1/23/2013
The New England Vegetable & Berry Growers' Association and New England Cooperative Extension will present an all-day meeting on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the Elks Lodge in Concord, Mass.
9:30 a.m. Registration: There is a $10 registration fee. This fee is waived for members of NEV&BGA.
10 a.m. Weed Management Basics, Controlling Weeds Between Plastic, Season-Long Control
Rich Bonanno, UMass Extension
10:45 a.m. Tomato Flavor: Best Varieties, Factors Affecting Flavor, When to Harvest Panel: David Webber, MDAR and Massachusetts Tomato Contest; Paul Gove, Leominster, Mass.; Al McKinstry, Chicopee, Mass.; and John Howell, NEV&BGA
11:10 a.m. Earworm and Other Insect Management in Sweet Corn
Ruth Hazzard, UMass Extension
Noon Lunch buffet, $16. To order lunch, contact the secretary by January 27, 2013. Call 413-665-3501 or email
howell@umext.umass.edu. If you order lunch and cannot attend, please call to cancel or we will have to bill you for unpaid meals.
1 p.m. NEV&BGA Business Meeting and Elections
1:20 p.m. Heat-Treating Seeds for Disease Management
Jan vanDerheide, Bejo Seeds
2 p.m. Risk Management Options
Tom Smiarowski and Paul Russell, UMass Extension
2:15 p.m. Social Media in Marketing Your Farm
Sara-Zoe Patterson, Sea Coast Eat Local
3 p.m. Update On Food Safety: Regulations, Washing Produce, Water Quality and Sanitation
Rich Bonanno, UMass Extension
Note: There will be two hours of pesticide recertification credit for this meeting.
Visit
www.nevbga.org for more information.