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2008: July | August | September | October | November | December

2009: January | February | March | Spring | April | May | June | July | August | September |October | December

JULY 2008   Back to Top
17
10 am		 UMass Cold Spring Orchard,
Belchertown		 Mass. Fruit Growers Summer Meeting
Doreen York; 413-545-2254
22
 Kosinski Farm,
Westfield		 Vegetable Growers IPM Training
Ruth Hazzard; rhazzard@umext.umass.edu
23
9:00am – 3:00pm		 Location TBA Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Assoc./
Massachusetts Flowers Growers Assoc.
Summer Field Day  413-369-4731
30
9:00am – 3:00pm		 Arnold Arboretum,
Jamaica Plain		 Weed Identification Workshop - Broadleaf Weeds
Ellen Weeks; 413-545-0895
31
4:00pm – 6:00pm		 UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center,
South Deerfield 		 UMass Turf Open House
Mary Owen; 508-892-0382
Late July – early August (date TBA)
9:00am – 3:00pm		 UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center,
South Deerfield		 Turfgrass Identification and Selection Workshop
Mary Owen; 508-892-0382
AUGUST 2008   Back to Top
6
9:00am – 3:00pm		 UMass Amherst Weed Identification Workshops - Broadleaf Weeds
Ellen Weeks; 413-545-0895
7 & 8
Thu & Fri
 UMass Eastern Extension Center,
240 Beaver Street, Waltham		 Waltham Pesticide Applicator Exam
Training Workshop  
Natalia Clifton; 413-545-1044
19
 Location TBA Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Summer Meeting  
Hilary Sandler; 508-295-2212x21
Mid-August 2008
(date TBA) 		Wainno Club,
Osterville		 Dollar Spot Resistance Field Trials
and Oriental Beetle Discussion
Dr. Geunhwa Jung; 413-545-2243
27
9:00am – 3:00pm		 UMass Amherst Weed Identification Workshops - Grassy Weeds
Ellen Weeks; 413-545-0895
Tuesday, October 21 or Thursday, October 23 UMass Amherst 2008 Turf Season in Review
Mary Owen; 508-892-0382
SEPTEMBER 2008   Back to Top
11 & 12
Thu & Fri
 UMass Eastern Extension Center,
240 Beaver Street, Waltham		 Waltham Pesticide Applicator Exam
Training Workshop  
Natalia Clifton; 413-545-1044
22 - 26
Mon through Fri
 UMass Eastern Extension Center,
240 Beaver Street, Waltham

Mass. Harvest for Students Week  
Natalia Clifton; 413-545-1044
OCTOBER 2008   Back to Top
1
4:00pm – 6:00pm		 Arnold Arboretum Scouting for Pests and Problems of
Woody Ornamentals Walkabout -
Weeds and Tree and Shrub Diseases only
Ellen Weeks; 413-545-0895
9 & 10
Thu & Fri
 UMass Eastern Extension Center,
240 Beaver Street, Waltham		 Waltham Pesticide Applicator Exam
Training Workshop  
Natalia Clifton; 413-545-1044
NOVEMBER 2008   Back to Top
5 - 7
Wed-Fri
 DCU Center,
Worcester		 New England Greenhouse Conference  
Program details and registration
Tina Smith; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
or Paul Lopes; lopes@umext.umass.edu
6 & 7
Thu & Fri
 UMass Eastern Extension Center,
240 Beaver Street, Waltham		 Waltham Pesticide Applicator Exam
Training Workshop  
Natalia Clifton; 413-545-1044
DECEMBER 2008   Back to Top
4
Thu
 Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center,
Sturbridge

 Transitioning to Renewable Energy
for Greenhouse Heat  
Program details and registration
Tina Smith; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
or Ruth Hazzard; rhazzard@umext.umass.edu
4 & 5
Thu & Fri
 UMass Eastern Extension Center,
240 Beaver Street, Waltham		 Waltham Pesticide Applicator Exam
Training Workshop  
Natalia Clifton; 413-545-1044
12
Fri
 Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center,
Sturbridge		 Alternative Crops for Greenhouses
and High Tunnels  
Program details and registration
Tina Smith; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
Paul Lopes; lopes@umext.umass.edu
Ruth Hazzard; rhazzard@umext.umass.edu
JANUARY 2009   Back to Top
5 - Feb. 19

 UMass Amherst UMass Winter School for Turf Managers  
413-545-5202; www.umassturf.org

9

 Day’s Inn at the Parwick Centre,
Chicopee		 Winter Vegetable & Berry Meetings  
John Howell 413-665-3501; howell@umext.umass.edu
www.umassvegetable.org
21
(snow date 1/22)
 Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge Winter Lawn Care Conference  
Mary Owen 508-892-0382; mowen@umext.umass.edu
or MALCP 781-274-7373; malcp@yahoo.com

