Fruit Program News
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MFGA Pruning Workshop Day
March 5, 2024 -
Announcing 2024 Mass Aggies!
February 13, 2024 -
NEVBGA/MFGA Labor Meeting, February 28, 2024
January 30, 2024609th Meeting
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers’ Association in conjunction with the
Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association present an all-day meeting
DATE: Wednesday February 28, 2024
LOCATION: Hollis Hill Farm 340 Marshall Rd, Fitchburg MA 01420
There is a $20 registration fee, which is waived for members of NEV&BGA or MFGA. Lunch is an additional $20.
To register, please RSVP to 978-423-6694 or secretary@nevbga.org by February 25th
9:00 Registration
9:30-10:30 10 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Customers in 45-Minutes: John Henderson, Director, Learning and Development at the Employers Association of the NorthEast (EANE)
10:45-11:45 Employee Handbook: Do I need one? How do I make one and use it effectively? Legal Food Hub Noon
LUNCH & Commercial Member introductions, extension updates, NEVBGA updates
1:00-2:00 Hiring and firing do’s and don’ts for agricultural businesses: Legal Food Hub
2:15-3:15 H2A Update and Listening Session
3:15
Adjourn Commercial members are welcome to put up table-top displays please contact Secretary-Treasurer Chris Grant in advance 978-423-6694 or nevbga@gmail.com
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UMass Launches Needs-assessment Survey For Small Fruit Growers
January 3, 2024The UMass Fruit team has recently launched an anonomyous survey to evaluate general needs of small fruit growers. The survey is a short 10 questions and takes an average of 6 minutes to complete. Please help shape Extension priorities for small fruits. For questions please email: mbley@umass.edu. This survey will close on 2/16/2024.
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2024 MFGA Annual Winter Meeting
January 2, 2024 -
Announcing the 2024 NEFC Meeting Line Up
January 2, 2024 -
2023 apple maturity report updated
October 20, 2023 -
Natural Disaster Recovery Program for Agriculture has opened to assist with 2023 Natural Disasters
September 6, 2023 -
Private Fund: Massachusetts Farm Resiliency Fund
August 22, 2023 -
A USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation has designated 10 Massachusetts counties as primary areas due to a freeze occurring from 05/17/2023 - 05/18/2023.
August 19, 2023