Vermont Vegetable and Berry Newsletter index by date and topic

Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Newsletters

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2024

April 1--Reports from the field, pollinator support meetings, high tunnel newsletter, upcoming events, recent reports
Mar. 4--Reports from the field, tech tips, pollinator update, high tunnel soil testing, health savigs accounts, upcoming events
Feb. 1--Annual meeting slides posted, new VVBGA PYO marketing site, winter webinars and conferences
Jan. 10--VVBGA 2024 annual meeting and membership, management guides, grower webinars, high tunnel soil testing, etc.

2023

Dec.4--VVBGA 2024 annual meeting, crop insurance webinars, produce safety resources
Nov.1--Reports from the field, ag engineering updates, high tunnel conference
Oct. 3--Reports from the field, pollinator support report, upcoming events
Sept. 5--Reports from the field, test garlic seed, $10K grants for weather losses, upcoming events
Aug. 1--Reports from the field, soil health in saturated fields, pollinator report, ag engineering updates, upcoming events
July 3--Reports from the field, pollinator support updates, ag engineering updates, upcoming on-farm events
June 1-- Reposrts from the field, irrigation water reporting, summer cover crops, pollinator updates, ag engineering updates
May 1--Reports from the field, pollinator updates, ag engineering updates
April 4--Reports from the field, pollinator program updates, ag engineering updates
March 1--Reports from the field, agricultural engineering updates, upcoming events
Feb. 2--Reports from the field, time to test high tunnel soils,ag census deadline, winter meeting slides on-line, upcoming events
Jan. 2--Twenty-three practices to consider for 2023

2022

Nov. 1--Reports from the field, EQUIP sign up deadline, New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference
Oct. 3--Reports from the field, cover crop decision tool, pollinator report, SCRUB resources, upcoming events
Sept. 1--Reports from the field, cyclament mite in strawberry, nematode testing, pollinator update, farm transfer support
Aug. 1--Reports from the field, small fruit leaf analysis, ag engineering resources, summer pollinator report
July 1-- Reports from the field. irrigation rporting, PSNT, laf analysis, pollinator update, aphids in tunnels, beet Cercospora sprays
June 2--Reports from the field, crop pollinator update, new ag enginering resources, pest report, sign up for the ag census
May 3--Reports from the field, new pollinator resources, leek moth update, join the VNLA Iva Leibig
April 1--Reports from the field, spring webinars posted, ag enginnering resources, inect pest research update
March 1--Reports from the field, remembering Gary Bombard, GH heater check list, ag engineering resources, upcoming events
Feb. 1- VVBGA annual meeting recording, reports from the field, ag engineering resources, spring webinars
Jan. 6--Join the VVBGA, Annual Meeting agenda, 22 ways to optimize tunnel production in 2022

2021

Dec. 10--Join the VVBGA, upcoming events, information resoruces to check out
Nov.1--Reports from the field, use your VVBGA soil health site, surveys, NRCS ranking dates, coming events
Oct. 4--Reports from the field, free supplies available from the VAAFM, new resources from UVM ag engineering
Sept. 1--Reports from the field, plant diagnostic update, ag enginnering resources, soil health updates, small bites, GBN testing
Aug. 2--Reports from the field, ag engineering update, weekly scouting reports, tecnical assistance on wash-pack topics
July 2--Reports from the field. lightning safety, updates from UVM Extension ag enginnering, soil health and plant diagnostic clinic
June 1--Reports from the field, weekly pest scouting reports, MOFGA pest updates, UMass vegetable notes
May 4--Reports from the field, update from the plant diagnostic clinic, grower webinar recordings, join the VVBGA
April 1--Reports from the field, GH scouting resources, production guides on-line, postharvest resources
March 1--Newsletter survey, two dozen practices to consider this year, webinars
Feb. 1--Reports from the field, VVBGA meeting talks posted, ag engineering resources, E. NY conference
Jan.5 --New UVM Extension and VVBGA web sites, annual meeting agenda, NOFA-VT winter conference

2020

Dec. 2--New vegandberry web site, VVBGA webinars, CFAP2 funding d eadline, reports from the field
Nov. 2--VVBGA webinars, reports from the field, ag enginnering tips, assistance program sign-up deadlines, grower surveys
Oct. 2--VVBGA webinars, reports from the field, field pea survey, NE greenhouse webinars
Sept. 3--Reports from the field, soil health update, diagnostic clinic update, ag engineering tech tips
Aug. 3--Webinar series, reports from the field, ag engineering updates, USDA CFAP for specialty crops
July 2--Reports from the field, SWD alert, plant diagnostic lab report, summer cover crops, leek moth updates
June 2-- Reports from the field, latest PYO and farmers' market guidance, leek moth updates
May 5--Reports from the field, salts in high tunnels, ag engineerg tech tips, tunnel ventilation
April 14--"Essential business" guidance, update on labs, mummyberry, uncovering strawberries, CAPS deadline, homemade facemasks
March 3--Reports from the field, tunnel spinach updates, ag engineering updates, upcoming events
Feb. 3--Reports from the field, greenhouse heater maintenance, upcoming events, crop insurance deadline
Jan.15--VVBGA reminders, high tunnel study, soils workshops,spinach crown mite, ag engineering updates, events, reports from the field

