2013 Presentations

Greenhouse Tomato

• Engineering High Tunnels for Better Performance
  - John Bartok
• Greenhouse tomatoes - start to finish
  – Gideon Porth
• Guardian plants: the ultimate Trojan Horse of pest management
  – Jack Manix, Margaret Skinner
• Greenhouse management techniques for hoophouse tomatoes
  – Andrew Mefferd
• Heating and Cooling Alternatives Can Improve High Tunnel Tomato Production
  – John Bartok
  
  

Sweet Corn

• Effects of Plant Density and Tillage on 'Montauk'Sweet Corn Ear size and Profits
  – Robert Durgy
• Western Bean Cutworm: A New Corn Ear Pest in New England
  – Andrew Michel
• Managing Northern Corn Leaf Blight: An Emerging Disease in New England
  – Robert Wick
• Deep Zone Tillage Viability on Smaller Farms
  – Jeff Wilson
• Air Blast Sprayers for Sweet Corn - Calibration and Adjustment
  – George Hamilton

Mechanical Weed Control

• A Whole Farm Approach to Weed Management
  – Jean-Paul Cortens
• Timing Cultivations for Maximum Weed Control
  – Eric Gallandt
• Cultivating with a Farm-Fabricated Steerable Cultivator
  – Ted Blomgren
• Making the Most of Tine Weeders
  – Klaas Martens
• Pros and Cons of Cultivation Equipment for New Farmers
  – Sara Runkel

Brambles

• Growing Brambles in High Tunnels
  – Marvin Pritts
• Irrigation & Fertigation of Brambles
  – Trevor Hardy
• Raspberries-by-Color: Fruit Quality & Performance in Storage
  – Chris Walsh
• Post-Harvest Handling of Brambles
  – Dale-Ila Riggs, Nate Nourse
• Key Features of Organic Berry Crop Production
  – Marvin Pritts

Specialty Fruit

• Greenhouse-grown figs: How to make them survive the winter chill
  – Skip Paul
• Pawpaw, a hardy fruit with tropical aspirations
  – Lee Reich
• Why cranberries? Growing and marketing cranberries in non-traditional area, using low-input methods
  – Bob Lesnikoski
• BOGS Online Grower System, a record keeping and pest management decision tool
  – Brian Wick
• Hardy kiwifruit, better than the fuzzies
  – Lee Reich
  
  

Winter Growing

• Profitable Production of Quality Winter Greens in Unheated NY High Tunnels
  – Paul Arnold
• Seeding Scheduling and Using the Jang Seeder
  – Andre Cantelmo
• Greens Production with ground heat
  – Seth Jacobs
• Growing for Retail markets in S. New England with Field, Low Tunnel and High Tunnel Production
  – Skip Paul
• Winter production with movable tunnels
  – Nate Drummond

Direct Marketing Using Technology

• Market Mobile and Farm-to-Table Operations
  – Jesse Rye
• Social Media, Web and Email Marketing at Kilpatrick Family Farm
  – Michael Kilpatrick
• Online Buying Clubs
  – Sarah Miller

Tomato

• Update on late blight management: can resistant varieties play a role?
  – Meg McGrath
• Tomato varieties that taste good, grow well and sell!
  – Amy LeBlanc, Heather Bryant, Jim Ward
• Designing an effective fungicide program (organic and conventional) to manage tomato diseases
  – Meg McGrath
• Grafted plants in the field: when they make the most sense
  – Matthew Kleinhenz

Stone Fruit

• Description of an IPM Program for Peaches
  – Mary Concklin
• Update on Peach Pruning
  – Jim Schupp
• A 40-year Perspectiveof Research on Tree Fruit Diseases
  – David Rosenberger
• Peach Training Systems
  – Jim Schupp
• Simple Rules: Mechanization for Higher Labor Efficiency
  – Mario Miranda Sazo

CSA's

• Lessons Learned Offering Summer Fall and Winter Shares
  – Christa Alexander
• Managing a Large-Scale CSA with Mulitple Locations
  – Ryan Voilland
• A Decade of Experience with a Multi-Farm CSA
  – David Trumble
• Recruiting and Retaining CSA Members
  – Stacia Monahan
• Farm to Kitchen: A Vertically Integrated CSA
  – Joe Buley

