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Crunching Numbers

• Tracking Sales and Per-Acre Profits for Farmers' Market
  Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm
• Using Quickbooks to Monitor Returns of Crops and Markets
  Jane Sorenson, River Berry Farm
• How do you Know if you are Making Money?
  Mike Sciabarrasi, UNH Cooperative Extension
• Spreadsheets that makes sense for CSA recordkeeping
  Dan Kaplan, Brookfield Farm
• An Economic Study of 19 Organic Vegetable Farms
  John Hendrickson, University of Wisconsin
  

Minor Crops

• How we grow season long carrots
  Mark Guzzi, Peacemeal Farm
• Onions in the Northland
  Jason Kafka, Checkerberry Farm
• Growing Asparagus, Not By the Book
  Geo Honigford, Hurricane Flats Farm
• Never Enough Garlic
  Jason Kafka, Checkerberry Farm
• Speaking of Leeks
  Cliff Hatch, Upingill Farm

Pumpkins

• How we grow certified organic pumpkins & winter squash
  Howard Prussak, High Meadows Farm
• Pumpkin Varieties: What's new and what's coming
  Dr. Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire
• Can Punkin' Chuckin' increase your sales?
  Steve Siegars, Yankee Farmer
• Sales Trends and New Pumpkins from Johnny’s Selected Seeds
  Chris Hillier, Johnny's Selected Seeds
• How to Grow Pumpkins with Zone Tillage
  George Ayres, Fresh Ayr Farm

Strawberry I - Basics

• Matted Row Strawberries: The Basics
  Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Day Neutral Strawberries: Off Season Opportunities
  Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Insect Management
  Dr. Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• Disease Management
  Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Year-Round Growing and Marketing

• High Tunnel Construction & Internal Environmental/Pest Management
  Adam Montri, Ten Hens Farm/MSU Student Organic Farm
• The ABC's of Inground Heating and Alternative Fuels
  John Bartok, University of Connecticut
• Profitable Winter Greens in Ground-Heated Tunnels
  Seth Jacobs, Slack Hollow Farm
• Marketing Year-Round with Rowcovers & Moveable Tunnels
  Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm
• Year-Round, Horse Powered Membership with Full Diet, Free Choice
  Mark and Kristin Kimball, Essex Farm

Pepper and Eggplant

• Pepper varieties for your markets: from bells to habaneros and everything in between
  Dr. Frank Mangan, University of Massachusetts
• Grafting eggplant for Verticillium wilt management
  Dr. Mike Orzolek, Pennsylvania State University
• Management update of Phytophthora and other diseases in peppers and eggplants
  Dr. Rob Wick, University of Massachusetts
• Growers' Panel: How we grow and market peppers and eggplant
  Brian Reeves, Reeves Farm,
  Gideon Porth, Atlas Farm,
  Pooh Sprague, Edgewater Farm

So You Want to Farm - Five Farmers Share their Beginnings

• The First Year . . .
  Kristen Wilmer, 1st year farmer
  
• CSA Start-Up
  Marcy O'Connell, Holland Farm CSA
• The Incubator Farm Experience
  Pat McNiff, Manager, Casey Farm, RI
• The Farmers' Market Market
  Nate Drummond and Gabrielle Gosselin, Six River Farm
• Restaurants, Direct
  Paulette Satur, Satur Farms

Strawberry II - New Ideas

• Weed Management
  Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
• Growing in High Tunnels: Expanding Our Market
  Bob Gray, Four Corners Farm
• Runner Management to Boost Efficiency
  Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts
• Strawberry Varieties for Today and Tomorrow
  Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms
• Variety Performance in New England
  Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Tree Fruit I

• Whats new in IPM trapping of oriental fruit moth and dogwood borer in NH?
  Alan Eaton and George Hamilton, UNH Cooperative Extension
• MOPUP-The Massachusetts Orchard Production Upgrade Program and what we have learned about planting and managing tall-spindle orchards
  Jon Clements, University of Massachusetts
• Organic apple production in eastern US- Pennsylvania perspective
  Greg Krawczyk, Pennsylvania State University
• Whole farm approach to manage insect pests
  Greg Krawczyk, Pennsylvania State University
• Harvest and storage practices to optimize and prevent loss of apples
  Renee Moran, University of Maine

Tunnel Innovations

• A Tour of Tunnels of All Types
  Dr. Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont
• Growing Diverse Crops in Walk-In Caterpillar Tunnels
  Ted Blomgren, Windflower Farm
• Profitable Production in Diverse Types of Tunnels
  Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm, Middle Granville NY
• Economics and Marketing of Winter High Tunnel Production
  Adam Montri, Ten Hens Farm/MSU Student Organic Farm
• Plastics on Tunnels For Different Seasons
  John Bartok, University of Connecticut