2019

Dec. 16--VVBGA Annual Meeting information
Nov. 27--Reports from the field, Ag Engineering - greens spinners, biological soil amendments, events
Oct. 28--Reports from the field, register for NEVFC, NOFA-VT Journey Farmer program, upcoming events
Sept. 30--NEVFC, Reports from the field, updates from the PDC, ag engineering tips- washlines, upcoming events
Sept. 9--Reports from the field, summer raspberries flowering, tomato white core, tunnel ventilation, potato storage, events
Aug. 6--Reports from the field, pest updates, post harvest case study, leek moth update, events
July 15--Reports from the field, pest updates, compost project, upcoming events
June 24--Reports from the field, pest updates, SWD alert, leek moth update, ag engineering tips, upcoming workshops
May 29--Farm workshop June 10, reports from the field, update from plant diagnostic clinic, backflow prevention
April 30--Reports from the field, leek moth update, UMass newsletter, packshed case study, on-farm workshops
April 1--Reports from the field, disease updates, uncovering strawberries, tunnel tomato cost of production study
March 12--Testing tunnel soils, tunnel habitat plants, NM slides available, Brassica pest webinars, PAT training
Feb. 25--Reports from the field, retiring from farming, upcoming events
Jan. 30--Renew membership, reports from the field, ag engineering tips, farm succession and next generation, events, surveys
Jan. 7--Reports from the field, transferring the farm resources, upcoming events

2018

Dec. 5--VVBGA Annual Meeting, and Mulching and Tarping Conference
Nov. 19--Upcoming events, reports from the field, technical tips, NOFA-VT Journey Farmer program
Oct. 30--Reports from the field, soil testing in fall, pre-cooling resources, update from the plant diagnostic clinic, events
Oct. 2--Reports from the field, upcoming workshops
Sept. 4--Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update, fall soil health reminders, produce safety trainings
Aug. 13--Upcoming events, reports from the field, tech tip,plant diagnostic clinic, remembering Eric Rozendaal
July 24--Upcoming events, tech tip-greens spiinner, leek moth update,farm viability deadline, reports from the field
July 3--SWD alert, reports from the field, note on homemade sprays, meetings
June 11--Reports from the field, pest updates, upcoming meetings
May 22--High tunnel workshop, reports from the field, PM in tunnel tomatoes, B.t. for CPB, PDC update
April 23--Reports from the field, plan for mummyberry, when to uncover strawberries, high tunnel soil testing, surveys
April 3--Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update, goldeneberry project, surveys
Mar. 12--Reports from the field, check greens for mildew diseases, pesticide applicator training, Swede mideg survey
Feb. 19--Reports from the field, NRCS and Crop Insurance deadlines, Tech Tip new wash line
Jan. 30--VVBGA deadlines, VVGBA presentations posted, upcoming events, reports from the field
Jan. 9--Renew your VVBGA membership, various grower surveys, reports from the field

2017

Dec. 11--VVBGA Annual Meeting, Tri-state IPM workshops, reports from the field
Nov. 28--NEVFC, on-farm water survey, GH heating maintenance, census of ag, soil health webinars
Nov. 7--Events, reports from the field, regulations interviews, NOFA cost of production info
Oct. 18--Events, reports from the field, from the plant diagnostic clinic, technical tip: storage
Sept. 27--Events, reports from the field, squash vine borer in fruit, test garic seed, crop insurance
Sept. 5--Events, reports from the field, nutrient management updates
Aug. 15--Events, reports from teh field, planning fall cover crops
Aug. 1--Events, reports from th field, plant diagnostic clinic update, SWD update
July 11--Events, reports from the field, sidedressing N, Swede midge, powdery mildew, summer cover crops
June 20--Upcoming events, reports from the field, leek moth update, tarps for weed control
June 6--Reports from the field, leek moth update, managing E.coli in wash water, nutrient management update
May 16--Reports from the field, downy mildew on cole crops, UMass vegetable notes
April 28--Reports from the field, steering GH tomatoes, cooler checklist, PDC update, new organic fertilizers
April 10--Reports from the field, biopesticide update, spinach downy mildew, direct market survey and TA
Mar. 27--Reports from the field, nutrient mgmt. update, GH thermostats, tunnel soil testing
Mar. 7--Reports from the field, sign up for CAPS, plant diagnostic clinic update, high tunnel ventilation
Feb. 21--Reports from the field, organic strawberry grower school, ag biz clinics, labor and pollinator surveys
Jan. 31--Join the VVBGA, reports from the field, revised WPS, labor workshops, other events
Jan. 10--Reports from the field, upcoming events, NAP insurance, young farmers survey

2016

Dec. 12--VVBGA membership renewal, Annual Meeting and Cover Crop Conference details
Nov. 15--Reports from the field, cover crop surve, downy mildew in spinach, upcoming events
Oct. 25--Upcoming events, update on NMP, updta on CAPS, winter greenhouse clean up, strawberry mulching, tech tips
Oct. 4--Reports from the field, nutrient management updates, survy on selling food outside VT
Sept.13--Reports from the field, upcoming events
Aug. 23--Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update, small fruit management updates
Aug. 9--Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update,
July 18--Reports from the field, free garlic Fusariun testing, Northwest crops and soils field day
June 29--Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update, SWD links, upcoming events
June 7--Reports from the field, RAPs and FSMA updates, high tunnel survey, upcoming events
May 18--Reports from the field, technical resources, upcoming events
Apr. 25--Reports from the field, scout for mummyberry, greenhouse aphids, irrigation workshop
Apr. 5--Reports from the field, food loss survey, EQIP deadline, finding farmland workshop
Mar. 15--Reports from the field, CAPS program, upcoming events and surveys
Feb. 23--Reports from the fiield, update from the plant diagnostic clinic, traceability workshop, biostimulant survey
Feb. 3 --Pests to look out for in 2016, changes to worker protection stanrdards, surveys, facebook groups
Jan. 12 --Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update, upcoming events