Spotted Winged Drosophila

• SWD IPM: Are We There Yet?
  – Richard Cowles
• Experiences From the Field (Panel)
  – Mike Libby, Dale-Ila Riggs, Nate Nourse
• SWD Management in Berry Crops: Lessons from the Michigan Experience
  – Rufus Issacs
• 'Outside the Box' Options for SWD Management
  – Peter Jentsch
• SWD Trapping Out Experiences (Panel)
  – Dave Handley, Heather Faubert, Mary Concklin

Tunnel Engineering

• Design and Construction of Greenhouses and Tunnels
  – Ed Person
• Update on Plastic, Polycarbonate, Acrylic and Glass Coverings
  – John Bartok
• Automation to Save Labor in the Greenhouse
  – Jack Manix
• Micro-Irrigation Options for Greenhouses and Tunnels
  – Trevor Hardy
• Heating A Greenhouse with Wood Pellets and Corn
  – Andy Jones

Root Crops

• Postharvest Handling of Garlic for Successful Storage
  – Crystal Stewart
• Carrots for Winter Sales: Varieties, Planting Dates and Post-Harvest Care
  – Amanda Brown
• Overwintering Onions for Early Spring Market
  – Becky Sideman
• Potatoes: producing high quality seed and table stock
  – Bob Chappelle
• Terror Underground: Why Wireworms Are So Hard to Control
  – Andrei Alyokhin

Organic

• Emerging New Pests and New Copper Fungicides
  – Eric Sideman, Meg McGrath
• Nutrient Management in Organic Cropping Systems
  – John Spargo
• Contrasting Soil Management in High Tunnels Versus Field Production
  – Rhonda Janke
• An Over View of our Farm, with Details on Soil and Pest Management
  – Nate Drummond
• An Over View of our Farm, with Details on Soil and Pest Management
  – Jake Guest

Tree Fruit I

• Getting Started in Hard Cider Production: A Growers Perspective
  – Peter Mitchell
• Keys to Successfully Growing Honeycrisp in Nova Scotia
  – Larry Lutz
• Practical Suggestions for Effective Pollination with Bees
  – Tim Smith
• Native and Invasive Stink Bug Management
  – Peter Jentsch
• Common Mistakes to Avoid When Planting, Establishing and Training spindle Apple Trees
  – Mario Miranda Sazo

Blueberry I

• Are Blueberries for You?
  – David Handley
• Variety Update
  – Eric Hanson
• Pruning How & Why
  – David Handley
• Insect ID 101
  – Heather Faubert
• Blueberry Virus Issues
  – Frank Caruso

Tunnel Soil Health

• Soil Management in High Tunnel Vegetable Production: Emphasizing Long-term Success
  – Matthew Kleinhenz
• Using cover crops in High Tunnels
  – Paul Volckhausen
• Soil Management and Soil Quality in High Tunnel Production Systems
  – Rhonda Janke
• Soil and Fertility Practices in Passive Solar High Tunnel for Winter and Summer Crops
  – Joe Buley
• Soil Testing Options for High Tunnel Production
  – Bruce Hoskins

Blueberry II

• Blueberry Nutrition
  – Eric Hanson
• Managing Harvest and Postharvest Fruit Quality
  – Eric Hanson
  
• Blueberry Root Rot Issues
  – Frank Caruso
• Blueberry Maggot Update
  – Alan Eaton
• Blueberries at Libby & Son U-Pick
  – Aaron Libby

Postharvest & Storage

• Designing a Good Storage System: an Engineer's Perspective
  – Chris Callahan
• Putting a Good Quality Crop into Storage
  – Jan van der Heide
• Underground Passive Storage for Root Crops at Brookfield Farm
  – Dan Kaplan
• Maintaining Storage Crop Quality at Pleasant Valley Farm
  – Paul Arnold
• From Field to Storage: High Quality Carrots
  – Ruth Hazzard

Tree Fruit II

• Proper Sprayer Calibration
  – George Hamilton
• Lepidopteran Resistance Pest Management Strategies
  – Peter Jentsch
• Implementation of Precision Thinning in New York
  – Mario Miranda Sazo
• Building the Perfect Orchard- Experiences with Orchard Establishment in Nova Scotia
  – Larry Lutz
• Fungicide Selection to Minimize Resistance Development
  – David Rosenberger

Cut Flowers/Ornamentals

• Keeping the High Tunnel Full of Cuts Year-round
  – Chris Wien
• Starting a Flower Farm
  – Michael Wells
• Techniques to Maximize Production of Sunflowers, Larkspur and Delphinium
  – Chris Wien
• Taking Cut Flowers from Sideshow to Main Event: The Tipping Points of Growing Our Flower Business
  – Carolyn Snell
• Cutting & Caring; Post-harvest Handling
  – Polly & Mike Hutchinson

