the research and extension presentations. Cllick the Talk Title to Download a PDF Blueberry Soil Biology – Jesse Sadowsky and Annemiek Schilder (MSU Plant Pathology) Organic Blueberry Disease Management – Annemiek Schilder (MSU Plant Pathology) Benefits of Organic Soil Testing – Joe Scrimger (Bio-Systems of Michigan) Weed and Nutrient Management – Eric Hanson (MSU Horticulture) Farmscaping and Beneficial Insects – Bret Blaauw and Rufus Isaacs (MSU Entomology) Mummy berry, Pollinators, and Soil Predators – Matt Grieshop (MSU Entomology) |
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