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 5 - UMass Agronomy Farm Research Field Day - UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm, South Deerfield, 9:30am - 1:00pm. Field Day updates here.
- 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 9-15 - Urban Ag Week Events - throughout Massachusetts
- August 12 - MDAR's Spotted lanternfly in Massachusetts: Quarterly Update - Webinar - 10:00 - 11:15am. Will feature a presentation from Scrape for the Grape, a community-based effort in Virginia that has mobilized more than 1000 volunteers to remove and destroy spotted lanternfly egg masses that threaten that state’s vineyards and wineries. Register for SLF webinar 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 18 & 20 - Trial Garden Tours - Cavicchio Greenhouses, Sudbury, 5:30pm. Mass. Flower Growers Association event, open to all. Email Kerri Stafford to RSVP.
- August 20 - Annual Tomato Contest - Boston Public Market, Boston. Open to all Massachusetts commercial tomato growers - Details for tomato drop offs and registration here.
- August 21 - Honey Bee Education Day at the State Apiaries - Summer Management & Fall Prep- Amherst and Dighton,1:00pm - 3:00pm. Join the MDAR Apiary Team guided tours of live honey bee colonies, hands-on demonstrations in colony management, and the latest information on sustaining honey bee health in the Commonwealth. Events will be held live and in person, simultaneously at both state apiaries. Free and open to the public, no pre-registration required. Education Day 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.
- August 27 & 28 - ELA’s 32nd Annual Conference & Eco-Marketplace: Navigating Uncertainty - Providence, RI. Conference brings together leaders in ecological landscape practices with a diverse range of professionals involved in landcare, including landscape architects, designers, growers, horticulturists, land stewards, arborists, and installation-maintenance technicians. Conference details here.
- August 31 - Food Safety Farm Tour - Red Shirt Farm, Lanesborough, 4:00pm - 6:00pm. Food safety tour updates here.
September
- September 11 - Honey Bee Education Day at the State Apiaries - Honey Extraction - Dighton location only - 11am-1:30pm- Amherst and Dighton. Join the MDAR Apiary Team guided tours of live honey bee colonies, hands-on demonstrations in colony management, and the latest information on sustaining honey bee health in the Commonwealth. Events will be held live and in person, simultaneously at both state apiaries. Free and open to the public, no pre-registration required. Education 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.
- October 16 – Honey Bee Education Day at the State Apiaries - Winter Preparation - Amherst and Dighton,1:00pm - 3:00pm. Join the MDAR Apiary Team guided tours of live honey bee colonies, hands-on demonstrations in colony management, and the latest information on sustaining honey bee health in the Commonwealth. Events will be held live and in person, simultaneously at both state apiaries. Free and open to the public, no pre-registration required. Education Day details here.
December
- December 15 - 17, 2026 - New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference - Manchester, New Hampshire. Conference updates here.