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COVID-19 NH Agriculture Daily Update
08/12/21
FSA Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program
The Farm Service Agency has rolled out a Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program for swine, chicken and turkey producers who suffered losses due to insufficient access to processing facilities during the pandemic.The program will accept applications starting July 20, 2021.The time-frame for euthanized swine, chicken and turkeys under the program is March 1, 2020 to December 26, 2020.
Were you forced to depopulate/euthanize swine, chickens and turkeys last year (March 1, 2020 to December 26, 2020)? You may be eligible for help. Give your local county FSA office a call for more information.
Protecting Your Ag Employees from Infectious Disease Including New COVID-19 Delta Variant
Wed., Aug. 18
1pm-2:30pm
This presentation will highlight protective measures ag employers can take to reduce transmission of infectious diseases including the new COVID-19 Delta variant. Interim guidance from the CDC and U.S. Department of Labor, “Agricultural Employer Checklist for Creating a COVID-19 Assessment and Control Plan” will be reviewed throughout the presentation. This presentation will also promote the use of mitigation strategies including COVID-19 vaccines, current evidence-based resources addressing vaccine confidence, and workplace infection control.
Plant Health Webinar Series for Professionals [Online]
Workshop Dates and Topics:
• 8/12/2021: Neonicotinoid Alternatives for Green Industry IPM • 8/19/2021: Basics of Plant Growth Regulators • 8/26/2021: Natural Disease Suppression of Peat-Wood Fiber Substrates and
Implications for Biological Control • 9/02/2021: EPNs 101: A Crash Course in Beneficial Nematodes in Greenhouse
Production • 9/09/2021: Biostimulants: Tools to Improve Growth and Plant Health • 9/16/2021: Managing Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs
1 NH Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credit has been applied for for each of the webinars
Visit UNH Research Farms on Durham Farm Day [In-person]
Sat.,Aug. 21
Growers and the public are invited to visit two research farms at the University of New Hampshire on Durham Farm Day Saturday, Aug. 21. The Woodman Horticultural Research Farm and the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, both facilities of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, will be open for free public tours. Preregistration is required. Learn more.
Preregistration for tours is required as capacity is limited to 25 attendees per tour.
Dairy Meeting [In-person]
Thu., Aug. 26
10a.m. - 12p.m.
Walhowdon Farm
Lebanon, NH
Economics of Robotic Milking and TRANS Iowa Low-Cost Milking Parlor Improvements and Renovations - Larry Tranel - Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Although dairy margins have been tight, many farmers are looking ahead to either improving their present milking system or considering robotic milking. We have the unique opportunity of bringing Dr. Larry Tranel to New England for a series of meetings. He is well known for his low-cost TRANS Iowa swing parlor which can be retro-fitted into a tie-stall barn, and he has also done some of the leading work looking at the economics of robotic milking.
Blueberry IPM Meeting
Fri., Sept. 10,
2-4pm
Topics to be covered include: Plantings/Varieties, IPM strategies including: bird and insect netting, mulching, herbicides, insecticides, insect lures and traps, weather station and NEWA network, the Conservation Innovation netting project and pollinator habitat.
PAT Recertification Credits pending
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