2015

Dec. 4 --Upcoming events
Nov. 10 -- Reports from the field, NEVF conference, FDA FSMA session, RAP draft rules
Oct. 14-- Reports from the field, curing pumpkins and squash, changes to WPS
Sept. 22--Reports from the field, Plant Diagnostic Clinic update
Sept. 1--Reports from the field, Plant Daignostoc Clinic update, upcoming events
Aug. 18--Reports from the field, Plant Diagnostic Clinic update
July 31--Leaf analysis, leek moth, wash water update, late summer covers, Trichogramma in peppers
July 16--Reports from the field, SWD update, Plant Diagnostic Clinic update
June 30--Reports from the field, upcoming grower workshops
May 25--Reports from the field, summer workshops, soil fertility survey
May 5--Reports from the field, mandatory pesticide safety trainings
Apr. 15--Reports from the field, UVM soil test revisions
Mar. 30 -- Reports from the field, pruning blueberries and brambles, upcoming events
Mar. 3 — Reports from the field, free NAP insurance coverage upcoming events
Feb. 17 — Reports from the field
Jan. 26 — Reports from the field, VVBGA talks posted, 8-week veg course, NAP insurance
Jan. 7 — Reports from the field, Practical Food Safety Woskhops, technical tips

2014

Dec. 16 - VVBGA Annual Meeting, VVBGA Post-Harvest Handling conference
Nov 24 — Reports from the field, Practical Produce Safety workshops, VVBGA meeting dates
Nov 5 — Reports from the field, FDA listening session on FSMA, technical tips, VVBGA meeting dates
Sept 29 — Reports from the field, crops storage workshops, FSMA revisions summary
Sept 15 —Winter squash harvest tips, test garlic seed, onion harvest tips, manure survey, farm safety program
Sept 2 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update
Aug 18 — Reports from the field, SWD info, plant diagnostic clinic update
Aug. 4— Reports from the field, Get ready for late blight, salt test for SWD infestation
J uly 18 — Reports from the field, SWD info, plant diagnostic clinic update
July 1 — Reports from the field, SWD info, plant diagnostic clinic update, upcoming workshops
June 16 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update
June 3 — Reports from the field, plant diagnistic clinic update, basil downy mildew samples wanted
May 20 — Reports from the field, beginning farmer support, upcoming meetings
May 6 — Vegetable and berry farms in Census, mummyberry management, seedcorn maggot, wash water study
Apr. 15 — Reports from the field, when to remove strawberry mulch, crop insurance survey
Mar. 17 — Reports from the field, farm energy info, crop insurance survey, upcoming events
Feb. 19 — Reports from the field, greenhouse furnace maintenance, upcoming events
Jan. 30 — Reports from the field, nutrient content and availability of organic fertilizers, leafy greens wash water video
Jan. 14 — Reports from the field, stay tuned for food safety workshops, petition to keep the soil in organic

2013

Dec. 23 — Evaluate the newsletter, VVBGA annual meeting, join the VVBGA
Dec. 10 — Reports from the field
Nov. 14 — Reports from the field
Nov. 3 — FSMA webinar, NEVFC, mulching strawberries, wait to prune blues, sanitizing stakes, floricane removal
Oct. 15 — Reports from the field, webinar on FSMA, floodplain survey
Oct. 1 — Reports from the field, update from the plant diagnostic clinic
Sept. 16 — Reports from the field, update from the plant diagnostic clinic, upcoming events
Aug. 13 — FSMA session Aug 20th, reports from the field, updates from the Plant Diagnostic Clinic
July 23 — Reports from the field, Updates from the Plant Diagnostic Clinic
July 11 — Pest and flood update, reports from the field
June 18 — Reports from the field
June 3 — Reports from the field
May 21 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update, plan ahead to use Trichogramma on ECB
May 6 — Reports from the field
April 15 — Reports from the field, mummyberry update, plant diagnostic clinic update
April 3 — Reports from the field, strawberry mulch removal, blueberry pruning links
Mar. 18 — Reports from the field
Feb. 27 — Reports from the field, NRCS high tunnel funding
Feb. 12 — New food safety rule for produce growers, renew your VVBGA membership
Jan. 15 — VVBGA annual meeting, reports from the field

