Apple
- Potential Opportunities and Challenges of Organic Apple Production
Dr. Renae Moran, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Organic Apple Production: the Pennsylvania Experience
Dr. James Travis, Pennsylvania State University - Horticultural Options when Starting an Organic Apple Orchard
Dr. Elena Garcia, University of Arkansas - Organic IPM
Dr. Lorraine Berkett, University of Vermont
Peppers & Eggplants
- Diversify Your Peppers for Markets
Dr. Paul Bosland, New Mexico State University - Conventional & Organic Insect Management for Peppers & Eggplants
Dr. Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Management of Phytophthora and Other Diseases in Peppers and Eggplants
Dr. Rob Wick, University of Massachusetts - Weed Management in Peppers and Eggplant and Production Practices on My Farm
Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension & Pleasant Valley Gardens - Eggplant and Pepper Varieties on My Farm, from Production to Marketing
Jim Barber, Barbers Farm
Root, Bulb & Tuber Crops
- Onions on Plastic - Growing and Marketing
Dr. Mike Orzolek, Pennsylvania State University - Growing Quality Garlic - Year After Year
Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm - Sweet Potato Varieties and Growing Practices for Northern New England
Ruth Hazzard, University of Massachusetts - Growing and Storing Carrots and Parsnips and Schoharie Valley Farms
Richard Ball, Schoharie Valley Farms - Managing Common Scab in Potato: a Multiyear Systems Approach
Lauchlin Titus, AgMatters
Soil Health
- Soil Health: It's Happening on the Farm!
Bob Muth, Muth Farm - Cover Crops: What is Their Relationship to Soil Health?
Caragh Fitzgerald, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Managing Sorghum Sudangrass as a Rotational Crop
John Mishanec, Cornell University IPM Program - Soil Biofumigants
Dr. Peter Sexton, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Soil organic amendments: how much is enough?
Dr. Thomas Morris, University of Connecticut
Strawberry I
- Strawberry Production Basics: Matted Row
Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Strawberry Varieties: Review and Future Prospects
Dr. Courtney Weber, NYSAES/Cornell University - Strawberry Nutrition: the ABC's of NPK
Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Strawberry Insect Management Update
Dr. Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Strawberry Soil Stewardship
Dr. Marvin Pritts, Cornell University
Cucurbits
- Muskmelon Varieties and Effects of Rootshield
Dr. Mark Hutton, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Phytophthora Capsici - What You Need to Know About its Biology and Management
Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University - No-Till Pumpkins
Steve Groff, Cedar Meadow Farm - Managing Winter Squash for Fruit Quality and Storage
Dr. Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Production & Marketing of Fresh Produce in Urban Setting
- How Farmers Can Access Urban Consumers, from Farmers' Markets to Supermarkets and Everything in Between
Dr.Frank Mangan, University of Massachusetts - Growing and Marketing Fresh Produce in the City
Jess Liborio, The Food Project - CSA Shares in Cities - How to Get Access to Urban Consumers
Paula Lukats, Just Food - Ethnic Crops in Ethnic Neighorhoods - How to Excel in Farmers' Markets in Urban Settings
Maria Moreira, Flat Mentor Farm - Peppers of the World for Urban Settings
Dr. Paul Bosland, New Mexico State University
Season Extension
- Haygrove tunnels for extending the growing season
Steve Groff, Cedar Meadow Farm - New techniques and covers for extending the growing season
Dr. Mike Orzolek, Pennsylvania State University - Strategies to control insects in successive plantings
Dr. Kim Stoner, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Season extension for salad greens
David Zemelski, Starlight Gardens - Growing greens nine months of the year
Rick Baruc, Seeds of Solidarity Farm - Using forced air heat to warm the soil
Dr. Martin Gent, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Stone Fruit
- Recently Introduced Products for Insect Control: a Consultant’s Perspective
Glenn Morin, New England Fruit Consultants - Pruning High Density Peaches for Yield and Fruit Quality
Steve Hoying, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab - Chemical and Mechanical Thinning of Peaches
Dr.Tara Baugher, Penn State Cooperative Extension - What We Have Learned About Growing High Density Cherries in the East
Dr.Terence Robinson, Cornell University - The Penn State AG Innovations Project
Dr.Tara Baugher, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Strawberry II
- Organic Strawberry Production: Challenges and Rewards
Dr. Eric Sideman, Maine Organic Production Farmers and Gardeners' Association (MOFGA) - Organic Strawberries at Pleasant Valley Farm
Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm - Plasticulture at Nourse Farms
Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms - Plasticulture at Farm to You
David Pike, Farm to You - Strawberry Weed Management Update
Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
Apple I
- Club varieties; what does the future hold
Phillip Baugher, Adams County Nursery - Managing high density apple trees for high yield and fruit quality
Dr.Terence Robinson, Cornell University - The tall spindle system for apples in the Northeast
Steve Hoying, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab - Apple pest management using precision application timings of new products
Peter Jentsch, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab - Pear psylla management alternatives in Northeast orchards
Peter Jentsch, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab
Blueberry I
- Blueberry site and soil requrements
Dr. Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts - Blueberry variety review
Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms - Bird management
Dr. Marvin Pritts, Cornell University - Disease management update
Frank Caruso, University of Massachusetts - Blueberry marketing success stories - grower panel
Mark Parlee, Parlee Farm
Brambles
- Bramble production basics
Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Bramble varieties: review and future
Dr. Courtney Weber, NYSAES/Cornell University - Bramble disease management review
Dr. Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Bramble insect management review
Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Brambles and protected culture: state of the art
Dr. Marvin Pritts, Cornell University
Minor Crops
- Assessing broccoli varieties for heat tolerance and late season quality
Andy Cavanagh, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension - Organic fall cole crops
Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm - Culinary use information to better market potatoes
Pat Sheldon, Sheldon Farms - Asparagus - getting started
Dr. Hugh Price, Cornell University - Beans, beans and beans
Paul Gove, Gove Farms
Renewable Energy on the Farm
- Making 3,000 gal/year of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil
Richard Wiswall, Cate Farm - Producing sunflower oil for energy on the farm
Dorn Cox, Tuckaway Farm; Dr. Becky Grube, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Heating greenhouses with corn
Mike Kosinski, Kosinski Farms - A solar-powered irrigation system
Bruce Howden, Howden Farm - The good and the bad of on-farm wind power
Glenn Cook, Cider Hill Farm
Apple II
- Assessing the impacts of SmartFresh in 2007
Dr.Chris Watkins, Cornell University - Biotechnology 101
Dr.Jim McFerson, Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission - Non-browning apple varieties
Neal Carter, Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. - Sanitation and biocontrol strategies to control apple scab
Dr.Bill MacHardy, University of New Hampshire - Panel discussion: Successful diversification for tree fruit growers
Jonathan Bishop, Bishop's Orchard; Glenn Cook, Cider Hill Farm; Ezekiel Goodband, The Scott Farm
Blueberry II
- Blueberry pruning basics
Dale Riggs, Stone Wall Hill Farm - Blueberry plant nutrition
Dr. Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University - Insect management update
Molly Harrow, Cornell University - Weed management update
Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension - Blueberry farm profile
John LaRue, Covered Bridge Berry Patch
Organic Production
- Matching your farming to your market
Jack Manix, Walker Farm ; Mark Guzzi, Peacemeal Farm; Will Allen and Kate Duesterberg, Cedar Circle Farm - Beyond rotation families: Vegetable crop rotations to manage disease
Caragh Fitzgerald, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Integrating livestock production into a vegetable cropping system: pros and cons, dos and don'ts
Dr. Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Postharvest Management
- Food safety: the first step in good post harvest handling practices
Diane Wright Hirsch, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension - New food safety regulations for farmers and producers
Mary Yebba, U.S. Food and Drug Administation - Vegetable storage and cooling 101
Dr.Chris Watkins, Cornell University - Maintaining post harvest quality at the farmers' market and beyond
Nicole Vitello and Louise Ruggeri, Manic Organic Production Farms - Post-harvest quality concerns from the grocer's perspective
Bill McGowan, Whole Foods Market
Tomatoes
- Identification and management of foliar diseases of tomato
Dr. Meg McGrath, Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center - Breeding fresh market tomatoes for the Northeast
Dr. Eric Votava, Johnny’s Selected Seeds - Open field fresh market tomatoes - start to finish
Bob Muth, Muth Farm - How we grow hoophouse tomatoes
Dave Colson, New Leaf Farm - Backyard farms - Maine grown hydroponic tomatoes
Arie Vandergiessen, Backyard Beauties
Non-Chemical Weed Control
- Weed control at Fort Hill Farm
Paul Bucciaglia, Fort Hill Farm - Using buckwheat as a precise weed control tool
Dr. Tom Bjorkman, Cornell University - Biodegradable mulches: how well do they work?
