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Winter 2012 Massachusetts Growing Greens for the Winter Market Workshop Series
Sat, February 4, 2012 - Sat, March 10, 2012
12:00am
Covers For All Reasons: How to Choose the Cover Crops Your Farm Needs
Thu, February 16, 2012
10:00am - 3:00pm
Old Sturbridge Village

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Potatoes and Tomatoes: Best Practices for Late Blight, Soil Health, Insect and Weed Management
Thursday March 1, 2012  8:30 AM-3:00 PMHadley Horse Farm Manor House, 111 North Maple St, Hadley, MA Pesticide Credits: 4Registration Fee (includes lunch): $ 55 for first registrant, an additional person from the same business can register for $50.Register by mail or on-site.  Online...
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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,...
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Federal Disaster Assistance Funding Received for Tornado and Tropical Storm Relief
MDAR encourages members of the farming community who suffer storm-related losses to report damages, crop, and physical losses to our federal partners at the USDA Farm Service Agency as soon as possible following storm events.  Such contact is a critical first step toward securing assistance...
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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

  • Fri, January 27, 2012

    2012-2013 New England Vegetable Management Guide now Available!
    Crop Health Update in Winter Greens
    Vegetable Notes Survey Results
    Farm Energy Resources
    Upcoming Meetings

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