2019 10th Annual Hop Conference was held Thursday, February 21, 2019

Online proceedings for the the 10th Annual Vermont Hop Conference are available for $35 and include video recordings of presentations conducted during plenary and advanced sessions. The proceedings are housed at eXtension’s Online campus. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email.  Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

Following are the links to the PDF files of the conference presentations.

Tom Spilsbury, British Hop Industry & Growing English Hops (PDF)
Gene L'Etoile, Pests and Diseases of Hops (PDF)
Heather Darby and John Bruce, Historical Hop Evaluation Trial (PDF)
Ellen Dillenbeck and Lejla Mahmuljin, Brewing with Wild Vermont Hops (PDF)
Blake Crosby, Hops 101 (PDF)
Kevin Broderick, Whitefield Hop Yard (PDF)
Tom Spilsbury, Three Tier Hop Drying (PDF)

2018 Hop Power Hour Recordings (April - October 2018)

• April 23 feature Julien Venne presenting on Mastering Spring Activities in the Hopyard
• May 21 with Erin Lizotte from MSU presenting on Powdery Mildew
• June 25 with Gene L'Etoile sharing one decade of growing hops: a farmer shares his experiences
• July 23 with Trevor Hardy who shared information on irrigation systems for hop production
• August 27 with Dr. Lily Calderwood who presented on harvest timing and the effect on quality of hops
• October 1 with Melanie Lewis Ivey who shared information on hop viruses and viroids

2017 Hop Power Hour Recordings (April - September 2017)

• April 24 featuring Dr. David Gent presented on downy mildew management
• May 22 Dr. Heather Darby shared information on soil fertility management and Scott Lewis shares results from the first goScout survey
• June 26 Dr. Lily Calderwood, Cornell Cooperative Extension, provided information, including management options, on potato leafhopper hopper in hops
• July 31 Dr. Andrew Landers, Cornell University, provided a presentation on pesticide application tools and technology
• August 28 Chris Callahan, UVM Extension Agricultural Engineering, provided a presentation on postharvest handling of hops
• September 25 Hop Quality, End of Season Observations

2018 9th Annual Hop Conference was held Friday, February 16, 2018

Online proceedings for the the 9th Annual Vermont Hop Conference are available for $35 and include video recordings of presentations conducted during plenary and advanced sessions. The proceedings are housed at eXtension’s Online campus. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email.  Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

Following are the links to the PDF files of the conference presentations.

Morning Session

• Pam Miller, Hops Harvest Center, A Hop Niche Market (PDF)
• Julian Post, Mt. Philo Hops, Know Your Strengths: Why is Small and Local an Advantage? (PDF)
• Roy Desrochers, Tufts University, Sensory Technology – Taste and Aroma Presentation (PDF)

Advanced Session

• Rob Sirrine, Michigan State University, Hop Production in Michigan (PDF)
• Lily Calderwood, Cornell University, Hop Harvest Timing (PDF)
• Joe Catron, Select Botanicals Group, From Propagation to Pint – Creating and Sustaining Value in a Dynamic Supply Chain (PDF)
• Steve Miller, NeHA, Are Feral Hops in Your Future (PDF) and a Feral Hops Handout (PDF)
• Heather Darby, UVM NWCS, Hop Research Updates (PDF)

Beginner Session

• Stephan Schmidt, Schmidt Hop Farm, Hop Yard Trellis Design (PDF)
• Steve Miller, NeHA, Basic Hop Production (PDF) and a Fertilizing Commercial Hop Fields handout (PDF)
• Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Farm, Hops Irrigation (PDF) and Irrigation and Fertigation handout (PDF)
• Scott Lewins, UVM NWCS, Integrated Pest Management Strategies (PDF)
• Julian Post, Mt. Philo Hops, Harvesting and Drying (PDF)

2017 Vermont Hop Conference (February 25, 2017)

Online proceedings for the the 8th Annual Vermont Hop Conference are available for $35 and include  video recordings of presentations conducted during plenary and advanced sessions. The proceedings are housed at eXtension’s Online campus. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email.  Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

