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  • Maine’s Wild Blueberry Industry: A Virtual Talk by David Yarborough

    David Yarborough

    Rockland Public Library will host David Yarborough, PhD. Emeritus Blueberry Specialist and Emeritus Professor Horticulture, University of Maine, for a virtual presentation on Maine’s wild blueberry industry. Yarborough will describe the establishment of the wild blueberry plants as the glacier receded 10,000 years ago and discuss the beginnings of the blueberry industry in the 1800’s. Blueberry production in Maine has progressed from less than 1 million pounds produced in 1896 to the bumper crop of over 110 million pounds produced in 2000. Changes in harvest techniques from hand-picking to hand-raking to the current practice of machine harvesting will also be discussed. Additionally, the talk will cover the research and development-integrated pest management techniques and health-research that have allowed the wild blueberry industry in Maine to prosper and compete with cultivated blueberries in a world market.

    David E. Yarborough is the Emeritus Wild Blueberry Specialist with Cooperative Extension and Emeritus Professor of Horticulture in the School of Food and Agriculture at the University of Maine, where he worked for 40 years. He has worked with wild blueberry growers in Maine and Canada to educate them on best management practices that enabled them to increase their efficiency of production and profitability, so that this industry continues to remain competitive in the world marketplace. He was recognized by the IR-4 program when he received the Meritorious Service Award in 2006

    Date

    Sep 17 2020
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    Time

    6:30 pm

    Location

    Rockland Public Library ONLINE

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