Farming Magazine - February, 2009
DEPARTMENTS
Calendar
Maine
February 21 Community Supported Agriculture
Conference. MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center, Unity. For
details, visit www.mofga.org.
Massachusetts
February 5-7 NOFA-Mass Advanced Growers’ Winter
Seminar on Nutrient Density. Barre. For more information, contact Ben
Grosscup at 413-658-5374 or visit www.nofamass.org.
February 25-26 Harvest New England Agricultural
Marketing Conference and Trade Show. Sturbridge. For more information,
contact David Webber at 617-626-1754 or Bonita Oehlke at 617-626-1753.
New Hampshire
February 6-7 2009 N.H. Farm and Forest Expo. Center of
N.H., Manchester. For more information, call 603-271-3788 or visit www.nhfarmandforestexpo.org.
February 7 N.H. Dairy Goat Seminar: Understanding Your
Butcher’s Cut Sheet. Manchester. Contact John Porter, UNH Extension,
at 603-225-5505 or john.porter@unh.edu.
New York
February 5 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy Management
Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Varysburg. Contact Joan Petzen at
585-786-2251 to learn more.
February 6 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy Management
Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Randolph. Contact Lisa Kempisty at
716-664-9502 to learn more.
February 10 New York Certified Organic Meeting on
Financial Risk Management. Geneva Experiment Station, Geneva. Video
connection to other sites available. Contact Fay Benson at 607-254-6342 for
details.
February 10-12 2009 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable
Expo and Becker Forum. Oncenter Convention Center, Syracuse. For details,
call 315-687-5734 or visit www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/expo.
February 12 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy
Management Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Morrisville. Contact Karen
Baase at 315-684-3001 to learn more.
February 13 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy
Management Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Verona. Contact Heather
Sweeney at 315-736-3394 to learn more.
February 16 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy Management
Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Benton Center. Contact Collin
McCarthy at 585-394-3977 to learn more.
February 17 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy
Management Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Owego. Contact Sharon
VanDeuson at 607-753-5078 to learn more.
February 18 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy Management
Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Cortland. Contact Sharon VanDeuson at
607-753-5078 to learn more.
February 17-19, 20 & 23 8th Annual NOFA Organic
Land Care Program. Schodack. Contact Kathy Litchfield at 413-773-3830 or
visit www.organiclandcare.net to register.
February 19 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy
Management Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Cohocton. Contact Kerri
Bartlett at 607-664-2300 to learn more.
February 25-April 29 2009 Chanango County Tractor
Safety Class. Call Janet Pfromm at 607-334-5841 ext. 12 or e-mail jlp27@cornell.edu to request a registration packet.
February 26 2009 PRO-DAIRY Winter Dairy
Management Workshop – Dairy Modernization. Dryden. Contact Sharon
VanDeuson at 607-753-5078 to learn more.
February 26-28 2009 New York Farm Show. New York State
Fairgrounds, Syracuse. Visit www.newyorkfarmshow.com to learn more.
Pennsylvania
February 5-7 Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable
Agriculture’s Farming for the Future Conference. State College. Visit
www.pasafarming.org.
February 11-12 2009 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit.
Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, Lancaster. Information and
registration available at www.padairysummit.org.
Vermont
February 9 UVM Extension Conference: Learn to Add
Tourism to Your Farm Business Plan. Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee. For more
information, call 800-278-5480 or e-mail gail.makuch@uvm.edu.
February 9 Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers
Association Annual Meeting. Montpelier. For details, contact Vern Grubinger
at 802-257-7967, ext. 13, or vernon.grubinger@uvm.edu.
February 14-15 NOFA-VT Annual Conference. Vermont
Technical College, Randolph. Call 802-434-4122 to learn more.
February 16 Intensive Winter Growing Workshop with
Eliot Coleman. Vermont Technical College, Randolph. For details, contact
the NOFA-VT office at 802-434-4122.
February 26 Vermont Large Farm Dairy Conference.
Sheraton Hotel, Burlington. For more information, contact Celine Bernier,
Newport UVM Extension, at 802-334-7325, Ext 11.
Regional/National/International
February 3-5 Canadian International Farm Show.
Toronto, Ont. For details, visit www.canadianfarmshow.ca.
February 5-7 7th Annual Great Lakes Regional Dairy
Conference. Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Grand Rapids, Mich.
For complete registration and schedule information, visit www.glrdc.msu.edu or
call 517-353-3175.
February 10-12 World Ag Expo. Tulare, Calif. For
details, call 800-999-9186 or visit www.worldagexpo.com.
February 11-14 44th National Farm Machinery Show.
Louisville, Ky. For details, call 502-367-5200 or visit www.farmmachineryshow.org.
February 26-28 14th Annual Commodity Classic.
Grapevine, Texas. Visit www.commodityclassic.com for details.
February 26-28 20th Annual Organic Farming Conference.
La Crosse, Wis. Visit www.mosesorganic.org or contact the Midwest Organic
and Sustainable Education Service at 715-772-3153 to learn more.
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