2012

Dec. 18 — Reports from the field, NOFA journeyfarmer program, high tunnel conf. presentations, upcoming meetings
Nov. 13 — Reports from the field, growers sought for farm transfer video, high tunnel conference
Oct. 23 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic update
Oct. 9 — Reports from the field, upcoming events
Sept. 25 — Reports from the field, upcoming events
Sept. 11 — Reports from the field, update from the plant diagnostic clinic
Aug. 28 — Reports from the field, upcoming meetings
Aug. 14 — Reports from the field, update from UVM Plant Diagnostic Clinic
July 23 — Reports from the field, test your garlic seed, crowdfunding, plant diagnostic clinic update, events
July 10 — Reports from the field, updates from UVM plant diagnostic clinic, upcoming events
June 19 — Reports from the field, late blight update, diagnostic clinic report
June 5 — Reports from the field, late blight, Phytophthora prevention, striped cucumber beetle, clyclamen mite in strawberry
May 22 — Reports from the field, produce prices posted, get ready for corn borer
May 8 — Produce price reporting, SWD monitoring, seed corn maggot, NRCS programs, upcoming meetings
Apr. 25 — Reports from the field
Apr. 10 — Reports from the field, upcoming events
Mar. 27 — Reports from the field, monitor degree days, modify backpack sprayers, upcoming events
Mar. 13 — Reports from the field, pests of overwintered greens, spotted wing drosophila advice
Feb. 14 — Reports from the field, high tunnel tomato trial, crop insurance survey, marketing webinar
Jan. 24 — Nutrients in organic fertilizers, NRCS energy audits, test your GH soil, get GH furnaces ready
Jan. 9 — 2012-13 Vegetable Guides, Success on Farms program, Spotted Wing Drosophila, 2012 VVBGA annual meeting

2011

Dec. 12 — Reports from the field, tax implications of disaster relief grants, upcoming events
Nov. 21 — Reports from the field, workshop on flooding, practical food safety workshops
Nov. 7 — Questions from the field, remembering Nancy Christopher
Oct. 11 — Reports from the field, upcoming meetings
Sept. 20 — Reports from the field, resources that can help flooded farms
Sept. 6 — Flooding issues, soil tests for flooded fields, NRCS deadlines, business advice, reports from the field, donations for flooded farms
Aug. 23 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic updates, downy mildew on basil
Aug. 9 — Direct market price reporting system, reports from the field
July 19 — Reports from the field. plant diagnostic clinic update
July 5 — Late blight alert, identifying tomato diseases, corn borers and ear worms, buckwheat vs. sudangrass cover crop
June 21 — Reports from the field, plant diagnistic clinic report, price reporting update, upcoming workshops
June 7 — Reports from the field, on-farm workshops, strawberry pest update
May 24 — Reports from the field, transplanting tips, avoid GH disease, flash freeze unit, organic pasticide list
May 10 — rollbar rebates, keep an eye out for late blight
April 19 — Reports from the field, tomato transplantss for sale list, greenhouse tomato disorders, new pests to look out for
April 5 — Reports from the field, use the right greenhouse soil test, when to uncover strawberries, tunnel berry workshop
Mar. 22 — Reports from the field, inital applicator training and exam, farm and food business interns
Mar. 8 — Reports from the field
Feb. 15 — Reports from the field, join the VVBGA, marketing conference, upcoming webinars
Jan. 25 — Questions from the field, choosing strawberry varieties
Jan. 4 — VVBGA annual meeting Jan 31, business planing grants, NOFA journey farmer program, cost of production study

2010

Nov. 23 — Reports from the field, upcoming events
Nov. 9 — Reports from the field, NRCS high tunnel standard gets more flexible, garlic nematode update
Oct. 19 — Reports from the field, marketing course, NAP insurance, coming events
Oct. 6 — Reports from the field, harvesting flooded produce, upcoming events
Sept. 22 — Questions from the field, sweet potato storage, garlic neamtodes, farm energy audits, ROPS cost share, events
Sept. 7 — Reports fromt he field, potato harvest tips, avoid onion storage diseases, retail price reporting, upcoming events
Aug. 24 — Reports from the field, diagnistic clinic report, pumpkin harvest storage, fall raspberry checklist, sow winter covers soon
Aug. 10 — Reports from the field, late blight confirmed in VT, retail produce reporting, upcoming events
July 20 — Reports from the field, late blight in MA and ME, don't delay strawberry renovation
July 6 — Reports from the field, retail produce reports, upcoming meetings
June 22 — Reports from the field, get ready for late blight, slugs and snails, retail produce price reporting, upcoming meetings
June 10 — Reports from the field, twilight meetings, your chance to comment to FDA on food safety rulemaking
May 25 — Reports from the field, late blight news, on farm workshops
May 11 — Reports from the field, seedcorn maggot and wireworm, UMass veg notes, Avipel for crows pulling corn
April 20 — April berry checklist, pesticide rules for all growers, raspberry patch cookbook
April 6 — Reports from the field, meeting announcements
Mar. 23 — Reports from the field, when to remove strawberry mulch, test your greenhouse soils, spring planted mustard cover crop
Mar. 9 — Reports from the field, sign up to sell local transplants, grow a row, crop mobs, farm energy conference, weed study, corn transplanting tips
Feb. 16 — Join the VVBGA, on-line late blight survey, on-farm energy conference March 15-16, safety interviews, unusual berries for fall production
Jan. 19 — Reports from the field, growers sought for day-neutral strawberry order, local distributor seeks local produce
Jan. 7 — Record attendance at NE Veg and Fruit Conference, variety review of June bearing strawberries, newsletter survey results

