Tree Fruit I
- Improving Branching of Apple Trees from Nursery to Orchard, PPT
Win Cowgill, Rutgers Cooperative Extension - Clilmate Change- a Review
Glen Koehler, Maine Cooperative Extension - Getting the Upperhand on Fire Blight, PPT
Kari Peter, Penn State Research Lab - Panel:
- Harvista for Precision Harvest Management
Mark Boyer, Ridge Top Orchard - The Apple Fruiting Wall and Precision Pruning/Hedging
Andre Tougas, Tougas Family Farm - Innovative Grant for Orchard Pruning
Russell Holmberg, Homberg Orchards - NEWA Technology for Precision IPM and Crop Load Management
Ben Lerew, Lerew Brothers Orchard, Inc.
- Harvista for Precision Harvest Management
Food Safety
- Applied Reserach for Improved Post-Harvest Produce Washing
Amanda Kinchla, UMass Amherst - Massachusetts Commonwealth Quality Program and the Intersection of State and Federal Food Safety Programs (GAP, CQP, FSMA, Etc.)
Michael Botelho, Massachusetts, Department of Ag Resources - Food Safety onsiderations for Packing Sheds
Robert Hadad, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Panel: Farmer Experiences with Audit Programs and/or Farm Food Safety Plans
Mark Amato, Verrill Farm
Tyler Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm
Peter Rogers, Rogers Orchard
Specialty Crops
- Some Interesing Discoveries About Growing Brussels Sprouts, PPT
Becky Sideman, UNH Cooperative Extension - Growing Ginger in the Northeast, PPT
Sue Decker, Blue Star Farm - Getting Started with Rhubarb, PPT
Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms - Panel: All About Asparagus, and More , PPT
Walter Czajkowski, Plainville Farm
Michael Zigmont, Plainville Farm
Blueberry I
- Winter Moth - Detection and Management, PPT
Heather Faubert, University of Rhode Island - Finding Revenue in your Blueberry Business, PPT
Dan Welch, Cornell University, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management - Weed Control and Fertility in Organic Blueberry Production, PPT
Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University - Invest in Pollination for Success with Highbush Blueberries, PPT
Emily May, Xerces Society - Innovations in Blueberry Product Marketing, PPT
Teresa Gaffney, Highland Blueberry Farm, Maine
Innovative Ideas for Growing Small Acreage
- Working Smarter, Not Harder with Innovative Tools at Pleasant Valley Farm, PPT
Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm - Cost Effective Ways to Maximize Fertility Options, PPT
Derek Christianson, Brix Bounty Farm - Innovative Production and Harvest Systems, PPT
Dave Hambleton, Sisters Hill Farm - 11:00 - Geothermal, Hi Tech Bubble Roof and New Generation Wood Boiler for Greenhouses, PPT
Sandy Dietz, White Water Gardens Farm - Panel: Foot Operated Electric Culivation and Harvest Barge
Rob Rock, Pitch Fork Farm, PPT
Allis Chambers "G" Electric Conversion, PPT
Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm
Bicycle Tractor & Implements
Tim Cooke, Green Tractor Farm
Growing Beautiful Cut Flowers
- Growing Beautiful Cut Flowers
Polly and Mike Hutchison, Robin Hollow Farm
Tree Fruit II
- Suggestions for Improving the Storage Potential of Honeycrisp, PPT
Renae Morgan, University of Maine - Validation of the MaluSim Carbohydrate Model
Greg Peck, Virginia Tech - Where GMOs Stand Today, PPT
Elizabeth Vierling, University of Massachusetts - Panel: Pick-your-own Experiences and Suggestions for Stress-free Success
Giff Burnap, Butternut Farm
Greg Parzych, Rogers Orchards