2016 Vermont Hop Conference (February 19, 2016)

Online proceedings for the the 7th Annual Vermont Hop Conference are available for $35 and include video recordings of all presentations. The proceedings are housed at eXtension’s Online campus. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email.  Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

2015 Vermont Hop Conference (February 20, 2015)

As mentioned at the 2015 Hop Conference by Steve Polewacyk from Vermont Pub and Brewery, you can access the Hop Evaluation Excel sheet here.
Proceedings from the 6th Annual Vermont Hop Conference are now available online. The online proceedings include video recordings and PDFs of all conference presentations. They can be accessed for a one-time fee of $35 at eXtension’s Online campus. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email.  Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

2014 Vermont Hops Conference (February 27, 2014)

Online proceedings for the the 5th Annual Vermont Hops Conference are available for $25 and include both video recordings and PDFs of all presentations. The proceedings are housed at eXtension’s Online campus. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email.  Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

2013 Winter Hops Conference (February 22, 2013)

• UVM Research Update: Dr. Heather Darby, Rosalie Madden, and Scott Lewins (PDF)
• Hop Cover Cropping: Lily Calderwood, UVM (PDF)
• Solar Hop and Herb Drying Greenhouse System: Rich Andrews, Boulder Innovative Technologies, Boulder, CO (PDF)
• Effectiveness of Irrigation and Cover Cropping to Produce Sustainable Hops: Krista Delahunty and Jason Johnston, Aroostook Hops, Westfield, ME (PDF)
• Growing Hops–Fertility, Water, and Pest Management: Graham Ollard, Agrimanagement, Yakima, WA (PDF)

2012 Winter Hops Conference (March 19, 2012)

• Addison Hop Farm, Statistics and Costs from 2011: Kris Anderson, Addison Hop Farm, Addison VT (PDF)
• Trial Low Trellis Hop Yard: Ron Brennan, Leap of Faith Farms, Williamstown, ON (PDF)
• Recording of Ron’s conference presentation (YouTube)
• Mobile Hop Picker: Chris Callahan, UVM Extension (PDF)
• Organic Hop Yield and Quality in the Northeast: Heather Darby and Rosalie Madden, UVM Extension (PDF)
• What’s Wrong with My Hops Plants?: Ann Hazelrigg, UVM Extension (PDF)
• Hops Baler: Ian Pfeiffer and Brian Pinan, UVM Students (PDF)
• Building an Oast: Roger Rainville, Borderview Farm, Alburgh, VT (PDF)

2011 Winter Hops Conference (February 18, 2011)

•  Low-Trellis Systems: John Henning, USDA-ARS (PDF)
• Recording of Dr. Henning’s presentation (YouTube)
• USDA-ARS Hop Breeding and Genetics Program: John Henning, USDA-ARS (PDF)
• Brewers Panel Introduction: Mark Magiera, Bobcat Cafe & Brewery, Bristol, VT (PDF)
• Brewers Panel Discussion (PDF)
• Building a Hopyard: Roger Rainville, Borderview Farm, Alburgh, VT (PDF)
• Recording of Roger’s presentation (YouTube)

2010 Winter Hops Conference: Hopping To It! (March 26, 2010)

• Hop Botany, Cultivation, and Breeding: Jason Perrault, Perrault Farms, Inc., Yakima, WA (PDF)
• Transcript: Jason Perrault, hop farmer and breeder from Yakima Valley, Washington – transcript (PDF)
   

NEEOGRAIN virtual webinars was done in collaboration with ACORN, Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network, and the University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program.  NEEOGRAIN stands for Northeast (U.S.) and Eastern (Canada) Organic Grain Network.

• April 6, 2018 – Exploring soil management for organic field crop producers with organic grain farmer Klaas Martens from Lakeview Organic Grain in Penn Yan, NY.  View webinar with Klaas Martens.
• April 20, 2018 – Soil Organic Matter Study and Best Practices webinar with Dr. Judith Nyiraneza.

