NH Vegetable & Berry Growers’ Association - Annual Meeting

NH Vegetable and Berry Growers Association (NHVBGA) strives to promote the interests of NH vegetable and small fruit growers by organizing networking opportunities and providing education workshops and meetings. Join NHVBGA for this day-long educational meeting.
 

Cost: Member Pre-Registration - $35 | Non-Member/Day of Registration - $40

Continental Breakfast and Lunch Included with Registration

Pesticide Credits Pending
 

Two Options to Register:

Register On EventBrite by Feb. 28th

Register by email to NHVBGA by Feb. 28th

For more information, or to become a NHVBGA member, please visit the following link: NH Vegetable and Berry Growers Association
 

Agenda:

8:30am Registration & Welcome
Olivia Saunders, UNH Cooperative Extension
Kyle Lacasse, NHVGBA President

9:00-9:45am Struggles of Strawberries - Farmer Panel
Ray Sprague, Edgewater Farm, Plainfield NH
Dan Hicks, Sunnycrest Farm, Londonderry NH
Giff Burnap, Butternut Farm, Farmington NH

9:45-10:30am Overcoming the Struggles of Strawberries
Mary Concklin, UConn Extension

10:30-11:00am Cabbage Aphid
Ali Shokoohi, UMass Extension                        

11:00-11:30am Updates
Commissioner of Agriculture, NHDAMF - Shawn Jasper
Director, Division of Agricultural Development, NHDAMF - Joshua Marshall
Director, Division of Pesticide Control, NHDAMF - Dave Russo
Farm Service Agency, FSA - Andrea Bye
Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS - Tabitha Edwards
Commercial Member Update - Gold Member Appreciation

11:30-12:00pm UNH Extension Program Updates
Olivia Saunders, UNH Cooperative Extension
 

12:00-1:00pm Lunch and Visit with Commercial Members
 

1:00-1:30pm Business Meeting and Elections
Agenda available

1:30-2:10pm Sweet Corn, Pumpkin & Eggplant Variety Trials
Mark Hutton, UMaine

2:10-2:30pm High Tunnel Compost; Target Application Rate
Mark Hutton, UMaine

2:30-3:00pm Cucurbit Breeding
Christopher Hernandez, UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
 

If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Olivia Saunders, olivia.saunders@unh.edu or 603-447-3834, prior to the event. Given ample time, we will make any reasonable effort to meet your needs, including language access services if requested, which will be provided free of charge.