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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 teh saturated medai 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 Report 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 control in blueberry, 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