Passing these training opportunities on from our colleagues at University of New Hampshire. If you need pesticide credits, or just want to pick up some tips on application or safety, check them out. -TB

Good morning,

My name is Rachel Maccini, I am the Pesticide Safety Education Program, Coordinator with UNH Extension. We have created and have received approval from our State Lead Agency (NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food, Division of Pesticide Control) for recertification credits on 11 online Pesticide Safety courses. The courses are focused on important pesticide related topics. The courses are available to all certified pesticide applicators throughout New England and have been approved by Pennsylvania’s State Lead Agency as well. Because New England has reciprocity with each NE state, if a state lead agency has approved an event, workshop, course and/or meeting it will be accepted in other NE states, we are hopeful you will offer these opportunities to your clientele. The courses are located on the eXtension website and can be accessed 24 hours a day. Each course is designed to be interactive, keeping the student engaged while involving them in the learning. The courses cost between $20-$40 per course (depending on the topic). Once the course is complete the student will take an assessment in which they will need to pass before a certificate of completion is awarded. If you need additional information and would like to discuss this in more depth please let me know.

https://extension.unh.edu/blog/recertification-credits-online

Topics available to pesticide applicators:

Calculations for Mixing the Right amount of Pesticides Category Right of Way

Calculations for Mixing the Right amount of Pesticides Category Structural Pest Control

Calculations for Mixing the Right amount of Pesticides Category Turf

Welcome to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Recertification Course

New Hampshire’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Recertification Course

New Hampshire’s Pesticide Hazards and First Aid first aid route of entry Recertification Course

New Hampshire’s Label and Labeling Recertification Course

New Hampshire’s Storage and Disposal Recertification Course

New Hampshire’s Backpack Sprayer – Part One Recertification Course

New Hampshire’s Backpack Sprayer – Part Two Recertification Course

Worker Protection Standard (WPS)

Rachel Maccini MS Ed. Pesticide Safety Education Program Manager

PHONE: MOBILE: EMAIL: WEB: ADDRESS

603-351-3831 603-921-1034 Rachel.maccini https://extension.unh.edu 329 Mast Road Suite 115 Goffstown, NH 03045

Where trade names or commercial products are used for identification, no discrimination is intended and no endorsement is implied. Always read the label before using any pesticide. The label is the legal document for the product use. Disregard any information in this message if it is in conflict with the label.

The UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Program is supported by the University of Vermont Agriculture Experiment Station, UVM Extension, USDA NIFA E-IPM Program, and USDA Risk Management Agency.

UVM Extension helps individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.

Passing this on from another colleague at UVM Extension. -TB

Subject: Agritourism Operation Checklists and Self-Assessment — Tuesday at 7pm

Agritourism Operation Checklists and Self-Assessment
Tuesday, May 11, 7-8pm Eastern Time

No charge but you must register in advance.

Register HERE

Are you ready to welcome visitors to your farm during the evolving pandemic? Join growers, extension personnel, and ag service providers in the Northeast for presentations and discussions about using self-assessment checklists to evaluate management considerations for on-farm direct marketing and agritourism operations. Developed by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, these checklists are relevant throughout the Northeast.

Featuring Brian Schilling, Michelle Infante-Casella, William Bamka, Stephen Komar, Meredith Melendez, and Rick VanVranken from Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

This session is part of a series that will cover several topics for farms open to visitors through the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.

To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Christi Sherlock at 802-476-2003 or Christi.Sherlock so we may assist you.

Interested in having a safety expert visit your farm? A team of ag service providers in the Northeast is providing personalized safety assessments that will take place either virtually or on your farm. Sign up HERE.

Feel free to reach out with questions anytime.

Hope to see you on Tuesday!

Lisa

This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2018-70027-28588.

Forwarding from our Cornell colleagues across the lake. -TB

Dr. Terence Robinson, Dan Olmstead, and others will continue to present the detailed and practical implications for bloom thinning with and without the use of the Pollen Tube Growth Model in apples. There will be ample time for questions and discussion. At meeting time, please click the following link, there is no need to preregister: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/95697849291?pwd=K0JJc0ZLb2JoaVg5VXR4YTloK2N5QT09

Meeting ID: 956 9784 9291

Passcode: 061465

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Please see the introduction to bloom thinning by Dr. Robinson and much more (Nutrition by Dr. Cheng, Apogee at pink on Honeycrisp for BP suppression by Dan Donahue, Fire Blight Management by Dr. Cox, and Insect Management at Pink from Dr. Jaime Pinero (UMass) from our Statewide Virtual Pink Meeting that was held on April 27 here: htps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnF6y_fCdqw

Where trade names or commercial products are used for identification, no discrimination is intended and no endorsement is implied. Always read the label before using any pesticide. The label is the legal document for the product use. Disregard any information in this message if it is in conflict with the label.

The UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Program is supported by the University of Vermont Agriculture Experiment Station, UVM Extension, USDA NIFA E-IPM Program, and USDA Risk Management Agency.

UVM Extension helps individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.