Summer Tour at Highmoor Farm
Save the Date!
July 29, 2026, 1:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Highmoor Farm, Monmouth, Maine (directions)
University of Maine Cooperative Extension at Highmoor Farm is hosting the annual Summer Tour at Highmoor Farm on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The event will include an orchard tour and a catered dinner. The small fruit and vegetable tour will begin at 6:00 p.m. We will offer pesticide applicator recertification credits, pending Board of Pesticides approval.
Cost Options:
- Cost for both the Summer Tour and Dinner: To be determined
- Summer Tour only (cost to cover other costs): $10
- The Pomological Society will cover costs for members of the Society for up to two members from each farm. If you are not a member and wish to join, contact Margie Hansel at mhansel@maine.rr.com or Renae Moran at rmoran@maine.edu.
Pre-registration is recommended by July 22, 2026.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. — Welcome and Registration
1:15 p.m. — Deans Carter and Rowland
1:45 p.m. — Kari Peters, Fireblight management strategies
2:15 p.m. — Jacob Wafler, Wafler Nursery, New Apple Varieties
3:00 p.m. — Break
3:15 p.m. — Orchard Tour
- Solving the mystery of rapid apple decline
- Breeding new peach and apple varieties
- Controlling brown rot in stone fruit
- Old and new diseases of apple trees and how to identify them
5:00-6:00 p.m. — Dinner
6:00-7:30 p.m. — Twilight Meeting with:
- Dave Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist
- Peyton Ginakes, Research Associate in Vegetable Production
Vegetable and berry research and demos at Highmoor Farm.
Directions to Highmoor Farm:
From the South: I95 exit 86, turn left on Rte. 9 and continue 0.7 miles, then take a right onto Pleasant Hill Road for 0.8 miles. Continue through the stoplight where the road becomes Rte. 132 (Wales Rd. and then Pond Rd.) for 4.6 miles. Take left onto Leeds Junction Road, travel 2.9 miles to Rte. 202. Turn right onto Rte. 202 and Highmoor Farm will be on the right (about 1.5 miles).
From the North: Take I95 exit 109b, and travel west on Route 202 (towards Winthrop) for 16 miles.
Our physical address: 52 US Route 202, Monmouth, ME 04259.
If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Renae Moran at 207.713.7083 or 207.933.2100 or by email: rmoran@maine.edu by July 22, 2026. If requests are received after this date, we may not have sufficient time to make necessary arrangements.
The event will be held at Highmoor Farm part of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station at the state’s R1 public research university.
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