Dr. Anu Rangarajan, Cornell University - Weed the soil: a whole-farm system of weed control
Eric and Ann Nordell, Beech Grove Farm
Ornamentals
- Selling to Florists and Brides, What a Combo!
Nancy Stedman, Little River Flower Farm - Add Fall Color With No Pinch Garden Mums
Dr. Cathy Neal, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Selling Plants in Pots: Possible Profits, Possible Disappointments
Ramona Snell, Snell Family Farm - A Local Look at Consumer Cut Flower Preferences
Barbara Murphy, University of Maine - Diversity With Woody Crops
Dr. Cathy Neal, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn
- Bio-Control and Lower-Risk Options for Insect Control in Sweet Corn
Ruth Hazzard, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension - Organic sweet corn production
Jean-Paul Cortens, Roxbury Farm - Latest and greatest weed control options for sweet corn
Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension - An IPM approach for insects of sweet corn
Dr.David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Bird control in sweet corn - grower panel discussion
Chris Clegg, Four Town Farm; Mario Marini, Marini's Farm Stand, John Moulton, Moulton Farm
Viticulture I
- Critical Issues in Early Vineyard Establishment
William Nail, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Grape Vine Nutrition for Quality Harvest
Dr. Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University - Dormant Grapevine Pruning for Young Vines
Dr. Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University - Insect Management in New England Vineyards
Bill Coli, University of Massachusetts - Grape Disease Management for New England Vineyards
Dr. Richard Kiyomoto, University of Connecticut IPM Program
Lettuce & Greens
- Lettuce Production Strategies - a Growers' Perspective
Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension - The Scoop on Lettuce Varieties
Lisa Bloodnick, Bloodnick Family Farm - Lettuce and Greens - IPM Strategies for the Market Grower
Ruth Hazzard, University of Massachusetts - Physiology of Bolting
Dr. Becky Grube, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Greens Production in High Tunnels
Dr. Mike Orzolek, Pennsylvania State University
Pumpkins
- Plectosporium and Other Diseases of Pumpkins
Dr. Rob Wick, University of Massachusetts - Zone Tillage for Pumpkins
John Altobelli, Altobelli Farmily Farms; Tim Stanton, Fuera Farm - Are Pumpkins Really Making You Money?
Michael Sciabarrasi, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extensio - Powdery Mildew Tolerant Pumpkin Varieties
John Mishanec; Cornell University IPM Program - Pumpkin Weed Management
Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
Viticulture II
- Good Equipment Investments for Small New England Vineyards - Grower Panel
Gary Crump, Priam Vineyards; others - Wine and Table Grape Varieties for New England
Chris Granstrom, Lincoln Peak Vineyard and Nursery; Dr.Peter Oldak, Jewell Towne Vineyards - Trellis Construction for the Long Haul
William Nail, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Weed Management in New England Vineyards
Richard Dunst; Cornell Grape Research Lab