End of Season Blueberry & Blackberry Pruning, Featuring Berry Health Benefits, Marketing, and Consumer Preference Study Results
Thursday, Sept 2, 2021 • 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Meeting
The participants in this workshop/field day will learn about the end-of-the-season pruning of blackberry and blueberry. The end of the season pruning of blackberry and blueberry is an important part of the berry crops management, it will reduce disease incidences and will improve the yield and fruit quality for the following year's production. In this workshop, there will be four presentations about the marketing, health benefits of berry crops, planning for next year’s production, and the results of a consumer preference study conducted at VSU will be shared with the participants.
Presenters:
Dr. Reza Rafie, Extension Specialist
Dr. Rafat Siddiqui, Food Scientist
Dr. Chyer Kim, Food Scientist
Dr. Theresa Nartea, Extension Specialist
For more information, contact Jessica Harris at (804) 524-5964 or jbrown@vsu.edu.
YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR ZOOM MEETING LINK IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A LINK, PLEASE EMAIL jbrown@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please call (804) 524-6971 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.