Maurice Tougas, Tougas Family Farm
Brambles
- The Basics of Growing Brambles
David Handley, University of Maine - Nutrient Management in Brambles, PPT
Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University - Trellising Options for Raspberries and Blackberries in Cold Climates, PPT
Marvin Pritts, Cornell University - Experiences with High Tunnel Brambles, PPT
Bob Gray, 4 Corners Farm - Primocane Fruiting Blackberries, PPT
Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University
Winter Growing
- Season Extension Options for Your Farm, PPT
Chris Lent, National Center for Appropriate Technology - Growing Greens for Winter CSA Shares, PPT
Ted Blomgren, Windflower Farm - Winter Insects, Diseases and Rotations in High Tunnels, PPT
Judson Reid, Cornell Vegetable Program - Frozen Ground Summary from 24 Top Winter Growers in US/Canada, PPT
Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm
Sandy Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm
Harvest, Handling and Storage
- Harvest Practices at Nature's Route Farm , PPT
Kent Coates, Natures Route Farm - Vegetable Storage for Winter CSA Sales , PPT
Laura Tangerini, Tangerini's Spring Street Farm - Mechanizing Harvest of Greens and Roots, PPT
Christa Alexander, Jericho Settlers Farm - Harvest and Handling Small Volumes of Diverse Crops , PPT
Josh Volk, Slow Hand Farm - Ideas for Harvest and Handling from California , PPT
Chris Callahan, University of Vermont Extension
Blueberry II
- Post-harvest Care to Enhance Blueberry Crop Value
Craig Kahlke, Cornell Univeristy Cooperative Extension - Panel: Blueberry Varieties for New England Farms
Adam Hausmann, Adam's Berry Farm
Aaron Libby, Libby and Son U-Picks - Improving Spray Deposition in Blueberries
George Hamilton, UNH Cooperative Extension - Superfruit! Understanding the Health Benefits of Blueberries
Diane McKay, Tufts University - Manage Blueberry Fertility Through Your Trickle System
Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm
Stone Fruit
- How to Use Plant Growth Regulators; ProGibb & Retain to Reduce Peach Flower Bud Density & Enhance Fruit Firmness for Retail Sales, PPT
Win Cowgill, Rutgers University - Bacterial Diseases of Stone Fruit: Spots and Cankers, PPT
Kari Peter, Pennsylvania State University - Brown Rot: Best Management Practices and Fungicide Resistance Management, PPT
Guido Schnabel, Clemson University - Growing Peaches in Michigan: How We Do It and What Keeps Us Up At Night, PPT
Bill Shane, Michigan State University - Varieties, Horticulture Practices and Challenges, PPT
Win Cowgill, Rugers University
Ben Clark, Clarkdale Fruit Farms
Andre Tougas, Tougas Family Farm
Sandie Barden, Barden Family Ochard
Bill Shane, Michigan State University
Brassicas and Leafy Greens
- What's Bugging My Brassicas and Managing Cole Crop Pests
Dan Gilrein, New York Cooperative Extension - Exploring Chinese Broccoli Cultivars
Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm - Producing Healthy Brassicas Spring Through Fall with Biocontrols and Rotation
Andrew Knafel, Clear Brook Farm - Twelve Months of Consistent Greens Production
Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm - Growing Greens in Vermont for Profit
Ben Dana, Root 5 Farm
Mechanical Weed Control
- Small Scale Cultivation in Diverse Crops, PPT
Josh Volk, Slow Hand Farm - Mulching and Weed Management , PPT
Eric Gallandt, University of Maine - Mostly Successful Scale Seed Bedding , PPT
Tim Taylor, Cross Road Farm - My Experience with the Fobro Star Hoe , PPT
