Farm Tour Announcement – Come See How Saskatoons Grow
POSTED IN For Consumers, For Growers, For Members ON 5/1/2014
The agenda for the day is as follows:
8:30 AM Meet at The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station
(6686 S Center Hwy, Traverse City, MI 49684)
Reserve Your Lunch
8:45 AM Leave for first stop
9:00 AM Arrive at Rick Billings Farm (Harry’s Road)
FOCUS: 2 year old plantings of blueberries and saskatoons
10:00 AM Leave for next stop
10:15 AM Arrive at Jacob’s Farm (M-72)
FOCUS: 5 year old plantings of saskatoons And hascaps
11:00 AM Leave for next stop
11:30 AM Arrive at The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station for Lunch
Tour of saskatoon research plot
Discussion of future research needs
Update on 2014 pest control measures
Presentation on the Grow Benzie incubator kitchen
Overview of The Saskatoon Berry Institute of North America
1:00 PM Leave for next stop
1:45 PM Arrive at Jim Dixon Farm (Williamsburg area)
FOCUS: 3 year old plantings of saskatoons
2:30 PM Leave for next stop
3:00 PM Arrive at Steve DuCheney Farm/Nursery (Williamsburg area)
FOCUS: 3 year old plantings of saskatoons
Discussion on propagation of saskatoons and meeting future plant needs.
4:00 PM Final comments and Q & A
4:15 PM Head home or back to station
NOTES:
Car pool if possible to minimize the number of vehicles.
To register for the tour, call Steve Fouch at 231-715-6022.
We will need a final number by Wednesday, June 4.
The $10.00 fee is payable at the door, when arriving at the Research station.
Make checks payable to: Saskatoon Berry Institute of North America.
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