June
- June 5 - Northeast US Honey Bee Update Lunch and Learn - webinars on Fridays from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Meet the dynamic group of Apiary Inspectors and Extension Faculty who support apiculture in our region and ask questions related to honey beekeeping and get advice from the experts in the field. These events are designed to support the beekeeper journey of ensuring the health, seasonal management and treatment of honey bee colonies. Honey bee registration here.
- June 9 - Tri-State SARE Field Workshop - UConn Livestock Unit 1, Storrs, CT, 10am - 12pm. Discuss the effect that maternal nutrition has on offspring growth and development in sheep. Assess backfat thickness (loin area) and depth using ultrasound on live sheep. SARE workshop details here.
- June 10 - Massachusetts Food Policy Council Meeting - Remote, 9:30am - 11:30am - Food policy meeting details here.
- June 11 - NOFA's Scale & Strategy: Building a Viable, Healthy Farm - Pepperell, MA,10:00am - 4:00pm. Engage with the opportunities and trade-offs that come with operating at different scales of growing. Through a mix of tours, discussions and on-farm demonstrations at Upswing Farm, this is a great opportunity to sort through the nitty gritty aspects of planning: crew management, daily operations, funding strategies, equipment decisions, on-farm composting systems, and of course - a close-up look of the farm through a microscope. NOFA workshop details here.
- June 12 - Honey Bee Education Day at the State Apiaries - Summer Management (Dighton location only). Join the MDAR's Apiary Program Team at the UMass and Bristol State Apiaries for guided tours of live honey bee colonies, hands-on demonstrations in colony management, and the latest information on sustaining honey bee health. Topic: Spring Management & Summer Prep. Education Day details here.
- June 13 - Mass Bee Field Day - Amherst, 9:00am - 3:30pm. Massachusetts Beekeepers Association - Mass Bee Field Day details.
- June 17 - NOFA's Soil Health in Organic Systems Monthly Calls - Maximizing Photosynthesis & Summer Growth - Online, 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Explore how to support peak plant energy and nutrient cycling through methods like foliar sprays, biologically active soils and management practices that strengthen the soil-carbon pathway and examine the relationship between photosynthesis and soil biology, and delve into strategies for keeping crops thriving through summer. Soil call details here.
- June 18 - Tri-State SARE Field Workshop - Meatworks, Westport, 9:00am – 12:00pm. Tour of this USDA inspected multi-species meat processing facility. Will examine carcass differences across feeding programs commonly seen in New England. SARE workshop details here.
- June 18 - SEMAP & UMass Extension Twilight Meeting: Permanent Deer Fencing & Flower Pest Walk - Langwater Farm, North Easton, 5:30-7:30pm. Interested in the process of building and installing permanent deer fencing? See deer fencing in action, including post pounding and brace building demonstrations. UMass Extension will then lead a pest identification walk through Langwater's flower fields. Register for twilight meeting here.
- June 18 - NOFA's Whole-Farm Stewardship: Buffers, Perennials & Biodiversity - Indian Line Farm, South Egremont, 4:30pm - 7:00pm. Stewarding a farm as an interconnected landscape is both deeply rewarding and undeniably complex. At Indian Line Farm, this approach is taking shape through the integration of perennial plantings, native species, pollinator habitat, and managing ecologically disruptive, or invasive, plants – all as essential elements of a resilient, whole-farm ecosystem. On-farm networking event and farm tour where farmers can connect, share experiences, and see how these practices are implemented on site. NOFA meeting details here.
- June 23 - New Entry's Explore Farming Workshop - Webinar, 6:00 - 7:30pm. Free and open to all. Details and registration here.
- June 23 - UMass Ext. Landscape Pests and Problems Walkabout - Insects and Cultural Practices - Heritage Museum & Gardens, Sandwich, 1:00pm - 3pm. Examine some of the most common insect and cultural problems of woody ornamentals, as well as discuss and demonstrate how to put IPM practices to work efficiently. Walkabout details here.
- June 30 – New Entry's Online Crop Production Course -For those interested in digging deeper into the enthralling world of sustainable agriculture, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project is offering this 9-week Course meeting online on Tuesday evenings.Will include an abundance of resources and activities to help learners increase their ability to work with nature to grow good food, and it will cover topics including: fostering soil health, greenhouse management, irrigation, nutrient management, cover cropping, pest and disease management, season extension, and more. Production course details here.
July
- July 23 - MNLA's Down to Earth Summer Conference & Trade Show - Savage Farms, Deerfield. Join MNLA for a nostalgic journey through decades of landscaping and nursery innovation, style, and culture—from the ‘60s to the early 2000s. Conference details here.
August
- August 7 - Northeast US Honey Bee Update Lunch and Learn - webinars on Fridays from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Meet the dynamic group of Apiary Inspectors and Extension Faculty who support apiculture in our region and ask questions related to honey beekeeping and get advice from the experts in the field. These events are designed to support the beekeeper journey of ensuring the health, seasonal management and treatment of honey bee colonies. Honey bee registration here.
- August 12 - Tri-State SARE Field Workshop - UMass – Hadley Farm 111 N Maple St, Hadley, 9:00am – 11:00am. Explore how forage maturity influences livestock performance. Assess backfat thickness) loin area) and
depth using ultrasound on live sheep. SARE workshop details here.
- August 26 - MNLA's 2026 Plant Geek Day - Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum, Milton. A great educational opportunity for all nursery and landscape professionals within the green industry - Geek Day details here.
October
- October 2 - Northeast US Honey Bee Update Lunch and Learn - webinars on Fridays from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Meet the dynamic group of Apiary Inspectors and Extension Faculty who support apiculture in our region and ask questions related to honey beekeeping and get advice from the experts in the field. These events are designed to support the beekeeper journey of ensuring the health, seasonal management and treatment of honey bee colonies. Honey bee registration here.
December
- December 15 - 17, 2026 - New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference - Manchester, New Hampshire. Conference updates here.