28
9 am - 3:30 pm
 Briggs Nursery,
North Attleboro		 Winter Flower Growers-Retailers Program  
Tina Smith 413-545-5306; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
or Paul Lopes 508-295-2212, ext 24; lopes@umext.umass.edu or visit the web
FEBRUARY 2009   Back to Top
7

UMass Extension Center,
Waltham

 Winter Vegetable & Berry Meetings  
John Howell 413-665-3501; howell@umext.umass.edu
www.umassvegetable.org
10
10 am - 1 pm
 Campus Center Auditorium,
UMass Amherst		 Stockbridge School Job Fair  
Elizabeth Wiernasz 413-545-2222; wiernasz@nre.umass.edu; www.umass.edu/stockbridge

28
9 am - 3:30 pm
 Topsfield Fairgrounds,
Topsfield and Brooksby Farm,
Peabody		 Growing and Pruning Apples in the Home Garden  
UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com
MARCH 2009   Back to Top
TBA

TBA

 Good Agricultural Practices Training for Vegetable and Berry Growers  
Rich Bonanno; rbonanno@umext.umass.edu
4
9 am - 4 pm
 UMass Collaborative Services Facility (CSF),
Shrewsbury		 Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Food Safety Training  
David Nyachuba 413-545-0552; dgn@nutrition.umass.edu

7
9 am - 2:30 pm
 Topsfield Fairgrounds,
Topsfield		 No Bad Apples: Dealing with Apple Pests  
UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com

10
9 am - 4 pm
 Stockbridge Hall,
UMass Amherst		 Community Tree Conference: Saving Our Trees: A Conference for Arborists, Foresters, Tree Wardens, Sugar Bush Owners and Anyone Who Loves Trees 
UMass Extension 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu;
www.umassgreeninfo.org 

14
9 am - 2:30 pm
 The Big Apple,
Wrentham		 Growing and Pruning Peaches, Plums, and Cherries in the Home Garden  
UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com

21
9 am - 3:30 pm
 Topsfield Fairgrounds,
Topsfield		 Weeds, Insects, and Diseases in the Home Landscape and Garden  
UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com

23
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
 UMass Experiment Station,
E. Wareham		 2009 Landscape Season Preview: Insects, Weeds, and Ticks!  
UMass Extension 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu;
www.umassgreeninfo.org

26
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
 Doubletree Hotel,
Milford		 Weed Management for Garden Retailers  
UMass Extension 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu;
www.umassgreeninfo.org

28
9 am - 2:30 pm
 Tougas Family Farm,
Northborough		 Growing and Pruning Berries in the Home Garden   UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com
SPRING 2009   Back to Top
TBA

Ekwanok Country Club, Manchester, VT
Berkshire Hills Country Club, Pittsfield, MA
Montcalm Golf Club,
Enfield, NH
Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield, MA

 Snow Mold Research Field Days  
Dr. Geunhwa Jung 413-545-2243; jung@psis.umass.edu;
or the UMass Extension Turf Program at 508-892-0382;
www.umassturf.org
TBA

TBA Sustainable Greenhouse Health Maintenance Program
Tina Smith 413-545-5306; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
or Paul Lopes 508-295-2212, ext 24; lopes@umext.umass.edu
APRIL 2009   Back to Top
April, May & June TBA

TBA

 Fruit Twilight Meetings  
Wesley Autio 413-545-2963; autio@pssci.umass.edu; www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor
2

 TBA Garden Center Employee Training  
Tina Smith 413-545-5306; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
or Paul Lopes 508-295-2212, ext 24; lopes@umext.umass.edu
4
9 am - 2:30 pm
 UMass Cold Spring Orchard,
Belchertown		 Growing and Pruning Grapes in the Home Garden  
UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com
18
9 am - 2:30 pm
 UMass Cold Spring Orchard,
Belchertown		 Grafting Apple Trees, A Hands-on Workshop  
UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com

25
9 am - 2:30 pm
 TBA (eastern MA) Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs   
UMass Extension 413-545-2254; dyork@umext.umass.edu;
UMassGarden.com

30

Tower Hill Botanic Garden,
Boylston		 Scouting for Pests and Problems of Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts: Diseases and Weeds  
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu; www.umassgreeninfo.org
MAY 2009   Back to Top
19
5:30 pm

UMass Cold Spring Orchard,
Belchertown

Tree Fruit Twilight Meetings  
Jon Clements 413-478-7219; www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor
20
5:30 pm

Frank, Robert, and Bruce Carlson Orchard,
Harvard		 Tree Fruit Twilight Meetings  
Jon Clements 413-478-7219; www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor
21
5:30 pm

Barden Family Orchard,
North Scituate, RI		 Tree Fruit Twilight Meetings  
Jon Clements 413-478-7219; www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor
JUNE 2009   Back to Top
3 & 10
9 am - 3:30 pm
 French Hall,
UMass Amherst