2018 14th Annual Grain Growers Conference -was held on Thursday, March 22, 2018

Following are the links to the PDF files we had from the Grain Growers conference presentations.

• Keynote presentation on Hot Bread Kitchen (PDF) from Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez
• Value Added Product Development (PDF) with Sue Gray of King Arthur Flour
• Five Marketing Must-Haves for Grain Growers (PDF) with Carey Underwood of King Arthur Flour
• Liberty View Farm (PDF) with Larry Moore, New York dairy farmer
• Beidler Family Farm (PDF) with Brent Beidler, Vermont dairy farmer
• BBGA Rye Handout (PDF) from James MacGuire, Chef and Baker from Montreal
• Growing and Processing Hemp (PDF) with Marc Bercier and Hannah Windatt from Eastern Ontario
• Using Small Grains in Animal Rations (PDF) with Rick Kersbergen from University of Maine
• UVM 2017 Small Grain Research (PDF) (incl. Hemp) with Heather Darby, Erica Cummings and Hillary Emick
• Fertilizing with Green Manures (PDF) with Thomas Dewavrin from Les Cedres, Quebec
• Milkweed – More than Just a Weed! (PDF) with Roger Rainville of Borderview Farm
• Growing Dry Beans (PDF) with Seth Johnson of Morningstar Farm
• Tortilla de Tiesto handout (PDF) from Hot Bread Kitchen’s Peiwen Lee’s baking session

Online Proceedings of Hemp Presentations from the 2017 Vermont Grain Growers Conference

At the 13th Annual Vermont Grain Growers Conference, held on March 23, 2017 in Essex, Vermont, five workshop sessions were dedicated to industrial hemp production. Proceedings—video recordings of the presentations—are now available online. They may be accessed for a one-time fee of $35 at eXtension’s Online campus. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email. Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

10th Annual Grain Growers Conference — March 13, 2014 “Grow it Here”

• Keynote Speaker, Jack Lazor, Butterworks Farm, Westfield, VT. The Culture of Grain in Our Culture (PDF)
• Heather Darby and Susan Monahan, UVM Extension 2013 Small Grain Research Results (PDF)
• Tate McPherson, Aroostook County Maine. Maine Seed Company LLC (PDF)
• Andrea Stanley, Valley Malt, MA. Specialty Malts Grain-ing Traction (PDF)
• Bruno Vachon, Malterie Frontenac, Quebec. Malting Barley – Local Sources (PDF)
• Frank Kutka, Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Farm Breeding Club, ND. Breeding Better Corn On-Farm (PDF)
• Frank Kutka, Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Farm Breeding Club, ND. What’s New With Specialty Seeds and Grains? (PDF)
• Seth Johnson, Morningstar Meadows, Glover, VT. Dry Beans (PDF)
• Melanie Hernandez and Beth Ruman, River Moon Farm, Craftsbury Commons, VT. Small-Scale Dry Bean Production (PDF)
• Andrew Heyn and Blair Marvin, Elmore Mountain Bread, Elmore, VT. Elmore Mountain Bread (PDF)
• Joe Bossen, Vermont Bean Crafters Company, Waitsfield, VT. Bringing Dry Beans to Market (PDF)

GOING THE WHOLE GRAIN 2010 NGGA CONFERENCE

• Keynote : Health Trinity: Healthy Soil=Healthy Plants=Healthy Planet (PDF) by Paul Hepperly, Fulbright Scholar
• Local Grain Research (PDF) by Dr. Heather Darby, UVM Extension Agronomist and Nutrient Management Specialist
• From Field to Glass: Brewing Beer with Local Grains (PDF) by Andrea and Christian Stanley, Valley Malt
• Mycotoxin Analysis, a Resource for Vermont Grain Growers (PDF) by Ann Hazelrigg, UVM Plant Diagnostic Clinic (pdf)
• Grain Quality Testing, New Services Offered Through UVM Extension (PDF) by Erica Cummings, UVM Extension (pdf)

No-Till Tuesdays Webinar Series (2017).  Interested in no-till farming? Check out the recordings to our No-Till Tuesdays webinar series.
You will hear from our own Heather Darby and Jeff Sanders on no-till tips and equipment considerations; PennState experts Doug Beegle and John Tooker who addressed manure and pest management in reduced tillage systems; and John Jemison and Rick Kersbergen from the University of Maine who discussed managing soils in no-till.