2009

Dec. 14 — Reports from the field, remembering Greg Beliveau, Feb. 1 VT Vegetable and Berry Growers Assn. annual meeting
Nov. 24 — Winter grower reports from the field, new book on vegetable farm business management, organic tomato grower survey on late blight
Nov. 10 — Pre-register for New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference, mulching strawberries for winter, don't mulch strawberries too early
Oct. 20 — Reports from the field, Food Bank Farm lease available in Warren VT, small fruit webinars this fall and winter
Oct. 6 — Steps to avoid late blight next year, sanitizing tomato stakes, pruning raspberries and blackberries, planting garlic, farm correspondents sought
Sept. 22 — Reports from the field, potato disease update, sign up for EQUIP by Oct. 1, Johhny's field day
Sept. 7 — Reports from the field, pumpkin harvest tips, High Mowing seeds field day Sept. 13, cover crop workshop Sept. 21
Aug. 25 — August berry checklist, soil health meeting Sept. 2, matchmaker meeting Oct. 25, New England Vegetable and Fruit conference Dec. 15-17, late blight FAQ site
Aug. 11 — Update on harvesting potato fields with late blight, reports from the field
July 21 — Reports from the field, harvesting potatoes with late blight, vegetable disease updates, donating produce to the Food Bank, Johnny's research farm meeting
July 8 — Vegetable diseases update, black aphids on greens, upcoming workshops
June 23 — Late Blight alert, reports from the field
June 9 — Reports from the field, quick freeze unit available, on-farm meetings in June
May 18 — Strawberry frost protection, blueberry frost susceptibility, greenhouse humidity control, seedcorn maggot & wireworm, UMass veg notes
May 5 — Reportsfrom the field
April 21 — Reports from the field, High Ledge Farm fire, GAPS training, rice growing workshops
April 7 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic lab update - high tunnel spinach diseases, do you need worker protection standards training?
March 24 — High tunnerl raspberries and blackberries, prevent shore flies and fungus gnats, ag plastic recylcing workshop, northern rice growing, 2009 herbicide updates
March 11 — Grower Q&A special
Feb. 17 — Winter grower reports from the field, thanks to Extensions supporters,strawberry variety update, greenhouse media testing, census shows hort boom
Jan. 26 — Winter grower reports from the field
Jan. 20 — NOFA-VT Technical workshops for Growers Feb 15, ON Farm Renewable Energy conference Feb. 17-78, Proptek tray bulk order, farmers wanted
Jan. 7 — Join the VT Vegetable and Berry Growers Association, message from the VVBGA President, 2009 VVBGA Annual Meeting program

2008

Dec. 9 — Winter Grower reports, Tri-state greenhouse workshops, beginning farmer business course, third grade survey, upcoming events
Nov. 25 — Managing large crabgrass, winter mulching for strawberries, Quickbooks schools
Oct. 28 — Meetings galore, NOFA seeks farmers to write letters to school
Oct. 8 — Reports from the field, Plant Diagnistic Clinic update
Sept. 23 — Fall weed management tips, good time to lime, planting garlic, optimizing raspberry yields
Sept. 10 — Cucurbit disease update, reports from the field, highbush blueberry web site, pumpkin storage tips, farm design course
Aug. 19 — Reports from the field
Aug. 5 — Late blight alert, plant diagnostoc clinic report, reports from the field
July 22 — Small fruit leaf analysis, potato leafhopper, thrips in onions and brassicas, white rot in garlic
July 8 — Reports from the field, plant disease of the week, organic spreader stickers
June 25 — Diagnostic Clinic news, scouting sweet corn, Phytophthora lookout, slugs in strawberries, Asiatic beetles and rse chafers, cucumber beetles
June 8 — Reports from the field, spinach leaf miner
May 21 — Reports from the field, Vermont growers welcome Dr. Yolanda Chen
May 7 — Upcoming meetings, on-farm nematode study needs cooperators, supplies for sweet corn monitoring, biological control of spider mites in the greenhouse
April 22 — Reports from the field, twilight meeting May 20, GDD and precip totals on-line, sweet potato variety trials
April 9 — Upcoming meetings, frost protection in strawberries, gleanings program needs produce, still time to return census form, tribute to Dick Ashley
Mar. 26 — Organic Greenhouse Tomato meeting, greenhouse aphid identification and biocontrol
Feb 12 — VV&BGA recruitment effort, annual meeting reminder, greenhouse energy conservation checklist, value-added grants available
Jan. 11 — Message from the President, VV&BGA annual meeting Feb. 25, Carrot Project survey, AMA funding to be available, NAP crop insurance

2007

Nov. 21 — Avoid ethylene damage in the greenhouse, how plants adapt to cold, why colorful plants are good to eat, winter to-do items, web site additions, upcoming events
Nov. 7 — Don't mulch strawberries prematurely, what's new in fall raspberries, coming events
Oct. 24 — Reports from the field
Oct. 10 — Register for NEVFC, changes to UVM soil testing services, plantings for beneficials and native pollinators, shell corn furnace meeting, preparing land for planting berries
Sept. 26 — Reports from the field, out and about, upcoming meetings
Sept. 12 — Reports from the field, sign up for NRCS funds by Oct 1., Verticiullium wilt, downy mildey, raspberry fall checklist
Aug. 8 — Reports from the field, tomato foliage diseases, lookout for corn earworm, link to crop storage information
July 25 — Report from the plant diagnostic lab, using Pyganic to control leafhopper, scout for corn borer, tomato hornworm, twilight meeting July 31
July 11 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic lab report, High Mowings Seeds field day
June 13 — Reports from the field, advice on controlling nutsedge, report from the plant diagnostic lab
May 23 — Cabbage maggot flies, plastic mulch and fertilization, blueberry frost susceptibility, June 12 organic pest control meeting, July 11 on-farm composting workshop
May 9 — Reports from the field, prepare for cutworms, get new ideas from videos
April 25 — Early season small fruit reminders, cutting potato seed, Sudangrass and sorghum-Sudangrass as cover crops, twilight meeting at Cate farm May 9.
April 11 — Reports from the field, reducing humidity in the greenhouse
Mar. 14 — Reports from the field, time strawberry mulch removal with soil temperature, use the saturated media test for greenhouse soil, pesticide applicator training
Feb. 7 — Blueberry pruning brush-up, mechanical cultivation tools in strawberries, supplemental label for Indar on mummyberry, meeting reminders
Jan. 9 — Vermont vegetable and berry growers assn. annual meeting, New England greenhouse tomato school, other upcoming meetings

