{"id":3998,"date":"2026-04-29T13:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3998"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:56:55","slug":"future-proofing-small-fruits-climate-challenges-and-mitigation","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/event\/future-proofing-small-fruits-climate-challenges-and-mitigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Future-Proofing Small Fruits: Climate Challenges and Mitigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Key to<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>pics\u00a0include:<\/strong>\u00a0climate change, implications on small fruits, and mitigation methods.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Join WSU Regional Small Farms Program for a virtual Dirt Talk with Lisa Wasko DeVetter. Lisa is a Professor of Horticulture and leads the statewide Small Fruit Horticulture program<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">at Washington State University\u2019s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon. Her research and outreach program focuses on maximizing productivity, fruit quality, and\u00a0on<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"none\">farm\u00a0efficiencies while protecting the natural resources essential to small fruit production in the Pacific Northwest. Key areas of work include pollination services, abiotic stress management,\u00a0end<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"none\">of<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"none\">life\u00a0management of agricultural plastics,\u00a0machine<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"none\">harvesting\u00a0technologies, and nutrient management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Date:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Wednesday, May 20th<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Time:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>6:00 to 7:15 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Zoom. Pre-register,and a Zoom link will be emailed to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker<\/strong>: Lisa Wasko DeVetter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Farmers, commercial growers, producers, small acreage landowners.<\/p>\n<p><em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU Extension office. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact\u00a0<\/span>Kellie Henwood (121 Oak Bay Rd, Port Hadlock WA \/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kellie.henwood@wsu.edu\">kellie.henwood@wsu.edu<\/a>\u00a0\/ 360-379-5610 ext. 201) at least two weeks prior to the event.\u202f\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key topics\u00a0include:\u00a0climate change, implications on small fruits, and mitigation methods.\u00a0\u00a0 Join WSU Regional Small Farms Program for a virtual Dirt Talk with Lisa Wasko DeVetter. 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