The 2016 Mississippi Blueberry Education Workshop was held on January 14 in Hattiesburg. There were 55 attendees that heard the following speakers. To access a PDF copy of each talk (if available), click the linked title.
Speaker Line-Up and Schedule:
1:10-1:40 pm Dr. James Barnes (MSU-ES):
1:40-2:10 pm Chaille Clements (Mississippi Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce):
Farm to School Presentation (Market Ready)
2:10-2:40 pm Dr. Eric Stafne (MSU-ES):
Update on Harvest-aid Technologies to Improve Harvest Efficiency
2:40-3:00 pm Mechanical Harvest Survey and Break
3:00-3:30 pm Dr. Rebecca Melanson (MSU-ES):
Recognizing and Managing Blueberry Diseases
3:30-4:00 pm Dr. Donna Marshall-Shaw (USDA-ARS, Poplarville):
Blueberry Cultivars for Small and Local Markets
4:00-5:00 pm Questions/Discussion/Evaluation
I have never seen any desoto blueberries. Where can the be o tainted from?
Casey:
You can get them from Berries Unlimited: http://www.berriesunlimited.com/southern-blueberries/desoto-semi-dwarf-rabbiteye-zone-7-9-mid-season-6-cm-pots/prod_934.html