Twelfth Annual NC Commercial Blackberry and Raspberry Growers Association Meeting
Friday February 15, 2019
Cleveland County Extension Office Auditorium
Shelby, NC 28152
Agenda:
8:45-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:05 Opening Remarks and Welcome, Ethan Lineberger NCCBRGA President
9:05-9:35 Blackberry Research Update, Karen Blaebow NCCE
9:35-9:45 New “App” Technologies , Heather Webb Faith Farms
9:45-10:00 New Insecticide Update, Mike Cunnane FMC Agriculture Solutions
10:00-10:15 National Berry Crops Initiative, Debbie Wechsler
10:15-10:45 Weed Control Update, Wayne Mitchem NCSU
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Update on H2A Changes, Lee Wicker NC Grower’s Association
11:30-12:00 “Seasonal Changes in Leaf Nutrients in Single and Double Cropped Primacane Fruiting Systems, Dr. Gina Fernandez NCSU
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Vendor Visits
1:00-1:45 NCCBRGA Business Meeting
