Farmer Events

Many people do not realize that all apple varieties are reproduced by grafting - they are not grown from seed. For horticultural enthusiasts, one of the most satisfying techniques to master is grafting. Wes Autio will present a hands-on workshop on ‘bench grafting’ and ‘cleft grafting’ of apple trees. Other grafting techniques will also be discussed. Proper tools and sharpening will be included. All participants in the workshop will graft several of their own apples trees to take home.

Author of The Farmer’s Office, Julia Shanks, leads a practical, hands-on QuickBooks workshop. Learn how to set up a suitable chart of accounts, enter transactions, track enterprise-specific data, and generate and interpret farm financial statements.

USDA has continued funding through May 2017 to assist direct marketing farmers and farmers markets join the SNAP program by providing free equipment to qualified farmers and farmers markets. The National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (NAFMNP) has created MarketLink, an online solution to an expedited application process, nationally negotiated rates for SNAP, debit […]

Poultry School is back for it’s third year! The two-day conference is on March 18 and 19 at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York.

The deadline for the APR program SARA grant (Round 3) is Monday, March 20. Funding up to $25,000 may be used to conduct a survey to resolve an APR boundary issue that is of concern to the Department, restore inactive farmland for active commercial agricultural use, or project implementation costs associated with resource restoration for […]

Presented by the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Register here Informational webinar on the Healthy Incentives Program for farmers and market managers. Join the meeting: https://join.me/425-587-159 On a computer, use any browser. Nothing to download. On a phone or tablet, launch the join.me app and enter meeting code: 425-587-159 […]

Instructors: Lisa McKeag, UMass Extension Educator & Michael Botelho, MDAR Commonwealth Quality Program Director Co-sponsored by UMass Extension, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) and Wegman’s. Cost is $35 REGISTER HERE: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1968514 Please contact Lisa McKeag at lmckeag@umass.edu or 413-577-3976 for more information Price includes the required PSA Grower Manual ($50 value), a Certificate of Course […]