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Agriculture Industry Events/Workshops
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October
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Using Biological Control in
Greenhouses, Sponsored by UMass Ext., University of Connecticut Ext. and Northeast SARE, 9:15 AM - 3:45 PM, Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA. Learn about the "nuts and bolt" of implementing biological control
to manage thrips, aphids, fungus gnats and spider mites in greenhouse crops.
Featuring Stanton Gill, University of Maryland and Suzanne Wainwright-Evans,
Buglady Consulting and a Panel of wholesale and retail growers. 4 pesticide
credits. For details and registration click here.
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November
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New England Wild Flower Society presents “Extending the Garden in Time and Space", new symposium for gardeners, horticulturists, and environmentalists,
9am-4 pm, Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, Extending
the Garden is co-sponsored by NE Wild Flower Society, Arnold Arboretum,
and Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture. www.newenglandwild.org. |
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New England Greenhouse Conference & Expo Featuring Educational Seminars for the Garden Center Retailer and Retail Grower, Worcester, MA. This biennial event is the largest nationally recognized
floriculture industry show in New England, offering everything for garden
centers, cut flower growers, greenhouse growers, perennial growers and
garden retailers. Seminars featuring international and nationally recognized
speakers from industry and academia helped attract more than 2000 participants
from NE and Canada. www.negreenhouse.org. |
December
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Transitioning to Renewable Energy for Greenhouse Heat, 8:30-4 pm - Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center, Sturbridge,
MA. This one-day conference will focus on alternative technologies &
fuel sources that are immediately available, locally produced, and economically
favorable in comparison to traditional fossil fuels. While the emphasis
will be placed on showcasing the experiences of growers who have made the
switch to renewable fuels, we will also provide information on sources
of funding that may be available, conservation strategies, and procuring,
producing, and using wood and corn as biomass fuels. Contact Tina Smith,
413-545-5306, tsmith@umext.umass.edu, Andy Cavanagh, acavanagh@psis.umass.edu,
413-577-3976, Paul Lopes, 508-295-2212 ext. 24, lopes@umext.umass.edu University
of Mass. Ext.
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Alternative Greenhouse and High Tunnel Crops, UMass Ext., University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, and
Northeast SARE are sponsoring a “Alternative Greenhouse and High Tunnel
Crops” conference to be held at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge,
MA . This all day conference will address topics of interest to those with
greenhouses and unheated high tunnels. A pre- registration fee of $35.00 is due by December 5th. Please make checks payable to the University of Massachusetts and mail
to: Greenhouse Crops Program, Room 203 French Hall, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA 01003. Cost of admission includes: handouts, lunch, snacks
and beverages during break. For more info. see: www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture
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2009
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February
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| 25 & 26 |
Second Annual Harvest New England Farmers' Agricultural Marketing Conference
and Trade Show - Save the Date!
Growers from across the Northeast will convene at the Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center in scenic Sturbridge Massachusetts. Over 700 attendees joined us for our first conference in February, 2007. Plans for 2009 are for even a bigger and better conference. This unique marketing conference targets New England farmers interested in learning new marketing ideas or fine-tuning strategies for business success. Over the course of two days, there will be over 20 workshops with a wide range of marketing and business planning topics to be covered. Ag technology, farmers' markets, agritourism, media relations, and starting new farmer information are just some of the workshops planned. For information on how to participate in the trade show please visit:www.harvestnewengland.org. |
To submit Ag industry workshop/event dates, email Rick LeBlanc, at richard.leblanc@state.ma.us.
Consumer events listed at http:/www.mass.gov/agr/events/index.htm |
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