May
- May 13 - MDAR Spotted Lanternfly Webinar - 10:00am - 11:15am. Quarterly updates provides stakeholders with the most current information about SLF in Massachusetts. SLF webinar details here.
- May 13 - UMass Ext. Bloom Twilight Meeting - Tougas Family Farm, Northborough, 5:00pm. Meeting will include orchard & berry updates, timely pest and horticulture management discussions, and an opportunity to connect with Extension specialists and fellow growers, and light dinner will be provided. Pesticide credits offered. Twilight meeting details here.
- May 20 - UMass Ext. Apple Twilight Meeting - Bartlett’s Orchard, Richmond, 5:00pm. Meeting will include orchard, timely pest and horticulture management discussions, and an opportunity to connect with Extension specialists and fellow growers. Twilight meeting details here.
June
- June 2 - August 4 - New Entry's Sustainable Agriculture Practicum –A 10-week hands-oncourse that will give you the skills, practice, and support to expand your food production, get closer to starting your own farm, or simply learn how to grow your own food sustainably. Practicum details here.
- June 3 - UMass Ext. Grape Twilight Meeting - UMass Cold Spring Research and Education Orchard 391 Sabin St, Belchertown, 4:00pm. Meeting focused on key management decisions during rapid shoot growth and the lead-up to bloom. cover identification and management of early-season grape diseases including Phomopsis, black rot, powdery mildew, and downy mildew, with a focus on current infections and spray timing, and will also discuss insect activity, including early grape berry moth and climbing cutworms, along with spotted lanternfly identification. Twilight meeting details 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 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 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 23 - New Entry's Explore Farming Workshop - Webinar, 6:00 - 7:30pm. Free and open to all. Details and registration 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 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.
December
- December 15 - 17, 2026 - New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference - Manchester, New Hampshire. Conference updates here.