Blueberry Field Day 2026

Join the MSU Extension Blueberry team for our 5th annual Blueberry Field Day on September 9! The event will take place at Trevor Nichols Research Center (6237 124th Avenue Fennville, MI 49408) from 12-4. 

Check-in: 11:00 - 12:00

Lunch: 12:00-1:30 

Field Day Stations: 1:30-4:00

Station Topics include:

Rufus Isaacs: Entomology research at TNRC this summer

Josh VanderWeide: NHB Variety Trial Evaluation

Stephanie Rett-Cadman: Horticultural factors influencing blueberry fruit rots

Tim Miles: Advances in stem blight research and other important diseases in 2026

Xiaobo Tan: Towards a soft and safe blueberry harvesting robot

Carlos Garcia Salazar: SWD and Nematode Research Update

Younsuk Dong & Brenden Kelley: Fine-Tuning Your Irrigation Scheduling

Steve Timmeren: Overhead cooling to protect pollination

3 RUP credits have been requested. 

Questions? Please contact Cheyenne Sloan at sloanche@msu.edu