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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