Sweet Potatoes

• Varieties, cultural practices, and post-harvest management for New England
  – Becky Sideman
• Varieties, cultural practices, and post-harvest management for New England
  – Chuck Bornt
• Our experiences growing organic sweetpotatoes
  – Dan Landis
• Our experiences growing organic sweepotatoes
  – Justin Rich

Cucurbits

• Prevention and management of viruses in cucurbit crops
  – Marc Fuchs
• Reduced tillage techniques in cucurbit crops
  – Jim Ward
• Monitoring for squash vine borer in New Hampshire
  – George Hamilton
• Disease management of cucurbit crops
  – Meg McGrath
• The Nuts and Bolts of Fruit Quality in Cucurbits
  – Brent Loy

Strawberry I

• Strawberry Planting Basics at 4 Corners Farm
  – Bob Gray
• Varieties – Tried and True/ New and Promising
  – Courtney Weber
• Insect and Disease – What to be ready for and IPM practices
  – Sonia Schloemann
• Weed Management and other Cultural Practices
  – David Handley
• Annual Production System- how it works for us
  – Michael Kilpatrick

Transplant Production

• Extensive Soil Mix Studies for Greenhouse Production of Seedlings and Transplants
  – Neil Mattson
• From Greenhouse to Field with Quality Transplants
  – Dave Hambleton
• Greenshouse Transplants through Quality Seeds and Controlling Diseases
  – Meg McGrath
• Transplants for Profit
  – Jason Kafka
• What Makes a Great Transplant: How To Achieve It & Mistakes to Avoid
  – Jan van der Heide

Viticulture I

• Introduction to grape growing
  – Paolo Sabbatini
• Cultivar selection
  – Mark Chien
• Recent advances in vineyard sprayer technology
  – Andrew Landers
• Site selection and vineyard design
  – Mark Chien

Brassicas & Leafy Greens

• Brussels Sprout Trials for Variety, Spacing, Topping, Mulching and Disease Control
  – Andre Cantelmo
• Brassica Production in Rhode Island
  – Skip Paul
• Insect and Disease Control on Brassicas
  – Ruth Hazzard
• Strategies for Continuous Production of Summer Salad Greens/Leafy Greens
  – Dave Colson
• Profitable Greens through Culitivation & Healthy Soils on a Small Farm
  – Seth Jacobs

Pumpkins

• Producing Exotic Types of Pumpkins and Ornamental Squashes
  – Mac Condill
• New Innovations in Pumpkins
  – Brent Loy
• Effects of Fungicide Timing and Tillage on Powdery Mildew-Resistant Pumpkins
  – Jude Boucher
• Marketing Pumpkins and Ornamental Squash at The Great Pumpkin Patch
  – Mac Condill
• We Make Pumpkins Fly Through The Air - Ag-Entertainment!
  – Brian Labrie, Steve Seigars

Strawberry II

• Strawberry Crop Nutrition
  – Laura McDermott
• Dayneutral Strawberry Production in the Northeast
  – Dale-Ila Riggs
• Frost Protection Strategies for Strawberries
  – Mary Concklin
• Sprayer Calibration
  – George Hamilton

Farm Decision Making

• Stay Small & Turn Up the Awesome!: Making A Living on 2 Acres in Burlington, VT
  – Mara and Spencer
• Tools and Techniques for Transitioning from Small to Large Scale Produciton
  – Christa Alexander
• How We Make Decisions on Kilpatrick Family Farm
  – Michael Kilpatrick
• Technology and Methods to Making Scaling Up Profitable and Labor Efficient
  – Adam Hainer Juniper
• Want to Borrow Money - What Financers are Looking For When Lending Money
  – Dorothy Suput

Viticulture II

• SWD in Grapes: How Much of a Problem?
  – Richard Cowles
• Table Grapes for New England
  – Tim Smith
• Vine Balance- What Is It and How Do We Achieve It?
  – Paolo Sabbatini
• Jack Frost nipping and your nodes: Grapevine cold hardiness and strategies to handle winter cold
  – Terry Bradshaw

Sponsored By the Cooperative Extension System:
Universities of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Maine; Cornell University; Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
and
New England Vegetable and & Berry Growers Association
and
Massachusetts Fruit Grower's Association