Author: Terence Bradshaw
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Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training
Passing this on from the VT Agency of Agriculture. All farms subject to the Food Safety Modernization Act are required to have at least one supervisor or responsible party who has completed this or a similar training approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Want to know if you’re covered under FSMA? Here are…
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Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Webinar Series
Good morning: The full schedule for the 2025 Eastern Viticulture and Enology webinar series is out: Fifth Annual Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Webinar Series. Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Series (EVEF) is a collaborative effort between the Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Team and viticulture and/or enology Extension programs from the following U.S.…
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February 21: 129th VTFGA / UVM Fruit Program Annual Meeting and Winter Webinar series
Happy New Year: I have news of two exciting educational opportunities coming up in the next few months. First, the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association will hold their 129th (!) annual meeting in conjunction with the UVM Fruit Program on Friday, February 21 at the American Legion Hall, 49 Wilson Rd., Middlebury, VT. The agenda…
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EVEF: Vineyard Nutrient Management webinar January 21
The Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Webinar Series is a collaboration among programs from fourteen universities and will offer four educational webinars this winter on important vineyard management topics. Please join us January 21, 12:00-1:30 PM for a discussion on Vineyard Nutrient Management. Preregistration is free but required. Details are available at: Vineyard Nutrient Management:…
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Important! New USDA program payment available for specialty crop farms. Deadline Jan 8
Passing this on from our Cornell colleague Liz Higgins. -TB I am emailing this directly to our entire program email list because we just learned about a new USDA FSA payment program for specialty crop farms to help offset their high costs of labor and inputs. I had this in my newsletter a couple of…
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Webinar Series on Farm Succession and Transfer Starting January 9th
Live Webinar Series on Farm Succession and Transfer starting January 9th Mike Ghia, VT Farm Viability Program What is the future of your farm? If you are like most farmers, you are so busy with the day-to-day business of farming you find it difficult to take the time to plan ahead long-term, particularly planning for…
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Save the dates: Educational opportunities for the winter season
I have two ‘save the dates’ to get on your calendars for the 2025 winter meeting season: The Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association / UVM Fruit Program 129th Annual meeting will be held at the American Legion in Middlebury, VT on Friday, February 21. The New England Extension Fruit Consortium will again offer a series…
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Cornell ENY Soil Health and Mycorrhizal Fungi Meeting August 15
While this meeting is based around apples, the concepts apply just as much to vineyards, so I am sharing to both lists. -TB Eastern NY Orchard Soil Health and Beneficial Fungi Workshop Northern Orchards Walker Farm 688 River Rd, Peru NY 12972 August 15, 2024 3-5pm (Rain date: August 16 if needed) The soils that…
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Midsummer orchard / vineyard management
I hope everyone is doing okay after the already wet season and this past week’s damaging rain event. Unfortunately, these events are too common, such that UVM Extension has a resource page ready to go: https://www.uvm.edu/extension/disaster-resources. I know that orchards and vineyards are generally on higher ground and thus likely saw less damage than the…
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H.706 Neonicotinoid bill and impacts on Vermont apple and grape producers
Since the Vermont House of Representatives and Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of H.706, An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, I have received a number of questions about the bill’s impact on fruit growers. The answer is, not much. The main focus of this bill is the phasing out…