Skip to main content

Upcoming Events

Fruit Twilight Meetings
Thu, May 17, 2012
5:30am - 7:30am
Noquochoke Orchards
The Why’s and How’s of Using Drip Irrigation – for Vegetable and Fruit Growers
Thu, May 24, 2012
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Brookdale Fruit Farm

See All Events...

facebook

Get real-time updates from the field on emerging pests, upcoming meetings, and extension projects on our Facebook page

Special News!

USDA Gearing up to Conduct 2012 Census of Agriculture
The last Census of Agriculture conducted in 2007 showed positive trending for Massachusetts: 27 percent growth in farms both in crop and livestock sales and an increase in direct sales from farms from $42 million in 2007, compared with $31 million in 2002 --  to name just a few. The Census of...
Read More...
The Warm Winter of 2012 and What to Expect From Winter Moth in Massachusetts
Winter Moth (WM) (Operophtera brumata) is an introduced pest that has been well established in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island for about 10 years.  It favors oaks, maples, birches, apple, crabapple, blueberry and other deciduous hosts here.  It also is one of the first caterpillar...
Read More...
The 2012-2013 Edition of the New England Vegetable Management Guide is Now Available!
When vegetable growers across New England are asked what resources they rely on most for information about producing vegetables, the New England Vegetable Management Guide is always high on their list. Updated every two years by vegetable specialists from the Universities of Maine, New Hampshire,...
Read More...

What's New

Research & Project Updates

  • eIPM Project
    The eIPM project 3-year USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) funded project in which we are working with local growers on a broad range of activities related to Integrated Pest Management for diversified vegetable and fruit farms...

Recent Publications

  • IPM Guidelines
    Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a systematic approach to pest management that considers all factors affecting crop health, including plant nutrition, horticultural practices, and all suitable means of pest suppression. IPM programs are based on...

Vegetable Notes Newsletter

  • Thu, May 10, 2012

    Biocontrol for Mexican Bean
    Beetle
    Asparagus Beetle
    Sources of Nitrogen
    Food Safety Modernization Act
    Flea Beetle Management
    Community Granary Resources
    Upcoming Meetings

Latest Video
Hoophouse Production: Tips, Costs & Marketing

Civil Rights and Non-Discrimination Information

This site is maintained by Center for Agriculture.