Charlie Tangerini, Tangerini's Spring Street Farm - Be Courageous With Your Tine Weeder , PPT
Dan Kent, Kent Family Growers
Strawberry I - Day Neutral Workshop
- Panel: Day Neutral Varieties and Weaknesses
Pam Fisher, Ontario Ministry of Ag., Food & Rural Affairs
David Pike, Farm to You, Farmington ME
John Lewis, Pereninia, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia Canada - Bed Preparation and Planting
David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Nutrient and Plant Management
Laura McDermott, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Pest Management
Pam Fisher, Ontario Ministry of Ag., Food & Rural Affairs - Growing Day Neutral at Farm To You
David Pike, Farm To You
On-Farm Trials by Farmers
- Designing and On-Farm Trial
Becky Sideman, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Assessing the Results of On-Farm Trials
Iago Hale, University of New Hampshire - Our On-Farm Trial to Test a Disease Management Technique
Amy LeBlanc, WhiteHill Farm - Our On-farm Trial to Test a Berry Production System
David Marchant, River Berry Farm
Hard Cider
- Building a Bigger Orchard - An Overview of the US Cider Industry
Jon London, The Angry Orchard, Boston MA - Bittersweet Fruit & English Cider Making
Neil MacDonald, Orchard Groundcare, Hornblottom, Somerset U.K. - Considerations in Designing & Establishing a Cider Orchard
Greg Peck, Viginia Tech - Cider Apple Research in Vermont
Terence Bradshaw, University of Vermont - Innovations in Mechanical Harvest for Cider Apples
Carol Miles, Washington State University
Cucurbit Vine Crops
- Strategies for Managing Multiple Pathogens on Pumpkins
Margaret McGrath, Cornell University Extension, PPT - Pollination o fPumpkin and Winter Squash - Thanks to Bumble Bees!, PPT
Kimberly Stoner, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Calabaza Squash and Personal Sized Watermelons - Two High Value Specialty Crops, PPT
Abigail Maynard, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Use of Interspecific Hybrids in Squash for Fresh Market, Processing and Grafting Rootstocks for Melons, PPT
Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire - Silicon Nutrition of Pumpkin for Suppression of Powdery Mildew
Joseph Heckman, Rutgers University
Soil Health
- Supplying Nitrogen from Organic Sources: New Tools for an Old Challenge
Susan Erich, University of Maine - Cover Crop Research at the University of Rhode Island
Rebecca Brown, University of Rhode Island - 20 Plus Years of Reduced Tillage; How Has it Changed the Soil?
Andy Williamson, County Fair Farm - Impacts of Farm Management Upon Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi and Production and Utilization of Inoculum
David Douds, USDA ARS - Building Better Soils Through Soil Health Management
Aaron Ristow, Cornell University
Farm Decisions; Scaling Up or Not
- Staying Small and Profitable
Jean-Martin Fortier, Les Jardins de la Grelinette - Diversification and Downsizing for Optimum Growth
Michele and Bill Collins, Fair Weather Acres - Understanding Economy of Scale Honing In and Finding Your Place
David Liker, Gorman Produce Farm
Strawberry II - June Bearing Workshop
- Panel: After PYO: Mechanical and Harvest Aids
Ford Stevenson, Stevenson's Strawberries
Joel Gilbert, Berry Fruit Farm
Cathy Karonis, Fairwinds Farm - Living with Black Root Rot
Marvin Pritts, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Strawberry Viruses: Why Worry?