Coffee Break for Cover Crops Webinar Series (2016)

We offered a webinar series focused on practical cover cropping tips you can use on your farm and/or in your work with farmers. Links to the recordings can be found below.

• Cover crops and your corn herbicide program. Bill Curran, Penn State University, 4/27/16.
• Termination strategies, pros and cons. Heather Darby, UVM Extension, 5/4/16.
• Cover crop variety selection for inter seeding. Kirsten Workman, UVM Extension, 5/11/16.
• Options for interseeding cover crops. Jeff Sanders, UVM Extension, 5/18/16.
• VT NRCS & state programs for cover cropping, Sandra Primard, USDA NRCS, 5/25/16.

2014 - 2017 No-Till and Cover Crop Symposium

Past proceedings and presentations. 2018 is not posted yet.

Northwest Crop, Soil and Dairy Meeting: Tile Drainage, January 20, 2015

• The Benefits of Tile Drainage (PDF), Steve Mahoney, River Bend Farm Agriculture and Environmental Services. (pdf)
• Nuts and Bolts of Tile Drainage Systems and Basics to Tile Maintenance (PDF), Larry Brown, Ohio State University. (pdf)
• Drainage Water Management for the Midwest Fact Sheet (PDF). (pdf)
• Tile Drainage Research at the Miner Institute (PDF), Eric Young, Miner Institute. (pdf)
• Tile Drainage Research in Wisconsin, Matt Ruark (PDF), University of Wisconsin. (pdf)
• Tile Drainage in Wisconsin Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Designing and Constructing Bioreactors to Reduce Nitrate Loss from Subsurface Drains Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Woodchip BioReactor for Nitrate in Agricultural Drainage Fact Sheet (PDF)
• USDA Conservation Fact Sheet: Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Compliance (PDF)
• USDA Wetland Conservation Provisions (PDF)
• USDA Annual and Perennial Crop List for the Purpose Conservation Compliance (PDF)
• USDA FAQ: Conservation Compliance (PDF)

2014 Northwest Crop, Soil & Dairy Meeting — January 21, 2014

• Gary Bergstrom, Cornell University, NY. Corn and Soybean Diseases in the Northeast (pdf) (not available at this time)
• Sid Bosworth, UVM Agronomist, VT. Meadow Fescue in Vermont (PDF)
• Kurt Cotanch, Miners Institute, NY. Researching the Forage-Cow Interface (PDF)
• Steve Woodruff, NRCS Agronomist, NC. Understanding Soil Health (PDF)

Online Proceedings of Hemp Presentations from the 2017 Vermont Grain Growers Conference

At the 13th Annual Vermont Grain Growers Conference, held on March 23, 2017 in Essex, Vermont, five workshop sessions were dedicated to industrial hemp production. Proceedings—video recordings of the presentations—are now available online. They may be accessed for a one-time fee of $35 at eXtension’s Online campus at: Campus Extension. If you have not yet been to this site, you will need to create an account. To do so, on the left bar under “Login,” click on “Create new account.” You will need to complete some basic information and confirm your account via email.  Once you have created an account, you may enroll in the proceedings by going to Campus Extension. You will enter your payment into eXtension’s PayPal system.

Oilseeds Webinar (2014)

UVM Extension Ag Engineer Chris Callahan and Penn State researcher Doug Schaufler teamed up to present a webinar on pressing oilseed crops for biodiesel and human consumption. You can access a PDF of the presentation.

