Vegetable Program Upcoming Events

  • Twilight Meeting at Appleton Farms - Pest and Disease Management

    Calendar Feed Choices: Center for Agriculture Food and the Environment, Integrated Pest Management, Urban Agriculture, Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person
    Appleton Farms

    Pest & Disease Management with Sue Scheufele of UMASS at Appleton Farms. Twilight meeting hosted by EMass CRAFT. Event is free, no registration required.

  • Twilight Meeting at Blackbirch Vineyard - Sprayer Calibration

    Calendar Feed Choices: Center for Agriculture Food and the Environment, Fruit, Integrated Pest Management, Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person
    Blackbirch Vineyard

    Learn about sprayer calibration as you watch George Hamilton of Hillside Meadow Ag Consulting calibrate an airblast sprayer.

  • Twilight Meeting at Four Town Farm - Irrigation and Pest Management in Sweet Corn

    Calendar Feed Choices: Center for Agriculture Food and the Environment, Integrated Pest Management, Urban Agriculture, Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person
    Four Town Farm

    Learn about irrigation and managing sweet corn pests (including birds!) with UMass Extension at Four Town Farm. Twilight meeting hosted by SEMAP. Event is free, please register in advance.

  • UMass Research Farm Field Day

    Calendar Feed Choices: Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person

    Join UMass Extension for a field day at the South Deerfield Research Farm and hear about the research being conducted at the farm this summer. The farm tour and presentations will be followed by a light dinner and plenty of time for talking with UMass faculty and students, fellow growers, and agricultural service providers.

    9-9:30 registration 
    9:30 Welcome and start tour & presentations
    9:30-12:30 Educational Presentations and Tour
    1:00-2:00 Lunch and networking by participants. 
     

  • Twilight Meeting at Reed Farm – Compost Production and Use

    Calendar Feed Choices: Center for Agriculture Food and the Environment, Fruit, Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person
    Reed Farm

    Learn about producing compost and using compost as a soil amendment. 

  • Twilight Meeting at Ogonowski Farm - Sprayer Calibration

    Calendar Feed Choices: Center for Agriculture Food and the Environment, Integrated Pest Management, Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person
    Ogonowski Farm

    Learn about sprayer calibration as you watch George Hamilton of Hillside Meadow Ag Consulting calibrate a crop care sprayer.

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