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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
High Tunnel Meeting
Mon, June 11, 2012
12:00am
Flatts Mentor Farm

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Special News!

European Corn Borer Moths Captured in Western MA

The first flight of European Corn Borer (ECB) has begun in warmer parts of the Connecticut Valley, in the plateaus near the river. Many thanks to the alert grower in Hatfield who got his traps up and started catching moths!  This is considerably earlier than the average emergence date for...

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Late Blight Survey

Please see https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/late-blight for a short, anonymous survey that will help us us understand how growers are managing late blight presently, and how we might better...

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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...

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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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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...

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    Beetle
    Asparagus Beetle
    Sources of Nitrogen
    Food Safety Modernization Act
    Flea Beetle Management
    Community Granary Resources
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