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UNH Extension Food & Agriculture issued the following announcement on Sep. 2.
COVID-19 NH Agriculture Daily Update
The purpose of this survey is to prioritize research and extension efforts for improving corn earworm management in sweetcorn throughout the Northeast. Results will be used in the development of a grant proposal for a project to address these needs.
This survey should only take 15-20 minutes or less to complete. This survey is open to sweet corn producers, crop consultants, Extension personnel and others who make sweet corn pest management decisions or provide management recommendations.
Represent New England pest management needs by filling out this survey.
Workshop Dates and Topics:
• 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.
Thurs., Sept. 9
5-7pm
The Grafton County Farm has teamed up with UNH Extension and the Grafton County Conservation District to install a cover crop demonstration in the vegetable field behind the farmstand. We have a mix of cover crops suitable for vegetable and dairy systems. Please join us for a discussion about the benefits but also the very real challenges of growing cover crops.
Species we are growing include:
• Sweet Yellow Clover • Crimson Clover • Phacelia • Radish • Teff • Barley • Sunn Hemp • Japanese Millet • Oats and Peas • Sorghum • SunflowerThis meeting is free and will be in person at the Farmstand at the Grafton County Complex in North Haverhill.
2 NH Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits have been approved for this meeting.
Contact Heather Bryant for more information at heather.bryant@unh.edu or 787-6944
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
Food Safety for Poultry & Rabbit Producers [Online]
Initial Class
Nov, 16,17, & 18
9-10:30am
$25 per person
New Hampshire producers can sell poultry and rabbits (up to 20,000 poultry and 1,000 rabbits per calendar year) directly to NH restaurants without USDA inspection. For producers to legally sell their products in this way, they must complete this initial certification course with UNH Cooperative Extension and recertify after five years. Topics for the November class include:
• Regulations • Facilities & Equipment • Health Animals • Cleaning & Sanitizing • Personal Hygiene • Temperature Control • Labeling & Recordkeeping • Steps to Certification
Click here to register for this class.
Recertification Class
Available 24/7 online
$20.00 per person
This recertification program fulfills the education requirement specified in the rules and will help producers continue their working plan for providing safe meat products for this market.
The course is for recertification purposes only.
The recertification course contains three sections, please work through each section in chronological order. Each section contains a video lecture, a short quiz to complete, and a list of resources for your reference. Once you have completed each section you will be emailed a certificate which you can then use to re-register with the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets and Food
Click here to register for recertification.
For more information, contact Ann.Hamilton@unh.edu or Elaina.Enzien@unh.edu
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