The Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium (NEFC) will once again be presenting its Winter Fruit Meeting Series. Below you will find registration information for the 2026 series offerings.
This series is presented to you by the Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium which consists of: Ms. Elizabeth Garofalo, Extension Educator, University of Massachusetts Extension Fruit Program; Dr. Terence Bradshaw, Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment Director of the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center Associate Professor, University of Vermont; Mr. Jeremy Delisle, UNH Cooperative Extension, Merrimack County; Dr. Renae Moran, Professor of Pomology and Mr. Glen Koehler, Associate Scientist Maine Food and Agriculture Center, University of Maine; Mr. Evan Lentz Assistant Extension Educator - Fruit Production and IPM, University of Connecticut; Michael Basedow, Regional Tree Fruit Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program; Dr. Maria Gannett, Weed Management Specialist, Extension Educator, University of Massachusetts Extension Fruit and Vegetable Programs; Dr. Keiddy Urrea-Morawicki, Director & Diagnostician, Plant Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Rhode Island.
Thank you to all who joined us for the 2026 NEFC Winter Webinar Series!
We will be announcing the 2027 line up in the winter of 2026.
Dates, Times and Session Details:
Session 1 Recording:
Managing Up and Coming Strawberry Diseases in the Northeast
Session 2 Recording:
Our apologies. Due to technically difficulties this video is no longer available.
Session 3 Recording:
Heat Mitigation: Sunburn and Fruit Coloring
Session 4 Recoding:
The Dating Game; Updates in Lepidopteran Mating Disruption
Session 5 Recording:
USEPA Endangered Species Act Strategies and Pesticide Use
Session 6 Recording:
Practical Drought Management for Fruit Growers
You can view the NEFC's 2025 Winer Webinar Series Recordings here:
2025 NEFC Winter Webinar Series
Please be sure to check out what the rest of the team is up to!