Puritan Backroom Restaurant
245 Hooksett Road
Manchester, NH 03104
United States
This meeting will be held at The Puritan Backroom Restaurant, 245 Hooksett Rd, Manchester, NH, and is designed for commercial fruit growers.
To register online, please visit the following link: New Hampshire Fruit Growers 2026 Annual Meeting. For more information, or to become a NHFGA member, please visit the following link: NH Fruit Growers Association.
Contact Samantha Pitarys at Samanthabf08@gmail.com or 603-552-8062 with registration questions.
2.5 PAT credits available
Agenda
- 7:30 – 8:30 | Registration and Breakfast (provided)
- 8:30 – 9 | Welcome, Introductions, Vendors, Industry Reps
Madison Hardy, NHFGA President & Jeremy DeLisle, Field Specialist, UNH Extension - 9 – 9:50 | Scab Management Research Updates
Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell AgriTech - 9:50 – 10 | Break
- 10 – 10:20 | NH Cider Processing Guide Project - Specialty Crop Block Grant
Dr. Wendy Jonecheck, UNH Extension State Specialist/Extension Professor, Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, & Food Systems - 10:20 – 10:45 | Service Provider Panel
NHDAM&F, FSA, Farm Bureau, NRCS - 10:45 – 11:45 | Fireblight Management Strategies Including Biorationals
Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell AgriTech - 11:45 – 12 | UNH Soil Testing Database Upgrade
Dr. Renuka Mathur, UNH Extension State Specialist, Soil Health - 12 – 1 | Lunch (provided) and NHFGA Business Meeting
Madison Hardy, NHFGA President; Brett McKenzie, Vice President; Samantha Fay, Secretary; Paul Franklin, Treasurer - 2023 Annual Meeting Minutes – 2023 Treasurer’s Report – 2023 Treasurer’s Budget - Research Fund Report – U.S. Apple Council Report – Labor Rules Report – Nominating Committee Report – Other Business - 1 – 1:30 | Summer Disease Management
Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell AgriTech - 1:30 – 2:15 | Research, Education and Outreach: How recent changes provide opportunities for enhanced partnerships
Anthony Davis, Dean, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture; Anton Bekkerman, Director, NH Agricultural Experiment Station; Amy Loader, Director, UNH Cooperative Extension - 2:15 – 2:35 | Fruit Pest Monitoring Program Updates
Jeremy DeLisle, Field Specialist, UNH Extension - 2:35 – 2:45 | Break
- 2:45 – 3:30 | Fruit Grower Interview Results/Farm Finances – What’s needed to make informed business decisions?
Seth Wilner, Ag Business Specialist, UNH Extension & Jeremy DeLisle, Field Specialist, UNH Extension - 3:30 – 4:00 | Adjourn, PAT credits, socialize
If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Samantha Fay (603) 552-8062 or email: Samanthafb08@gmail 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.
