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February 2008

Wild Blueberry Spring Meetings

WALDOBORO
Wednesday, March 19
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Knox-Lincoln County Extension Office
377 Manktown Road (Manktown Road connects Route 235 and Route 1 in Waldoboro and  the office is located across  from the new high school)

ELLSWORTH
Thursday, March 20
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Hancock County Extension Office - 63 Boggy Brook Road 

MACHIAS
Saturday, March 22
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: UMaine Machias – Science Bldg Room 102 - O'Brien Avenue 
 

 

Pesticide License Training

Machias

All Others

Agenda

1:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Gypsum Shows Promise in Reducing Fertilizer Costs!
Jack Smagula, The University of Maine

1:20 p.m.

6:20 p.m.

Diseases of Blueberries: What to Look for and How to Control Them
Seanna Annis, The University of Maine

1:50 p.m.

6:50 p.m.

Overview of GAP/GHP for Wild Blueberry Growers
David Yarborough, The University of Maine

2:20 p.m.

7:20 p.m.

Agricultural Mediation
Bambi Magaw, Community Mediation Services

2:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Break

2:50 p.m.

7:50 p.m.

Pollination Biology of the Lowbush Blueberry
Dan Bell, The University of Maine

3:20 p.m.

8:20 p.m.

Wild Blueberry Commission Update
David Bell, Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine

3:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

Board of Pesticides Control Update
Staff, Board of Pesticides Control

4:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

Adjourn
Two re-certification credits available for licensed pesticide applicators.


How Tax Laws Can Keep Your Farmland in Farming
Megan Facciolo, Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District

The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is holding a program entitled “How Tax Laws Can Keep Your Farmland in Farming” on March 25, 2008 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at Ellsworth City Hall.

Gary Anderson, Dairy Management Specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will provide an overview of the importance of planning when transferring the farm to the next generation and Jeffrey Jones, an Estate Planner and Trust Attorney, will follow up with a discussion of the tax benefits of keeping your land in farming.

Also on the program are Esther Lacognata of Maine Farmland Trust and Bambi Magaw from the USDA Agricultural Mediation Program.

The program is free and open to all, but registration is required by calling the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District at 664-7496.

Sincerely,

Dave.

David E. Yarborough
Extension Blueberry Specialist

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