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November 2019
UMass Extension Fall Wrap-Up (Pesticide Credit Hours)
Earn pesticide applicator credits with UMass Extension specialists as they look at the challenges and problems of the 2019 season. Topics on woody ornamentals in the morning session include: Eastern White Pine Health and Other Woody Plant Diseases Observed in 2019; Managing Tough Landscape Weeds; and the Year In Review of Troublesome Insect and Mite Pests of Woody Plants. Turf topics in the afternoon session include: Turf Weeds Your Program Is Likely To Miss; What We Saw In The Plant Diagnostic Lab in 2019; and Selecting Grasses to…
Find out more »SEMAP 2019 Annual Meeting
Join us for a celebration of SEMAP's accomplishments in 2019, networking with farmers and allies from across the region, and a presentation of awards for local farms, businesses, and people key to the success of local agriculture in Southeastern Mass. Held at Groundwork New Bedford, 1213 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740. Use the Maxfield Street Entrance as shown on the map below. The corner of Purchase & Maxfield Streets is a stop on SRTA's New Bedford Routes 2 &…
Find out more »December 2019
Create a Quality of Life on Your Profitable Farm [Webinar]
What if you could have a high quality of life and a good income from your farm? Presenter Ben Grimes of Dawnbreaker Farms in NC has cracked this code and in this presentation, he will share his proven strategies to increase profitability while reducing workload.
Find out more »Potluck & Annual Varieties Discussion at Newton Community Farm [EMass C.R.A.F.T.]
December 4, Potluck & Annual Varieties Discussion @ Newton Community Farm CRAFT visits are farmer-led and include a farm tour and discussion of a topic we hope will be useful to apprentices, new and experienced farmers.
Find out more »Winter Growing and Season Extension Practices Workshop
Farm owners, Mike and Kelli Roberts, will demonstrate how to grow and cultivate a variety of crops on a year-round basis with the use of unheated, moveable high tunnels and low tunnels. The workshop will focus on winter growing, with a discussion of optimizing planting dates and varieties for the winter, preparation of 30-inch beds, as well as maintaining soil and crop health. Roots Farm is a 1.3 acre certified organic vegetable farm run by Mike and Kelli Roberts in…
Find out more »New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference and Trade Show
New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference and Trade Show includes more than 25 educational sessions over 3 days, covering major vegetable, berry and tree fruit crops as well as various special topics. A Farmer to Farmer meeting after each morning and afternoon session will bring speakers and farmers together for an informal, in-depth discussion on certain issues.
Find out more »Winter CRAFT planning at Newton Community Farm [EMass C.R.A.F.T.]
December 18, 10-Noon, Winter CRAFT planning @ Newton Community Farm CRAFT visits are farmer-led and include a farm tour and discussion of a topic we hope will be useful to apprentices, new and experienced farmers.
Find out more »January 2020
NOFA/Mass Winter Conference
The 2020 NOFA Winter Conference Keynote Presenter will be the award-winning journalist Carey Gillam! Gillam is a former senior correspondent for Reuter’s international news service and veteran journalist with over 25 years of experience covering American corporations and agribusiness. She specializes in biotech, pesticide development, and the environmental impacts of food production in the United States. Her articles appear regularly in The Guardian, the Huffington Post, Environmental Health News and the US Right to Know.
Find out more »February 2020
SEMAP’s 13th Annual Agriculture & Food Conference
Save the date! Learn more about last year's conference here.
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