November
- November 21 - 2025 Massachusetts Food System Forum - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester. Forum brings together hundreds of farmers (urban and rural), fishers, folk who work on emergency food and conservation, public health and housing advocates and professionals, people with lived experiences, legislators, legislative staff, and executive office staff from across the state- to participate in this dynamic one-day event. Forum details and tickets here.
December
- December 2 - Explore Farming Workshop (Online) - Free and open to all. Details and registration here.
- December 3 - Massachusetts Food Policy Council Meeting - 9:30am - 11:30am, remote. Council meeting details here.
- December 4 & 5 - 110th MA Farm Bureau Annual Meeting - UMass Campus Center, Amherst. Meeting details here.
2026
January
- January 13 – Farm Business Planning Course (Online) – This 8-week course is filled with information, activities, and presentations from excellent guest speakers that will help you write your farm business plan. The Farm Business Planning course is designed to help you create a written plan to start or expand your farm business. Also, the course is recognized by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) as fulfilling one of their financial management training requirements. More details here.
- January 27 - SBN's Local Food Trade Show - 10:00 - 3:00pm, Russell’s Garden Center, Wayland. A networking event that connects New England food producers with all wholesale buyers - from grocery stores and distributors, specialty food stores and specialized distributors, cafes and restaurants, K12 through college dining halls, farm stores, and CSA managers — the Trade Show is an opportunity to meet some of the best local food producers and new-to-the-scene products. Show details here.
- January 28 - Creating a Pricing Strategy - 5:00pm – 7:00pm - Virtual workshop for farm owner/operators and farm managers who want to learn or get a refresher on how to develop an overall strategy for pricing their farm products. Workshop will help you understand the considerations around financial goals and ongoing assessment related to pricing strategy, establishing baseline numbers and improving clarity on costs of production, and margin and buffer considerations for associated market channel costs. Free and open to Massachusetts farmers, until registration is full. Contact Jess at Jessica.Camp2@mass.gov with questions.
February
- February 28 - 39th Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference, UMass Amherst. Healthy Soils in Action. This year, explore what makes soil thrive: from the rich microbial life underground to the human communities and cultural practices that sustain it above. Conference details here.
March
- March 11 - Massachusetts Agriculture Day at the Statehouse - Boston
- March 18 - 8th Massachusetts Farm & Sea to School Conference - Smith College, Northampton. Conference updates here.
- March 24 - 25 - Massachusetts Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism - Danvers. One of the leading tourism summits, spotlighting the MA250 initiative as we continue to celebrate the many activities commemorating the Semiquincentennial. Conference details here.
- March 26 - 27 - ArborEXPO™ '26 - Eastern States Exposition, W.Springfield. 3,000+ arborists, students, and exhibitors all in one place. Earn CEUs across 6+ certification types while getting hands-on with the latest gear and innovations in tree care. Expo details here.
December
- December 15 - 17, 2026 - New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference - Manchester, New Hampshire. Conference updates here.