December
- December 4 & 5 - 110th MA Farm Bureau Annual Meeting - UMass Campus Center, Amherst. Meeting details here.
2026
January
- January 9 - 612th NEV&BGA Full Day Meeting - Bluebonnet Diner, Northampton - 9:00am - 3:30pm. Meeting details and registration here.
- January 10 - MA Maple Growers Members Meeting - Meeting details here.
- January 13 – MDAR's Growing Your Farm Business Plan Course - Tuesdays, January through March 2026. Each year, MDAR offers structured support to help established farms develop a farm business plan with financial projections. Topics include: assessing resources, risk management, developing marketing strategies, financial & capital planning, goal setting including quality of life, and applying it on your farm. The course is taught by business planners with years of experience working with farms and will be a combination of in-person and virtual meetings on Program and application details here.
- January 13 – New Entry's Farm Business Planning Course – This online 8-week course is geared for new aspiring farms, and 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. Course 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 - MDAR's Creating a Pricing Strategy - 5:00pm – 7:00pm - Virtual workshop for farm owner/operators and 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 7 - 612th NEV&BGA Full Day Meeting - Bull Run Restaurant, Shirley. 9:00am - 3:30pm. Meeting details and registration here.
- February 25 - MDAR's Cash Flow Budgeting - 3:00pm-5:00pm. Virtual workshop is for farm owner/operators and farm managers who want to learn or get a refresher on creating a cash flow budget using their historical financials. Register for workshop here.
- February 26 - Annual Farmers Market Managers Conference - Clark University, Worcester. Day of learning and connecting with fellow market managers and other food system partners. Conference updates here.
- 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 10 - 11 - Northeast Dairy Innovation Summit - Albany, NY. Summit details here.
- 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.
April
- April 25 - Massachusetts Agriculture in Action Expo - 10:00am - 3:00pm - Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner. A celebration of the vibrant Massachusetts agricultural community. Expo details here.
December
- December 15 - 17, 2026 - New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference - Manchester, New Hampshire. Conference updates here.