Oilseed Producers Workshop - March 3, 2014

• Chris Callahan's presentation on economic viability of oilseed crops (pdf)
• Hannah Harwood and Chris Callahan's final results of the small-scale press evaluations (pdf)
• Small-scale press evaluation report (pdf)
• Small-scale press design video (YouTube)
• Heather Darby's presentation on 2013 research updates and uses for oilseed meal (pdf)
• Ryan Elias's presentation on culinary oil quality (pdf)

Oilseed Producers Meeting - March 19, 2013

• Chris Callahan and Hannah Harwood's preliminary results of small-scale oilseed press design evaluations (pdf)
• Sabrina Greenwood's presentation on feeding oilseed meal to livestock (pdf)
• Alan Eaton's presentation on bird management in oilseed crops (YouTube)

2012 Oilseed Producers Meeting

Downloadable for free Oil Crops Outlook from the USDA. 

• Mobile biodiesel trailer designed by the nonprofit GreenStart, based in NH
• Effect of bleaching on stability, consumer acceptability, and nutrition of Canola (pdf, Ryan Elias)
• TRT ETGO Oilseed Crushing Plant (pdf, Etienne Tardif)
• Running the Tractor on SVO and Biodiesel from Oil Crops (pdf, Douglas Schaufler)
• Canola Research Update 2011 (pdf, Heather Karsten)

Prior Oilseed Producers Meetings

• Notes from 2011 Oilseed Producers Meeting (pdf)
• Notes from 2010 Oilseed Producers Meeting (pdf)

Past 2018 Events

• Establishing Your Hop Yard (PDF) – Champlain Valley Hops, Starksboro, September 28, 2018
• Grass Fed Dairy Production – The Larson Farm, Wells, September 21, 2018
• Summer Farm Meeting – Bridgeman View Farm, Franklin, August 9, 2018
• Summer Organic Dairy Series – July 24, Newport, Improving Milk Quality and Pasture Systems; July 25, Graniteville, Robot Grazing Systems & Forage Harvesting; and August 6, Whiting, Pasture Management and Youngstock.
• 11th Annual Northwest Crops and Soils Field Day, July 26, Borderview Research Farm.
• Grain Growers Conference, March 22, 2018, The Essex Resort, Essex.
• Organic Dairy Producers Conference, March 15, 2018, VT Technical College
• Winter Farm Meeting, March 7, 2018, Champlain Valley Equipment St. Albans
• No-Till Cover Crop Conference, March 1, 2018, Sheraton Hotel in Burlington
• Hop Conference, February 16, 2018, Sheraton Hotel in Burlington
• 2018 Nutrient Management Planning (NMP) classes were held in 6 locations January - March 2018.
• 2018 Nutrient Management Planning Grain and Vegetable classes were also held.

Past 2017 Events

• Cover Cropping Management on a Vegetable Farm  – River Berry Farm, Fairfax, Thursday, October 12, 2017
• Conservation Practices on Farms in St. Albans Bay - Thursday, September 7, 2017
• Summer Organic Dairy Series – Monday, July 31, West Danville, VT. Organic Dairy Transition – Developing a Grazing System; Wednesday, August 30, Randolph Ctr, VT. Pasture Management – Recovery After a Drought; and Tuesday, September 12, Vernon, VT. Organic Dairy Forage Management – Corn Silage and Weed Control
• Summer Farm Meeting – Thursday, August 17, 2017, Bridgeman View Farm, Franklin, VT
• Harvesting and Malting Barley – Tuesday, August 22, 2017, Peterson Quality Malt, Monkton, VT
• 10th Annual Northwest Crops and Soils Field Day, Thursday, July 27th, Borderview Research Farm.
• Manure Applicator Spring Workshop Series for custom applicators, seasonal employees or farmers who have questions about RAPs and their implications for manure application.
• Grain Growers Conference, Thursday, March 23, 2017, The Essex Resort, Essex.
• Organic Dairy Producers Conference, Thursday, March 9, 2017, VT Technical College
• Hop Conference, Saturday, February 25, 2017, Sheraton Hotel in Burlington
• No-Till Cover Crop Conference, February 16, 2017, Sheraton Hotel in Burlington
• 2017 Nutrient Management Planning (NMP) classes were held in 6 locations January - March 2017.