John Lewis, Perennia - Weed Focus: Managing Persistant Problems
David Handley, University of Maine - Zone Tillage: Making it Work for Strawberries
Tim Stanton, Stanton's Feura Farm
Root Crops
- Using Deep Tillage at Wilson Farms for Root Crops
Jim Wilson, Wilson Farm - Root Crop Variety Trials
Crystal Stewart, CCE ENYCHP - Growing and Marketing Root Crops at Tangerini's Spring Street Farm
Laura Tangerini, Tangerini's Spring Street Farm - Getting Ready to Store Root Crops: What You Need to Know
Steve Johnson, University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Using Ridge Till for Root Crops at Roxbury Farm
Jody Bolluyt, Roxbury Farm
Organic Production
- Nutrient Content, Availability and Release Rates from Natural Fertilizers, PPT
Bruce Hoskins, University of Maine - How We Manage Fertility All Season at Roxbury Farm, PPT
Jody Bolluty, Roxbury Farm - How We Manage Fertility All Season at Clear Brook Farm, PPT
Andrew Knafel, Clear Brook Farm - What Works and What Doesn't for Disease Management: Recent Trials, PPT
Margaret McGrath, Cornell University - Lettuce Production Using Plastic Mulch and an Update On Status of Biodegradable Plastic Mulch, PPT
Carol Miles, Washington State University
Greenhouse Tomatoes
- Weaving vs Stringing Tomatoes, Which is More Profitable
Tim Taylor, Crossroads Farm, PPT - Fifty Shades of Gray Mold-Managing Tomato Diseases in High Tunnels, PPT
Ann Hazelrigg, University of Vermont - Growing Great Tomatoes All Winter in Minnesota, PPT
Sandy Dietz, Whitewater Gardens Farm - Satisfying High Tunnel Tomato Nutrient Demands, PPT
Steve Bogash, Pennsylvania State University
New England Viticulture I
- Horticulture and Disease Management of Cold Climate Grapes in Vermont, PPT
Terence Bradshaw, University of Vermont - Site and Soild Parameters for Northern Grape Production, PPT
Tim Martinson, Cornell University - Cold Climate Wine Grape Cultivars for the Northeast, PPT
Andy Farmer, Northeast Vine Supply - Under-Vine Cover Crops as an Alternative to Herbicides in Vineyards
Ming-Yi Chou, Cornell University - Vineyard Nutrition for Cold Climate Wine Grapes
Diana Cochran, Iowa State University
Using Technology
- Cabbige: A Price Optimization Tool for Small Farms, PPT
Jessica Angell, Founder of Cabbige - Free Apps for Pest Management
Andrew Frankenfield, Penn State Extension - MyIPM for Strawberries and Peaches, PPT
Guido Schnabel, Clemson University - Pros and Cons of UAV's or Drones in Agriculture, PPT
J. Craig Williams, Penn State Extension
Sweet Corn
- Revisiting Reduced Tillage Sweet Corn Production at Wilson Farms
Jim Wilson, Wilson Farm - Sweet Corn Genetics: Where We Are and Where We're Going
Blake Myers, Siegers Seed Company - Sweet Corn Planting at Goranson Farms: From Transplanting to Direct Seeding
Rob Johanson, Goranson Farm - Producing the World's Best Popcorn at Hurricane Flats Farm
Geo Honigford, Hurricane Flats Farm - What Do I Do About Birds in My Sweet Corn?
Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Hop Production
- Hopyard Construction, PPT
Roger Rainville, Borderview Farm - Hop Production, PPT
Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension - Harvesting and Drying Hops, PPT
Chris Callahan, University of Vermont Extension
Greenhouse Container Growing
- Container Growing: Managing Greenhouse Tomato for Consistent and Optimal Yields, PPT
Rich McAvoy, University of Connecticut - Greenhouse Container Vegetable Production at Four Town Farm, PPT
Brad Clegg, Four Town Farm - Basics of Hydroponic Production: What You Need to Know, PPT
Neil Mattson, Cornell University - Success with Hydroponic Production in Maine, PPT
Shawn O'Donnell, Olivia's Garden
New England Viticulture II
- Grape Pests & IPM Practices for Cold Climate Cultivars, PPT
Anna Wallis, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Root and Crown Diseases of V. vinifera for New England, PPT
Elsa Petit, University of Massachusetts - The Effects of Vine Architecture on Disease Management in New England, PPT
Frank Ferandino, University of Connecticut - Table Grape Varieties for New England, PPT
George Hamilton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension - Growing and Marketing Seedless Table Grapes at Kimball Fruit Farm, PPT
Carl Hills, Kimball Fruit Farm
Fertilizer Decision Making
- Managing P and S in Your Soil’s Nutrient Bank
Natalie Lounsbury, River Rise Farm - Mid-Season N Management (PSNT)
Joseph Heckman, Rutgers University - Organic Fertility for Greenhouses
Doug Cox, University of Massachusetts - Green Manuring for Fertilizer Reduction
Hank Bissell, Lewis Creek Farm - Efficacy of Foliar Feeding on High Tunnel Tomatoes
Steve Bogash, Penn State University