Conference at a Glance

Mon 1:00-5:30 pm
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training, Location: TBD
Register separately for this workshop by contacting Shirley Mietlicki-Floyd at 413-545-4420.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
Trade Show, 8 am to 2 pm & 4 pm to 6 pm
Room
Day/Time
 Armory Salon A Salon BCD Curriers Frost/
Hawthorne
Tuesday AM
9:30-12:00
Concurrent Sessions		 Year-Round Growing & Marketing Pumpkins Strawberry I
-Basics 		Crunching Numbers Minor Crops
LUNCH - 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Room
Day/Time		 Armory Salon A Salon BCD Curriers Frost/
Hawthorne
Tuesday PM
2:00-4:30

Concurrent Sessions		 Tunnel Innovations Tree Fruit I Strawberry II - New Ideas Pepper and Eggplant So You Want to Farm - Five Farmers Share their Beginnings

Other Events

10:30-12:00 pm
NEW ENGLAND APPLE COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING
Location: TBD, (please inquire @ Registration Desk)

12:45-1:45 pm
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Winter Greens Production, Salon A
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Success with SARE Farmer Grants, Curriers

4:45-5:45 pm
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Diverse Crops in High Tunnels, Salon A
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Learning with New Farmers, Curriers

4:30-6 pm: Social Mixer, sponsored by the Trade Show

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
Trade Show, 8 am to 2 pm & 4 pm to 6 pm
Room
Day/Time		 Armory Salon A Salon BCD Curriers Frost/
Hawthorne
Wednesday AM
9:30-12:00
concurrent sesssions

 Blueberry I Tree Fruit II Soil Health Leafy Greens Efficiency on the Farm
LUNCH - 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Room
Day/Time		 Armory Salon A Salon BCD Curriers Frost/
Hawthorne
Wedesday PM
2:00-4:30
concurrent sessions

 Blueberry II Tree Fruit III Sweet Corn Organic Pest Management Grower Experiences with Deep Zone Tillage

Other Events

12:00 -12:45 pm
ANNUAL MEETING: Massachusetts Fruit Growers Assoc., Salon A

12:45 -1:45 pm
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Growing Great Strawberries, Salon A
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Cut Flowers, Curriers

4:45-5:45 pm
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Steel (Equipment) for Weed Control, Salon A
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Disease Management, Curriers
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Ask Farmers About Deep Zone Tillage, Frost/Hawthorne

6 to 7:30 pm: Social Mixer and Awards Ceremony

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
Trade Show, 8 am to 2 pm
Room
Day/Time		 Armory Salon A Salon BCD Currier Frost/
Hawthorne
Thursday AM
9:30-12:00
concurrent sesssions		 Tomatoes Brambles Viticulture I Brassica Nutrient Value of Plants for Human Health
LUNCH - 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Room
Day/Time		 Armory Salon A Salon BCD Currier Frost/
Hawthorne
Thursday PM
2:00-4:30
concurrent sessions		 Greenhouse Tomato Vine Crops Viticulture II Marketing Irrigation

Other Events

12:45-1:45 pm
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Grapes and Farm Wineries, Salon A
FARMER-TO-FARMER SESSION: Seed selection, varieties and saving seeds, Curriers

 

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