{"id":16,"date":"2026-03-04T15:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:54:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful information for commercial producers of berries, vegetables and related crops in Vermont and the region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2bafd31c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Our Work Areas<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d8280152 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d7ec9006 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/ageng\">Ag Engineering<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Technical guides for post harvest, high tunnel and sustainable ag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8aeacad7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/crop-production\/\">Crop Production<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Field production resources. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8aeacad7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/raising-the-bar-in-high-tunnel-production-yeilds\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"323\">High Tunnels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Tips tricks and information about growing under cover. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d8280152 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1437\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-2048x1149.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d7ec9006 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><br><strong>Produce Handling &amp; Safety\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Healthy food is safe food and that starts with best practices in the field and pack shed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1907\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8aeacad7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/extension\/plant-diagnostic-clinic\">Pest Management\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Diseases and pest identification and solutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8aeacad7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/soil-health\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"79\">Nutrient Management &amp; Soil Health\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Planning guidance, amendments and practices to promote a healthy soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d8280152 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/05\/tricolor-bumble-on-bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/05\/tricolor-bumble-on-bw.jpg 752w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/05\/tricolor-bumble-on-bw-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d7ec9006 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/pollinator-support\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"224\">Pollinator Support <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Conservation practices, cover crop selections and habitat preservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/Money.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/Money.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/Money-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/Money-1024x975.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/Money-768x732.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8aeacad7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/funding-for-farmers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"226\">Funding for Farmers <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Case Studies, and guides to understanding governmental programs for agriculture producers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full 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They grow 80 acres of wholesale vegetables and 4.5 acres of pick your own berries. Many of the farm\u2019s crops are dependent on or enhanced by &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/sunflower-cover-crop-for-pollinator-habitat-soil-health-and-agritourism\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sunflower Cover Crop for Pollinator Habitat, Soil Health, and Agritourism&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/vermont-vegetable-and-berry-news-june-1-2026\/\">Vermont Vegetable and Berry News \u2013 June 1, 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-01T14:26:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 1, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">(Underhill) A cool and damp spring pushed the sweet corn schedule back about a week. We&#8217;re trying some transplanted and direct seeded in bioplastic this year to try to get corn sooner than August. The transplants are looking good so far. Pumpkin planting looks to remain on schedule after this next cool weekend. Some of &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/vermont-vegetable-and-berry-news-june-1-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vermont Vegetable and Berry News \u2013 June 1, 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/grasshoppers-in-may-whats-going-on\/\">Grasshoppers in May?\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0going on?\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-28T14:37:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 28, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Usually,\u00a0we\u00a0think of\u00a0grasshoppers\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0summer or fall\u00a0vegetable pest. That is why we were surprised to hear from a grower with a plague of them in\u00a0his Vermont high tunnel in\u00a0early May\u00a0(Fig. 1).\u00a0\u00a0This grower\u00a0had never\u00a0noticed grasshoppers in the spring\u00a0before\u00a0but, this year\u00a0the\u00a0succulent new growth of\u00a0his\u00a0high tunnel cucumbers has been reduced to lacy shadows of their former selves (Fig. 2).\u00a0\u00a0Becky Maden has\u00a0observed\u00a0grasshoppers &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/grasshoppers-in-may-whats-going-on\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grasshoppers in May?\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0going on?\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/05\/2M8A9944-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/wild-hill-organics-blueberry-workshop\/\">Wild Hill Organics Blueberry Workshop<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-24T17:53:37+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Thank you to our wonderful hosts Peggy and John at Wild Hill Organics! And thank you to everyone who showed up\u00a0and\u00a0contributed\u00a0to the conversation- farmers, UVM Extension, NRCS, and Vermont Center for\u00a0Ecostudies to the on-farm workshop on May 19th 2026 in Fairlee, VT. Please take a few minutes to complete a workshop evaluation&nbsp;at the following link,&nbsp;https:\/\/qualtrics.uvm.edu\/jfe\/form\/SV_0jKs4hjCCgLTuHc&nbsp;&nbsp; &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/wild-hill-organics-blueberry-workshop\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wild Hill Organics Blueberry Workshop&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/soil-compaction-on-vegetable-farms\/\">Soil Compaction on Vegetable Farms<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-14T20:40:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 14, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Soil compaction is causing trouble for many vegetable farmers, even if they don\u2019t know it. That trouble may be in the form of reduced yields, excessive runoff and soil erosion, or an increase in root disease. Just because compaction is out of sight doesn\u2019t mean it should be out of mind. 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