 Identifying Freshwater Wetlands in the Landscape 
Training I: Inland Wetland Plant Identification - Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Training II: Identifying Inland Wetland Soils - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu; www.umassgreeninfo.org
11

 Heritage Museums,
Sandwich		 Scouting for Pests and Problems of Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts: Insects and Weeds  
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu; www.umassgreeninfo.org
16

Clarkdale Fruit Farms, Deerfield Twilight Meeting - Fruit  
UMass Extension Fruit program, 413-478-7219
17
8:30 am - 1 pm
 UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield UMass Turf Research Field Day  
UMass Extension Turf Program 508-892-0382,
fieldday@umassturf.org; www.umassturf.org
18
4 - 7 pm
 J.P. Bartlett Co. Greenhouse, Rte. 20, Sudbury Twilight Meeting - Garden Mums  
Tina Smith 413-545-5306; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
or Paul Lopes 508-295-2212, ext 24; lopes@umext.umass.edu


18

Cook's Valley Farm,
Wrentham
 Twilight Meeting - Fruit  
UMass Extension Fruit program, 413-478-7219


23

Pleasant Valley Farm,
Methuen

Vegetable Twilight Meetings and IPM Field Schools 
UMass Extension Vegetable Program 413-545-3696; rhazzard@umext.umass.edu; www.umassvegetable.org
27
9 am - 3 pm
 302 Agric. Engineering Bldg.,
UMass Amherst

Aquaculture Workshop: Water Quality and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems 
UMass Extension Western Mass. Center for Sustainable Aquaculture 413-545-1055; chollingsworth@umext.umass.edu; www.umass.edu/aquaculture
JULY 2009   Back to Top
15
4-8 pm
 Tougas Family Farm,
Northboro		 Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association Summer Meeting  
Jon Clements 413-478-7219; www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor
16
4-8 pm
 Crops Research and Education Center, South Deerfield Vegetable Research Field Day  
UMass Extension Vegetable Program 413-545-3696;
www.umassvegetable.org
22

Sylvan Nursery,
Westport

 MNLA/MFGA Great Ideas Summer Conference and Trade Show 
www.progrownews.com or www.umassgreeninfo.org
29
9 am - 3 pm
 Arnold Arboretum,
Jamaica Plain		 Weed Identification Workshop:
Broadleaf Weeds (plus a few grassy weeds)
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu; www.umassgreeninfo.org   
AUGUST 2009   Back to Top
5
4 - 6 pm
 UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research,
South Deerfield

 Summer Seminar: Managing Stress and Diseases on Turf 
UMass Extension Turf Program 508-892-0382;
www.umassturf.org
5
5:30 pm
 Robinsons Farm,
Hardwick

Crops, Dairy, Livestock, Equine Twilight Meeting 
Masoud Hashemi 413-545-1843;
www.umass.edu/cdl
6
9 am - 3 pm
 UMass Amherst Weed Identification Workshop:
Broadleaf Weeds (plus a few grassy weeds)
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program
413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu; www.umassgreeninfo.org
12
9 am - 3 pm
3:30 - 4:30 pm
 UMass Amherst &
UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research,
South Deerfield		 Turfgrass Identification and Selection Workshop  
UMass Extension Turf Program 508-892-0382;
www.umassturf.org
18

 Oiva Hannula & Sons, Inc., Carver Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association Annual meeting
Contact Mal (ext. 10) or Pat (ext. 17) at 508-759-1041 or e-mail: cccga@cranberries.org
mid-August

 Wianno Club,
Osterville		 Dollar Spot Resistance Field Trials and Oriental Beetle Discussion  
Dr. Geunhwa Jung 413-545-2243; jung@psis.umass.edu;
or the UMass Extension Turf Program at 508-892-0382;
www.umassturf.org
26
9 am - 3 pm
 UMass Amherst Weed Identification Workshop:
Grassy Weeds: an in-depth look
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program
413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu; www.umassgreeninfo.org  
SEPTEMBER 2009   Back to Top
29
9 am - 3 pm
 UMass Campus Center Auditorium,
Amherst

Tree Time with Michael Dirr  
Co-sponsored by UMass Extension and the New England Chapter of ISA
OCTOBER 2009   Back to Top
1

 TBA

 Scouting for Pests and Problems of Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts: Diseases and Weeds  
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program 413-545-0895; eweeks@umext.umass.edu; www.umassgreeninfo.org
20
9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Publick House,
277 Main St.-Route 131, Sturbridge

 Plant Nutrition for Greenhouse Crops  
Sponsored by University of Massachusetts Extension Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Program, University of Connecticut and Northeast SARE;
Tina Smith 413-545-5306; tsmith@umext.umass.edu
DECEMBER 2009   Back to Top
15-17

The Center for New Hampshire, Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH

 New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference and Trade Show  
Jon Clements 413-478-7219; www.newenglandvfc.org

 
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