In this Issue:
VEGETABLE NEWS
BERRY NEWS
Blueberry IPM School in Beautiful Bayfield
APPLE NEWS
| Vol 4 No. 10 | August 10, 2007 |
Blueberry IPM School in Beautiful Bayfield - September 17 & 18, 2007
Michigan State University blueberry specialists are coming to Wisconsin! The two-day intensive training program is designed to train advanced and beginning blueberry growers in integrated pest management. The classroom and field sessions will help you more effectively and efficiently control weeds, insects, and disease. The program will be held in beautiful Bayfield, WI. Registration is due on or before September 10th. There is a $30.00 registration fee which includes printed materials and lunch on the 17th and 18th. Single-day registration is $15. Come for the training, stay for the apples and a swim in the lake! For a link to the conference brochure and registration form, go to the web site: www.thinkIPM.org
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Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
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