FIVE HUNDRED and NINETY-SECOND MEETING
The New England Vegetable and Berry Growers’ Association and New England Cooperative Extension present an ALL-DAY MEETING
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Holiday Inn Portsmouth, 300 Woodbury Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801
There is a $20 registration fee, which is waived for members of NEV&BGA. Lunch buffet is an additional $20.
To register: CLICK HERE
or contact Lisa McKeag at 917-573-5558 or secretary@nevbga.org by **November 28**
9:00 Registration: There is a $20 registration fee. This fee is waived for members of NEV&BGA
Lunch buffet is an additional $20.
Sign-in for pesticide credits – George Hamilton
PROGRAM
9:25 Welcome – Lisa McKeag, NEVBGA Secretary-Treasurer
9:30 What’s New with Crop Insurance? – Tom Smiarowski and Paul Russell, UMass Extension Risk Management/Crop Insurance Education Program
9:45 Pumpkin and Butternut Varieties Evaluation – Dr. Rebecca Brown, Associate Professor, Plant Sciences, University of Rhode Island
10:45 Wildlife Services: Protecting Agriculture and Livestock from Wildlife - David Allaben, NH/VT State Director USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services; Agriculture Damage Reimbursement Program for Deer, Bear, & Moose - NHFG, Robert Calvert, Wildlife Biologist
Noon Lunch buffet, $20. To reserve a lunch, please contact the Secretary, Lisa McKeag at (917) 573-5558 or secretary@nevbga.org. If you order lunch and cannot attend, please call to cancel. We will have to bill you for unpaid meals.
1:00 NEVGBA Announcements – New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Officers
1:30 Nutrition and Nutrient Management Recordkeeping for Small Fruit – Mary Concklin, Visiting Associate Extension Educator, Fruit Production & IPM UConn Extension
2:30 2016 Weather, Insect & Disease Pest Issues in Fruits & Vegetables – George Hamilton, Extension Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension
3:30 Managing Irrigation during Drought – Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm Inc. Irrigation and Row Crop Supplies
4:00 Adjourn
** 4 pesticide credits have been approved for this meeting
Commercial members are welcome to put up table-top displays.
Co-sponsored by the UMass Extension Risk Management/Crop Insurance Education Program