Blueberry Field Day

September 10, 2025 10:00AM - 3:00PM

Registration Deadline: September 8, 2025 - 12:00AM

Trevor Nichols Research and Extension Center , 6237 124th Ave. Fennville, MI 49408

Join the MSU Extension blueberry team to learn about ongoing research from this summer. Topics will include irrigation, disease management, insect integrated pest management, replant tips and soil.

Blueberry specialists from the Michigan State University campus and blueberry Extension educators will be available to answer questions and present their research results with hands-on demonstrations.

2 restricted use pesticide credits have been requested.

Cost: FREE

Agenda

11 a.m. – Welcome – Cheyenne Sloan (summary of season), Nancy Nyquist (MBC), Chad Reenders (MBBAC)

11:30 a.m. – Carlos Garcia-Salazar – Trichogramma wasps for fruitworm control

12 p.m. – LUNCH

1 to 3 p.m. – Field demonstration stations:

Rufus Isaacs – Sampling berries for peace of mind and cost savings
Josh Vander Weide – Tips for replanting blueberry fields
Miles Lab – Blueberry Pathology
Younsuk Dong – Irrigation System Evaluation and scheduling
Carlos Garcia-Salazar – Demonstration: Integrating Entomopathogenic Nematodes into IPM Strategies for SWD in Blueberries
Cheyenne Sloan – Soil Texture Demo