2006

Nov. 22 — Winter mulch for strawberries, money for new ideas, legal guide to farming in Vermont, in depth vegetable workshop
Nov. 8 — Notes on raspberry and strawberry varieties, preparing to plant blueberries, tri-state greenhouse IPM workshops, tomato grafting workshop
Oct. 11 — Reports from the field
Sept. 20 — Reports from the field, keep spinach safe, minimizing microbial contamination of fresh produce, prison GH project needs advisors, tribute to Ray Pestle
Aug 22 — Late summer insect and diseases to look for, don't forget the strawberries, health benefits of blueberries, bramble field day
Aug. 9 — Reports from the field, new guide to natural field enemies, watch for onion thrips in Brassicas, seed saving field day
July 24 — Reports from the field, Cornell berry and UMass vegetable newsletters on-line
June 21 — Reports from the field, Strawberry PYO pre-harvest checklist
June 7 — Reports from the field, common tomato diseases, managing cucumber beetles
May 24 — Seedcorn maggot, blueberry fertilization, trichogramma for corn borer, applying copper and oxidate, plastic mulch and fertilization
May 8 — Reports from the field
May 1 — Indar approved for mummyberry, pythium root rot in greenhouses, powedery mildew resistant squashes, managing raspberry cane diseases
April 15 — Reports from the field, comments on consumer tomato preferences, video on greenhouse tomato grafting, managing bacterial canker etc. in the greenhouse
Mar. 15 — Pruning red raspberries, farmers market grants, biodegradable mulch study, management guides, high tunnel tomato trial, tribute to Bill Cleland
Feb. 15 — Notes on newer berry cultivars, as study of mustard-gree seed production in the northeast, winter injury to strawberry crowns, AGR-Lite sign up deadline
Jan. 15 — Vermont vegetable and berry growers annual meeting, heating system tips to save fuel, grower grants, direct marketing conference

2005

Dec. 1 — Energy saving tips for greenhouses, pruning blueberries, upcoming meetings
Nov. 1 — Potato storage conditions, web sites for grape growers, SARE farmer educator wanted, grafting techniques for greenhouse tomatoes
Oct. 15 — Prevent Phytophthora next year, soil surveys on-line, organic insect and disease guide, watch TV and learn from farmers, problem weeds in strawberries
Oct. 1 — Mark your caendars for the New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference Dec. .13-15, 2005
Sept. 15 — Tribute to Bob Wood, reports and questions from the field
Aug. 25 — Reports from the field, GH tomato update, white drupelets in raspberry, plant cover crops sooner than later
Aug. 15 — Summer vegetable pests to watch for, small fruit leaf samples, parasites on tomato hornworm
Aug. 1 — Reports from the field, conventional strawberry renovation
July 15 — Blueberry cane death, rotate late brassica plantings, pepper pollination and fruiting, weeds under colored plastic mulch, potatoes not flowers, leafhopper alert
July 1 — Reports from the field, greenhouse tomato report, sweet corn insect update, new farmer soil and pest workshop Aug 9th
June 15 — General report, small fruit peat updates, vegetable pest update
June 1 — Reports from the field, Quebec GH tomato advice, prevent disease on transplants, plan now for birds in fruit, convert G tractor to solar
May 15 — Watch your soil P:K ratio, use the soil test in high tunnels and greenhouses, manage phytophthora blight now, early season berry insect pests
May 1 — Reports from the field, early season pests, powdery mildew on greenhouse tomato, downy mildew is coming, sweet corn growers needed
April 1 — Strawberry row cover and mulch removal, success with greenhouse bio-controls, avoiding greenhouse air pollution
Mar. 15 — Pruning highbush blueberries, prining red raspberries, join the VV&BGA, alternative farm energy forum May 4th
Feb. 15 — Greenhouse Tomato School, April 6, 2005, Burlington VT
Jan. 15 — Vermont Vegetable and Berry Grower Assn. meetings: Farm Show, Barre. Annual Meeting, Rutland. Upcoming meetings

