Whittemore Skybox Lounge
128 Main St.
Durham, NH 03824
United States
NH Agriculture Professionals Day 2026 brings together agricultural service providers, educators, industry partners, and advocates to celebrate the positive stories shaping New Hampshire agriculture and to explore how we can build a stronger agriculture sector that meets the needs of tomorrow. Agriculture professionals day focuses on engaging discussions, sharing success stories, and meaningful networking. Attendees will strengthen connections across organizations and foster collaboration that supports farmers, communities, and the future of agriculture in the Granite State.
Agenda
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome, registration & Coffee
9:30 –9:50 Networking activity
9:50-10:00 How We are Engaging the Next Generation of Agriculture Leaders, Kelly McAdam, UNH Extension Food and Agriculture Program Team Leader
10:00-10:20 How Do We Define Farm Viability? What our research shows: Dr. Analena Bruce, Thomas W. Hass Professor in Sustainable Food Systems, Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems
10:20-10:40 Update on the Next Farm Bill with NASDA (zoom in)
10:40-11:00 NH Strategic Plan Work Groups (a success story): Nicole Cardwell, NH Food Alliance
11:00-11:45 What Does it Mean to be a Good Partner Agency – round table
11:45-12:15 Lunch
12:15-12:30 Move to UNH Kingman Farm
12:30-12:40 Skill Share overview
12:40-1:50 Practical tools for in the field
1:50-2:00 Lessons from today & wrap up
2:00-3:00 Farm Tour
When Registering Someone Other than Yourself / Multiple People
The person who owns the Learn for Life account will be shown as the "attendee." For any add-ons of an "additional person" after that, they will be listed under the account holder's name in your cart. During the Information Collection section of the registration, you will have the option to list the names of your attendee and additional person(s). Listing the names of the attendee and additional person(s) is optional to accommodate large group registrations, and we will follow up with your group for more information as needed.
If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Olivia Saunders, olivia.saunders@unh.edu and 603-862-7101 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.
Cost: $40
If registering someone other than yourself or registering multiple people, please refer to the instructions included on this webpage.
