The Saskatoon Berry Institute of North America and Michigan State University Extension are working together to provide a free half-day saskatoon growers program. The tour will be held Friday, June 17th, 2016. Content includes tours of 3 saskatoon orchards of various ages, and presentations on a variety of topics related to growing saskatoons.
Saskatoon Michigan’s newest orchard has been selected as one of the 3 locations.
To download the flyer, click on this hyperlink: Saskatoon Growers Education Tour 2016
The agenda for the tour is as follows:
8:15 AM MEET AT JACOB’S FARM, M-72 WEST
(Coffee and Saskatoon muffins)
(RESOURCE PERSON: DR ERWIN DUKE ELSNER)
- PRUNING METHODS
- PESTS
- CARING FOR OLDER PLANTS
- COMPARING VARIETIES
10:00 AM MEET AT JIM DIXON’S FARM, ACME
(RESOURCE PERSON: JIM DIXON)
- CARE OF YOUNG BEARING PLANTS
- COMPARING VARIETIES
- FUTURE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
11:00 AM MEET AT DUCHENEY’S NEW PLANTING
(RESOURCE PERSON: STEVE DUCHENEY)
- TIPS ON PLANTING NEW STOCK
- CARING FOR YOUNG PLANTS
- OUTLOOK FOR PLANTING STOCK
- IMPACT OF MULCHING
12:30 PM MEET FOR LUNCH TO SHARE WITH OTHERS
- MR C’S, M-72, WILLIAMSBURG