2004

Dec. 15 — Grower research grants, organic corn pest bulletin, IPM workshop, garlic tidbits, cost of growing media, test your potting mix
Nov. 15 — 2004 New England Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Rsisk Management Training for Organic Producers, Upcoming meetings
Oct. 15 — Reports from the field, organic materials for tomato disease control, farm sustainability checklist, upcoming meetings
Oct. 1 — Spur blight on raspberry, things not to do with perennial weeds, ways to reduce nitrate leaching, cover crop trail update
Sept.15 — Reports from the field, improved UVM soil tests, bulk buying organic seed, raspberry fall checklist, Cambodian advisor
Sept. 1 — Rainy season leads to diseases, pumpkin and sqaush harvest and storage, NRCS signup, twilight meeting
August 15 — Reports from the field, using 'workamper' labor, late season vegetable diseases
August 1 — Corn insect pest update, small fruit leaf analysis, check garlic bulbs, late blight update, small fruit web resource, cover crops
July 15 — Reports from the field, vegetable pest updates, strawberry pest updates, meeting information
July 1 — Slug control options, fungicides and rain, spider mites, squash vine borer, blueberry maggot fly, Phomopsis disease
June 15 — Reports from the field, potato leafhopper, Colorado potato beetle, tomato and pepper diseases, upcomng meetings
June 1 — Early season insect alerts and information
May 15 — Reports from the field, public TV to feature berry products and growers, biofumigation trials, new production guides
April 15 — Organic greenhouse tomato meeting, sweet corn germination in cold soil, Ukraine vegetable project, cover crop video
March 15 — Pruning Blueberries, comments on greenhouse orientation, heirloom tomato flavor, historical pumpkin comments
Feburary 15 — Conference report, greenhouse heat pre-season check list, compost in potting mixes, where to put up a greenhouse
January 15 — VT Vegetable and Berry Grower winter meetings, biodiesel for greenhouses, sweet corn varieties for tranplanting

2003

November 15 — Upcoming events, cleaning and storing crop sprayers, winter is critical time for greenhouse pest management
October 15 — Details on the 2003 New England Vegetable and Berry (and Tree Fruit) Conference, Manchester NH
September 15 — Reports from the field, greenhouses in a hurricane, vegetable diseases, Phytophthora in strawberry & raspberry
August 15 — Reports from the field, plant diagnostic clinic report, message from president, poor raspberry fruit set, twilight meeting
July 15 — Reports from the field, plant daignostic clinic report, vegetable pest updates
June 15 — Reports from the field, vegetable pest update, raspberry cookbook, TPB brochure, corn insecticide correction
May 15 — Reports from the field, message from the president, plant diagnostic lab report, small fruit pest management guide
April 15 — Message from the association's president, reports from the field, summary of maine melon variety trial, soil microbes
March 15 — NE veg, and berry conference moves, summary of cucumber beetle and flea beetle control studies, blueberry fertilization
February 15 — Join the VV&BGA, soluble salts in compost, compost testing, supplemental light direct market conference, fungus gnats
January 15 — Crop Insurance for diversified agriculture, VV&BGA Farm Show and Annual Meetings

2002

December 15 — Marketing 101, build loyal customers, Serenade and Cabrio fungicides for small fruit, perimeter trap crops for cole crops
November 15 Mulching strawberries, lime sulfer on blueberries, garlic seed foundation on web, educational courses, events
October 15 — Field reports, don't prune blueberries too early, unexpected fall flowering, Maine zea-lator results, why farmers succeed
October 1 — Field reports, blueberry pruning, squash bug overwintering, labor management workshop, direct market conference
September 15 — Field reports, grass cover crops, tomato bacterial canker, strawberry leaf spot, organic compost, vineyard tour
August 15 — Field reports, various pest updates, field day announcements, ATTRA publications
August 1 — Field reports, twilight meeting reminder, time to sample berry foliage, black vine weevil management in strawberry
July 15 — Time to sidedress N, when to spray aphids, late and early blight, angular leaf spot in strawberry, strawberry renovation
July 1 — Field reports, grow you rown organic strawberry plugs, scout for armyworm, TSWV outdoors, upcoming meetings
June 15 — Field reports, blueberry maggot alert, get ready for corn borer, use row covers properly for flea beetle
June 1 — Field reports, effects of cold temperature on vegetables, twilight meeting August 20, cucumber beetle management
May 15 — Twilight meeting reminder, field reports, seed corn maggot, strawberry leaf spot
May 1 — Field reports, 2002 Vermont on-farm twilight meetings, blueberry bulletin on-line, the best vegetable pest book?
April 15 — Field reports, compost contamination, red steele resistance, raspberry pruning and diseases, strobilurins resistance
April 1 — Heirloom tomato trial, GMO legume inoculants, transplanting pumpkins, corn borer biocontrol, Japanese millet and Rhizoc.
March 1 — VT/NH potato pchool, NEVBC proceedings, international interns, Phytopthora resistant peppers, blueberry pruning
January 15 — VT Vegetable and Berry Grower Assn Farm Show Meeting and Annual Meeting

2001

December 15 — Calendar of events, eco-labels, VT Veg and Berry Growers revise mission
November 15 — Strawberry variety trial, raspberry variety update, upcoming potato meeting
October 15 — Field reports, summary of a cover crop trial, upcoming events
September 15 — Field reports, irrigating fall crops for frost protections, end-of-season weed scouting, upcoming meetings
September 1 — Field reports, UVM Hort Farm meeting, pumpkin and winter squash harvest and storage
August 15 — Field reports, Small fruit tissue testing, vegetable pests to look for now, cover crop workshop
August 1 — Field reports, field tomato diseases, new sweet corn video
July 15 — Armyworm alert, strawberry renovation, herbicides for renovation, undertanding strawberry renovation
July 1 — Field reports, tomato ringspot virus in blueberry, scouting sweet corn for ECB, cucumber beetle
June 15 — Field reports, cutworms, Zea-Later applicator for corn earworm control
June 1 — Field reports, managing bacterial wilt and cucumber beetles on cucurbits
May 15 — Field reports, scouting for cabbage worms, popular small fruit varieties
May 1 — Indar 75WSP for mummyberry, phytophthora management, farmers market book, williams cultivator
April 15 — New web page, 2001 twilight meetings, transplanting corn, paper mulch, Flint on cucurbits
April 1 — Bird management on tender fruit
March 15 — Pepper IPM manual, managing gray mold in greenhouse
March 1 — Sweet corn herbicide update, marigolds as greenhouse pest indicators
February 15 — Strawberry variety trials, fungus gnats in greenhouse
February 1 — Greenhouse bio-controls and greenhouse IPM
January 15 — Sweet corn and pumpkin variety trials
January 1 — Winter meetings

