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Blueberry
Information Day
Meeting
of the
PEI Wild
Blueberry Growers’
Association Inc.
Red Shores
Race Track & Casino
Charlottetown, PEI
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Pre-registration is NOT required.
However, any questions can be
directed to the PEI Wild Blueberry
Growers’ Association at
1-902-368-7289.
Morning Session - April 9, 2015
8:00 - 8:30
Registration / Tea & Coffee / Trade Show (WI Room)
Afternoon Session - April 9, 2015
1:15 - 1:45
Sucking Bugs in Wild Blueberry Sprout Fields
Kelvin Lynch, IPM Solutions, Fredericton, NB
Welcome & Introductions
Chris Jordan, PEI Department of Agriculture & Forestry
1:45 - 2:15
Bumblebee Pollination
Dr. Kim Skyrm, Koppert Biological Systems
8:30 - 9:00
Overview of Pesticide Enforcement Issues in the PEI Blueberry Industry
Wade MacKinnon, PEI Department of Environment, Labour & Justice
2:15 - 2:35
Comparative Pollination Management in PEI & Maine: Searching for a Path
towards Greater Pollination Security
Kourtney Collum, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maine-Orono
9:00 - 9:20
Reducing Spray Drift for Wild Blueberry Pest Management
Ken Lingley, On-Target Sprayer Services, Charlottetown, PEI
2:35 - 3:00
3:00 -
9:20 - 9:40
Sclerotinia Berry Drop: A Newly-Recognized Blueberry Disease
Nutrition Break / Visit Trade Show (WI Room)
PEI Wild Blueberry Growers’ Association Annual General Meeting (AGM)
(Separate agenda to be circulated)
Dr. John Sutton, Plant Health Specialist, Ariss, Ontario
9:40 - 10:00
Leaf Spot Diseases in Wild Blueberry Canopy Management
Dr. David Percival, Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture, Truro, NS
2015 PEIWBGA Members who are present during the AGM
have the opportunity to win a computer package containing a
10:00 - 10:30
Nutrition Break / Visit Trade Show (WI Room)
10:30 - 10:50
Biology & Management of Creeping Perennial Weeds in Wild Blueberry
Dell laptop computer with 3-year hardware warranty, Microsoft Office &
Antivirus as well as choice of Analyst or Field Manager Pro from FCC
Dr. Scott White, Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture, Truro, NS
10:50 - 11:15
Tracking Global Blueberry Market Changes
Dr. Remy Lambert, University Laval, Quebec
11:15 -12:00
Laptop donated by . . .
Software donated by . . .
WBANA: The Asian Market
Jing Zhao Cesarone, Chinawise Business Consulting / WBANA PR Agency, China
12:00 - 1:15
Buffet Lunch at Top of the Park [$13.95 on your own] & Visit Trade Show
Members of the
PEI Wild Blueberry
Growers’ Association
will receive a copy of the new
“Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in
Wild Blueberries”
Warranty & Antivirus donated by . . .