Michigan State University Extension hosts blueberry research field day on September 10
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Join the Michigan State University Extension blueberry team on Sept. 10, 2025, for the fourth annual Blueberry Field Day to share ongoing research with the blueberry industry. The event will take place at the Trevor Nichols Research Center in Fennville, Michigan, providing an opportunity to see the plots where research trials are running. Topics presented this year will include irrigation, disease management, insect integrated pest management, replant tips and soil.
Blueberry specialists from the Michigan State University (MSU) campus and blueberry Extension educators will be available to answer questions and present their research results with hands-on demonstrations.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lunch provided.
Two restricted use pesticide credits have been requested.
Registration for this free event is required.
Register for the Blueberry Field Day 2025
Agenda
10 a.m. – Sign-in begins
11 a.m. – Welcome and summary of season from Cheyenne Sloan of MSU Extension, Nancy Nyquist of Michigan Farm Bureau and Chad Reenders of Michigan Blueberry Advisory Committee)
11:30 a.m. – Trichogramma wasps for fruitworm control, Carlos Garcia-Salazar, MSU Extension
12 p.m. – Lunch
1 to 3 p.m. – Field demonstration stations (15 minutes each with 5 min travel time)
- Sampling berries for peace of mind and cost savings – Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology
- Tips for replanting blueberry fields – Josh Vander Weide, MSU Horticulture
- Blueberry pathology – MSU Miles Lab
- Irrigation system evaluation and scheduling – Younsuk Dong, MSU Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
- Integrating entomopathogenic nematodes into integrated pest management strategies for spotted wing drosophila in blueberries – Carlos Garcia-Salazar, MSU Extension
- Soil texture – Cheyenne Sloan, MSU Extension