Blueberry I

• Integrated Management of Insect Pests in Blueberry
  Dr. Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• Integrated Blueberry Disease Management
  Frank Caruso, University of Massachusetts
• Integrated Blueberry Weed Management Principles and Practices
  Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
• Post Harvest Handling of Blueberries - a grower's perspective
  Gene Kosinski, Kosinski Farms
• Pollination Issues in Blueberry Production
  Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts

Efficiency on the Farm

• Optimizing Harvest Efficiency at Roxbury Farm
  Jean-Paul Courtens & Jody Bolluyt, Roxbury Farm
• An Efficient System for Winter CSA Crop Storage
  Andy Jones, Intervale Community Farm
• Increase the Efficiency of Your Greenhouse(s)
  John Bartok, University of Connecticut
• Creating a culture for labor efficiency
  Dale Riggs, Stonewall Hill Farm
• Paper-Pot System for Transplanting Efficiency
  John Hendrickson, Stone Circle Farm

Leafy Greens

• Growing for the high-end restaurant: What they want, and quality considerations
  Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center
• Leafy Greens and Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) - Not as hard as you think
  Brian Reeves, Reeves Farm
• Fertility to pest control - How we grow leafy greens on Long Island
  Bob Nolan, Deer Run Farm
• Field Finesse & Marketing Success - How refining your technique can imporve your bottom line
  Paulette Satur, Satur Farm
• Leafy Greens - Our strategy for cover crops and rotation
  Jane and Bob Pomykala, Pomykala Farm

Soil Health

• Soil Health and Crop Rotations
  Lauchlin Titus, Ag-Matters
• Reduced Tillage Impact on Soil Organisms
  Rob Johanson, Goranson Farm
• Measuring the Impacts of Farm Practices on Soil Health
  Lisa Krall, USDA-NRCS
• Compost; A way to Diversify Soil Microbial Populations
  Will Brinton, Woods End Laboratory
• Brassica cover crops and seed meals as soil biofumigants in vegetable crop production
  Dean Kopsell, University of Tennessee

Tree Fruit II

• Apple rootstocks, an update frm th eNC-140 research
  Wesley Autio, University of Massachusetts
• New tools to manage insect pests
  Greg Krawczyk, Pennsylvania State University
• The basics of cherry production
  Greg Lang, Michigan State University
• IPM Heresies- What is true for you
  Glen Koehler, University of Maine

Blueberry II

• Blueberry Scorch Update - what you need to know
  Peter Oudemans, Rutgers University
• Winter Moth Damage and Management in Blueberries
  Robert Childs, University of Massachusetts
• PYO Blueberries - a grower's perspective
  Maurice Tougas, Tougas Family Farm
• Blueberry Varieties - what's new, what's tried and true
  Mike DeGrandchamp, DeGrandchamp Farm
• Blueberry Pruning
  Cathy Heidenreich, Cornell University

Grower Experiences with Deep Zone Tillage

• Why Deep Zone-Tillage/Verticle-Tillage
  Jude Boucher, University of Connecticut
• Transitioning to Deep Zone-Tillage
  Nelson Cecarelli, Cecarelli Farm
• Stabilizing Profitability on Your Farm
  Tom Scott, Scott's Yankee Farmer
• Zone-Tillage - 12 Years Later
  George Ayres, Fresh Ayr Farm
• Why We Switched from Conventional-Till to Strip-Till
  Gary Sweet, Sweet's Gourmet Sweet Corn

Organic Pest Management

• Managing Weeds with Crop Rotation
  Eric Gallandt, Univesity of Maine
• A Whole-System Approach to Managing Weeds
  Andy Jones, Intervale Community Farm
• Efficacy of Various Biological and Microbial Insecticides - Does that really work?
  Abby Seaman, Cornell University Extension
• Efficacy of Various Biological and Microbial Fungicides - Does that really work?
  Meg McGrath, Cornell University Extension
• A Whole-System Approach to Minimizing Pests
  Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt, Roxbury Farm

Sweet Corn

• Adapting to the Twenty-First Century
  Gary Sweet, Sweet's Gourmet Sweet Corn
• Retail Opportunities with Sweet Corn
  Ed Harbes, Harbes Family Farm
• Scheduling Sweet Corn Plantings, the easy way
  Hank Bissell, Lewis Creek Farm
• Corn Stars, Highlighting the best varieties in each of the genetic classes
  Blake Meyers, Siegers Seed Company

Tree Fruit III

• IPM Options Evaluation Tool: A New Pesticide Evaluation and Selection Tool for Agriculture
  Joe Bagdon, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• The ABC of TRV- Tree Row Volume is not rocket science
  Glenn Koelher, University of Maine
• High tunnel production of cherries
  Greg Lang, Michigan State University
• Biointensive IPM and disease management of comparing biopesticides and conventional pesticides in apple disease management
  Dan Cooley, University of Massachusetts
• New, antique and different apples
  Duane Greene and Jon Clements, University of Massachusetts