2000

December 15 — Winter meetings
November 15 — Newsletter evaluation, calendar of events
October 15 — Field reports, raspberry cane borer, weed scouting
October 1 — Field reports, beet rot, soil compaction, garlic planting and storage
September 15 — Field reports, potato harvest, squash bugs, fall raspberry management
September 1 — Field reports, tomato ripening, mummy berry management
August 1 — Field reports, sweet corn pest report, cole crop diseases, small fruit leaf analysis
July 15 — Field reports, small fruit meeting notes, summer cover crops, blueberry cookbook
July 1 — Field reports, late blight, blueberry cane dieback, cabbage worm biocontrol
June 15 — Field reports, PSNT on sweet corn and pumpkins, seed corn maggot, Botaniguard caution
June 1 — Field reports, cuke beetle control, blueberry maggot monitoring
May 15 — Field reports, twilight meetings, sweet corn herbicide update, hort factsheet database
May 1 — Field reports, transplant management, clipper scouting, raised beds
April 15 — Small fruit guide update, greenhouse tomato fruit set, raspberry crown borer, Surround WP
April 1 — Proposed organic rule, phytopthora management, views on farming for a living
March 15 — UMass IPM messages, greenhouse alarm, genetically engineered varieties, farming for a living
March 1 — Pheromone traps for sweet corn pests, greenhouse strawberries, views on farming for a living
February 15 — Annual bed strawberries, hot water seed treatment, SARE publications
February 1 — Winter meetings, biocontrol of thrips in the greenhouse
January 15 — Winter meetings

1999

December 15 — E. coli and food safety, comments on farming for a living
December 1 — Winter meetings, soil acidity and liming, shallot production
November 15 — Workshops, new book: legal guide to direct farm marketing
November 1 — Calendar, phytopthora on pumpkins, potato storage, raspberry pruning, mulching strawberries
October 1 — Galinsoga, new book: sustainable vegetable production, calendar
September 15 — Field reports, biofungicide update, chipmunks, blueberry pruning, new pumpkin publication
September 1 — Field reports, pumpkin viruses, new marketing video
August 15 — Field reports, scab on squash, pepper fruit set, tomato cracking and russeting
August 1 — Field reports, tarnished plant bug updates, farmer grants available
July 15 — Field reports, small fruit tissue samples, cucurbit yellow lethal disease
July 1 — Field reports, greenhouse tomato meeting notes, Patriot decline, squash bugs
June 15 — Field reports, organic strawberry meeting notes, Botaniguard caution, pest scouting alerts
June 1 — Field reports, weather summary, Topshield, gray mold on strawberries
May 15 — Field reports, Growing Degree Days, water pan traps, blueberry maggot, are Ribes legal?
May 1 — Twilight meeting schedule, blueberry bulletin, compost sources, medical savings account
April 1 — Fruit nursery list, germinating seeds, collards as a trap for diamondbacks
March 15 — Disease tolerant vegetable varieties, gray mold resistance, IPM trap suppliers
March 1 — Managing transplant height, Nordell video, organic rule update, biopesticide update, Bladex
February 15 — Testing compost and potting mix, new berry varieties, personnel policy, frost damage in raspberry

1998

December 15 — Newsletter evaluation, farm show program
November 15 — Calendar, farmer grants, sustainability checklist
November 1 — Field reports, avoiding diseases next year, avoiding whiteflies in the greenhouse
October 15 — Field reports, broccoli head disorders and boron
October 1 — American vegetable and fruit grower subscriptions, field reports, workshops
September 15 — Field reports, bitterness in cukes, soil pH testing
September 1 — Field reports, late blight, black rot on cucurbits, black dot on greenhouse tomato
August 15 — Japanese beetles, phytopthora on cucurbits, Ronilan, Armicarb 100, new books
August 1 — Field reports, small fruit tissue testing, squash bugs, Mycotrol
July 15 — Field reports, bacterial wilt, new blueberry virus?, strawberry renovation
July 1 — Field reports, scouting for leafhopper, avoid scab on potato
June 15 — Field reports, PSNT for sweet corn, weather web sites, Quadris
June 1 — Striped cucumber beetle, potassium bicarbonate, reports from field, twilight meetings
May 15 — Diagnostic clinic, gray mold in strawberry, corn flea beetle, field reports, TPB
May 1 — Greenhouse tomato insect pest biocontrol, tipping raspberries, leggy seedlings, field reports
April 15 — IPM electronic network, plastic mulch tomato trial, boron on small fruit, echinacea, trichoderma
April 1 — Blueberry fertilization, grape pests, small fruit guides
March 15 — Transplant production tips, greenhouse tomato roundtable

March 1 — Vermont vegetable and berry growers on the map, fruit school, longevity of vegetable seeds