Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association

UVM Extension
  • 0.0 (0)
  • EARTH SCIENCES

The Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association (VVBGA) Shares their webinars in audio form so you can easily listen while in the field or high tunnel!

  1. 05/01/2025

    Neonicotinoid Pesticide Restrictions | Winter 2025 Webinar

    The Vermont legislature enacted Act 182 in 2024, titled “An Act Relating to the Regulation of Neonicotinoid Pesticides.” The Act aims to regulate the sale and use of neonicotinoid treated seeds and neonicotinoid pesticides within Vermont to protect pollinator populations and promote sustainable agricultural practices. Learn about Vermont’s Act 182 related to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, and how it impacts sales and use of neonicotinoid treated seed and neonicotinoid pesticides. This law is similar to legislation in New York. Speaker: Stephanie Smith, Deputy Director, Public Health and Agriculture Resource Management Division, VT Agency of Ag. Food & Markets. Stephanie manages a team addressing the consumer protection side of agricultural inputs: feed, animal health products, seed, fertilizer, lime, soil amendments, nursery stock, and pesticides. FYI, 'neonics' include products containing Imidacloprid (Admire Pro, Confidor, Gaucho...) Thiamethoxam (Actara, Platinum, Cruiser...) Acetamiprid (Mospilan, Assail, TriStar 8.5 SL...) Clothianidin (Belay, Poncho, Dantosu...) ---- All webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible! Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association: https://vvbga.org

    40 min

  2. 04/25/2025

    Brassica Pests and Diseases | Winter 2025 Webinar

    Learn about research-based strategies to manage Alternaria, flea beetles, cabbage aphids and more. Speakers: Susan Scheufele, UMass Extension, Becky Sideman, UNH, and Ethan Grunberg, Cornell University Cooperative Extension. All webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible!Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association:https://vvbga.org

    54 min

  3. 04/17/2025

    What to Know About Worker Protection Standards & Worker Housing Fire Safety | Winter 2025 Webinar

    WPS are intended to protect employees and others from exposure to pesticides. All farms that apply pesticides are required to follow the WPS. There have been changes to the WPS. This webinar explains what you need to do to be in compliance and how you can get assistance. Speaker: David Huber, Deputy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management Division, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Michael Desrochers, Executive Director, Division of Fire Safety, will provide an overview of the Division of Fire Safety and describe the authority it has. He will describe different types of farm housing occupancy classifications, what DFS looks for in farm housing occupancies, what the expectations are, and owner and occupant responsibilities regarding safety. All webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible!Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association:https://vvbga.org

    47 min

  4. 04/13/2025

    Inter-seeding Cover Crops and Living Mulches | Winter 2025 Webinar

    Living mulches can provide many soil health benefits and reduce erosion. Learn innovative strategies and how these practices impact yield. Speakers: Lincoln Fishman, Momentum Ag; Ash Loehr, Hurricane Flats, South Royalton; Jason Lilley, UMaine Extension. All webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible!Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association:https://vvbga.org

    1h 10m

  5. 04/03/2025

    Moving Water Away From Fields and Tunnels | Winter 2025 Webinar

    What strategies are effective for mitigating excess water during wet years? There are a range of techniques to help your crops stay drier and more productive, ranging from field layout to subsurface drainage. Speaker: Joshua Faulkner, UVM Extension. All webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible!Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association:https://vvbga.org

    58 min

  6. 03/27/2025

    Hang onto your soil! Reduced Tillage At Scale | Winter 2025 Webinar

    This webinar explores the spectrum of reduced tillage practices at all scales, covering equipment and methods that can improve soil health and save labor. Speakers: Julie Fine, American Farmland Trust; Natalie Lounsbury, University of New Hampshire.All webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible!Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association:https://vvbga.org

    58 min

  7. 03/20/2025

    What’s New in Colorado Potato Beetle Control? | Winter 2025 Webinar

    Growers and researchers are always inventing and refining methods of managing this very persistent pest. Explore mechanical bug beaters, data on delayed planting, and updates on spray efficacy. Speakers: Vic Izzo, UVM; Jon Cohen, Deep Meadow Farm, Ascutney; Goran Johanson Goranson Farm, Dresden, Maine; Phil Mason, Crossroad Farm, Post Mills. Beating Beetles Better: Mechanically Controlling Colorado Potato Beetlehttps://go.uvm.edu/cpbbeaterAll webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible! Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association: https://vvbga.org

    53 min

  8. 03/13/2025

    Planning Cover Crop Sequences for Pollinators and Growers | Winter 2025 Webinar

    Growers will share cover crops mixes and sequences designed for pollinator habitat and soil health benefits. Speakers: Jake Kornfeld, (The Farm at VYCC, Richmond); Spencer Hardy, (The Farm Upstream, Jericho); Colin O’Brien (Common Roots Farm, S. Burlington); Laura Johnson, UVM Extension. Cover cropping for pollinators and beneficial insects https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/15-054_01_SARE_Cover-Cropping-for-Pollinators%2BBeneficial-Insects_web.pdf Pollinator Friendly Cover Cropping https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/publications/22-013_web-screen.pdfAll webinars are free, thanks to support from the VVBGA, the Vermont Clean Water Improvement Program, and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Thank you to the generous farmers and researchers willing to share their knowledge to make this series possible!Learn more or become a member of the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association: https://vvbga.org

    50 min
See All (42)

About

The Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association (VVBGA) Shares their webinars in audio form so you can easily listen while in the field or high tunnel!

Information