Brambles

• Getting Started with Raspberries
  Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Raspberry Varieties for the Cold
  Pam Fisher, Ontario Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Raspberries in High Tunnels: Opportunites & Challenges
  Kathy Demchak, Pennsylvania State University
• Raspberry Insect Management
  Pam Fisher, Ontario Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• What About Blackberries? Options for the Northeast
  Kathy Demchak, Pennsylvania State University

Brassica

• Improve your cash-flow with winter vegetables
  Jan van der Heide, Bejo Seeds, Inc.
• Winter sprouting broccoli: new crop for early spring
  Becky Sideman, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• In search of the perfect brussels sprout
  Ruth Hazzard, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
• Downy mildew, Alternaria and other diseases
  Ann Hazelrigg, University of Vermont
• Growing broccoli and cauliflower from spring through fall
  Jim Golonka, Golonka Farm
• Selecting brassicas for freeze-hardiness and yield
  Brett Grohsgal, Evenstar Farm

Nutrient Value of Plants for Human Health

• Production of Hydroponic Tomatoes Rich in Flavor and Bioactive Compounds
  Chieri Kubota, University of Arizona
• Changes with season of nutrients in salad greens grown in high tunnels
  Martin Gent, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• Phenolic Phytochemicals in Fruits & Vegetables are Linked to Health Benefits
  Kalidas Shetty, University of Massachusetts
• Post-harvest changes in Squash
  Dr. Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire
• Improving carotenoid phytochemical concentrations in vegetable crops
  Dean Kopsell, University of Tennessee

Tomatoes

• The ABC's, I mean NPK's, of tomato production
  Dean Kopsell, University of Tennessee
• Properly Identifying Tomato Diseases
  Dr. Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• How to Develop a Season-Long Disease Control Program
  Meg McGrath, Cornell University
• Late Blight: What Happened in 2009
  Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Late Blight Discussion Session: What worked and what didn't
  Dr. Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, Meg McGrath, Cornell University, Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Viticulture I

• Managing Insect Pests in Grapes
  Greg Loeb, Cornell University
• Powdery and Downy Mildew; major problems in eastern vineyards
  Peter Oudemans, Rutgers University
• Wine and Table Grape Varieties for New England
  Bruce Reich, Cornell University
• Winegrape Cultivar Trials in CT
  William Nail, Connecticut AG Experiment Station
• New Technology in Vineyard Spraying
  Andrew Landers, Cornell University

Greenhouse Tomato

• Review of Instrumentation to Control the Greenhouse Environment
  Chieri Kubota, University of Arizona
• IPM Methods for Insect management
  Margaret Skinner, University of Vermont
• Growing Greenhouse tomatoes at Holmberg Orchards
  Russ Holmberg, Holmberg Orchards
• Organic Greenhouse Tomato Nutrient Management
  Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont
• Reciculating used Nutrient Solution for Greenhouse Tomato
  Martin Gent, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Irrigation

• Basics of an Adaptable Irrigation System
  Fran Dellamano, Belle Terre Irrigation LLC
• Moving to a Mostly Drip System and Why
  Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm
• Finally Filtering the Pond Water for Drip
  Rich Bonanno, Pleasant Valley Gardens
• What's Everybody Up to Out There
  Dan Lenthall, NRCS
• A Fixed Spray System for Fruit Crops
  Andrew Landers, Cornell University

Marketing

• Market Trends: Organic, Local and Eco
  Michael Rozyne, Red Tomato
• Extending your Markets with High Tunnels
  Michael Orzolek, Pennsylvania State University
• Going from 3 to 40 Farmer’s Markets in Four Years
  Maria Moreira, Flats Mentor Farm
• Using Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification for your marketing
  Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
• How to Get Locally-grown Fresh Produce into the Boston Food System
  Frank Mangan, University of Massachusetts

Vine Crops

• Evaluation of pickling and slicing cucumbers varieties
  Mark Hutton, University of Maine
• Cucumber-tomato intercropping production system
  Heather Bryant, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• Pests and Partners: the effects of cucumber beetles on pollinators, mycorrhizal fungi and yield in cucumbers
  Nick Barber, University of Maine
• Growing Cantaloupes in Cool Climates!
  Mark Guzzi, Peacemeal Farm
• What's New with Vine Crop Diseases and their Management
  Meg McGrath, Cornell University

Viticulture II

• Canopy Management for Quality
  Justin Scheiner, Cornell University/NY Ag Expt Station
• Table Grapes- a growing market
  Dennis Rak, Double A Vineyards
• Vine Training and Pruning for New England
  William Nail, CT Ag Exp Station
• IPM for Cold Climate Viticulture
  Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts

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