The Maine Migrant Education Program (MEP) provides free educational assistance to families who move to work in agriculture or fishing. Children in these families often struggle to succeed academically because of frequent moves, poverty, and other barriers. The MEP provides services to help migratory children and youth (ages 0-20) succeed in school by maintaining their […]

NH Vegetable and Berry Growers’ Association Annual Meeting Saturday, February 2 9:00 am – 3:30pm Doubletree Hotel, Manchester, NH. The agenda for this meeting includes strawberry and vegetable variety updates from David Handley at UMaine, what you need to know about labor regulations and FSMA, meeting our new IPM specialist, featured farm and more – […]

Harvest New England and the New England State Departments of Agriculture are pleased to announce that they will once again be hosting the Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trade Show. The conference will be held at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center in historic Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on February 27-28, 2019. Twenty-six breakout […]

The tenth annual hop conference will be held in South Burlington on February 21st. A talk by a British hop grower on hop production in his country is among several featured presentations at the tenth annual Hop Conference, Feb. 21 in South Burlington. Tom Spilsbury of J W Spilsbury & Co., will share information on […]

Date: January 24, 2019 Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost: Free. Registration is required. Register online for the webinar. Farmers are invited to learn about the Whole Farm Revenue Protection crop insurance program prior to the March 15 enrollment deadline with a free webinar from noon to 1:00 p.m. on January 24th. The webinar […]

Washington, D.C., January 22, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices have been providing limited services for existing loans and tax documents since […]

In conjunction with the New York State IPM Program and the Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Northeastern IPM Center will host a collection of webinars, titled “Spotted Lanternfly Basics.” You can register online here. Each webinar will focus on, and be tailored to, a specific commodity group: Spotted Lanternfly Basics for Hops, Berry, and […]

Do you find yourself wondering “what should I say?” or asking “what did I say?” Do you ever feel tongue-tied talking with customers or concerned about their reaction? Are you worried about discussing problems with your partner? Is it hard to find the time to have productive meetings? More information and registration online. Effective interpersonal […]

Wednesday January 23, 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST Eastern buyers are eager to source more Organic broccoli locally. Fortunately, broccoli is suited to Organic practices. Nevertheless, meeting that demand will require efficient production. This webinar will cover management approaches for Organic production that help production efficiency. The presentations include lessons learned by an all-star cast. […]

Washington, D.C., January 16, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled about 2,500 FSA employees to open offices on Thursday, January […]