All-Day Blueberry School in Gettysburg, PA - Feb. 27, 2013

[Future Harvest - CASA]

All-Day Blueberry School in Gettysburg, PA February 27, 2013

Registration is now open for an upcoming All-Day Blueberry School.
This school will cover blueberry production from A to Z in one
intensive day. Topics to be covered include basics on blueberry plant
requirements and establishment; irrigation; fertility; varieties;
disease, insect, and weed management; bird control; economics; and
marketing pointers.
Speakers include entomologist Cesar Rodriguez-Saona and plant
pathologist Peter Oudemans from Rutgers University, blueberry breeder
Mark Ehlenfeldt from USDA-ARS, and Penn State extension personnel
Steve Bogash, Kathy Demchak, Tom Ford, and Lynn Kime.

Pesticide credits will be awarded. The school will take place from
8:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Penn State Extension Office at 670 Old
Harrisburg Road in Gettysburg, PA. Directions can be obtained at this
site. http://extension.psu.edu/adams/directions. The registration fee
is $75 through February 22, 2013 and increases to $95 starting
February 23. Register on-line at http://agsci.psu.edu/blueberry-growers
or call 1-717-263-9226. The registration fee covers lunch, materials,
and a CD/DVD of all Powerpoints and written materials that will be
sent to each paid registrant after the meeting.