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