Dairy Cost of Production Workshop – January 24, 2024

Announcement for the UVM Extension Cost of Production Workshop with Joanna Lidback on January 24, 2024.

Calculating the cost of production helps farmers assess the financial health of their farm. It can highlight problem areas and enable them to make better management, marketing and buying decisions as well as plan for the future.

On January 24, University of Vermont Extension and the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center are hosting a free workshop for dairy farmers. It will be held at the People’s Trust Company, 1 Franklin Park West, St. Albans City, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Continue reading “Dairy Cost of Production Workshop – January 24, 2024”

The Annual 2024 Tri-state Greenhouse IPM Workshop

Wooden benches with trays of bright green and red lettuce plants growing in a plastic covered greenhouse.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of IPM cure.

The University of Vermont, along with specialists from New Hampshire and Maine, is holding their annual tri-state workshop online. It’s a two-session online Zoom event to be held on January 18 and 25, 2024, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST.

Sessions will include:

  • Information on the latest thrips threatening ornamentals.
  • Use of biostimulants to boost plant growth for IPM.
  • Managing water and fertilizers in different potting mixes.
  • How to submit specimens to your diagnostic labs and why.
  • Information about PFAS.

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