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SUMMARY:New England Milkshed Community Project Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The New England Milkshed Community Project\, hosted at the University of Vermont\, would like to invite dairy producers and dairy industry professionals in the New England and Eastern New York regions to our March 6\, 2025 online meeting to share information that will help our region prepare the dairy community for threats from emergency diseases such as HPAI and foot-and-mouth disease. \nClick this link to register for the Zoom meeting: https://go.uvm.edu/milkshed-meetings \nThe Milkshed Community Project online meeting series:\n\nDecember 3\, 6:00 p.m.\nJanuary 7\, 1:00 p.m.\nFebruary 4\, 1:00 p.m.\nMarch 6\, 1:00 p.m.\n\nLearn more about the project here\, and read the summary from our November 6 meeting: https://go.uvm.edu/ql9bv
URL:https://www.madairyfarmers.org/event/new-england-milkshed-community-project-meeting-march/
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SUMMARY:2025 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, March 13\, 2025 for the 14th Joint Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers and the Massachusetts Dairy Promotion Board.\nWe invite you to attend the annual meeting where a variety of guest speakers will provide industry and program updates valuable to you. Speakers will share with us the ever changing local\, regional and national\, political and regulatory issues affecting the dairy industry. \nWe hope that you will be able to join us as well for this important day. \n\nOnline registration is now open!\nClick the button below for a downloadable registration form that can be submitted via postal mail. \nMail-in registration form \nPre-registration is requested. The donation is $25.00 per person by March 7th prepaid. Walk-ins are welcome and the fee for walk-in attendance is $40.00 per person. We encourage you to prepay and save $$. \nThe deadline to register online has passed. The fee for walk-in attendance is $40 per person. \n\nThank you to our 2025 sponsors!
URL:https://www.madairyfarmers.org/event/2025-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Bluebonnet Diner\, 324 King Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060
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SUMMARY:MA Ag Day: Join MADF at the State House
DESCRIPTION:Public Schedule\n11:15am–12pm\nSpeaking Program (Grand Staircase) \n12–2pm\nTaste of Massachusetts (Hall of Flags/Great Hall) \nAttendees are encouraged to make appointments with their local legislators. \nClick here to register online.
URL:https://www.madairyfarmers.org/event/mass-ag-day-2025/
LOCATION:Massachusetts State House\, 24 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02133\, United States
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SUMMARY:UMass Soil Health Mini School 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join extension personnel for the 3rd Annual UMass Soil Health Mini School on March 26th in South Deerfield MA. The full-day workshop will include hands-on workshops and presentations on current soil health topics. $30 for the full day\, including lunch and snacks. \nClick here to register online.\nPlease email Artie Siller with any questions. \n\nWorkshop descriptions\nDr. Joshua Arnold\, Assistant Extension Professor in urban agriculture at UMass will share his experience in testing urban soils for harmful contaminants in urban agroecosystems\, including challenges and successes. Participants will learn about soil sampling methods developed with community members and urban farmers to reduce costs and interpret risk. He will also share his experience adopting these methods to farmland around Asheville\, NC\, after Hurricane Helene. \nDr. Sam Corcoran\, Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Lab Manager at UMass will lead a hands-on demonstration of pH testing tools available to farmers. She will cover why pH matters for plant growth and soil health and discuss what to look for when purchasing a pH meter. \nDr. Amelia Magistrali\, Associate Extension Educator in Soil Health at UConn will lead a workshop focusing on soil health and testing considerations for high tunnels and raised beds\, with an emphasis on organic matter management. The session will present some initial findings from a soil sampling pilot study in high tunnels and raised beds and discuss research and recommendations for these types of systems. Amelia will also cover some of the challenges and recommendations for nutrient and water dynamics in high tunnels and raised beds. \nArtie Siller\, Soil Health Extension Educator at UMass will present research results on winter cover cropping mixes\, tillage\, and cover crop planting time. They will then lead a field walk to tour field research plots and discuss winter soil management and cover crops at the UMass research farm.
URL:https://www.madairyfarmers.org/event/umass-soil-health-mini-school-2025/
LOCATION:UMass Research Farm\, 89 River Rd\, South Deerfield\, MA\, 01373\, United States
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Future of Dairy—Spotlight on the Dairy Farm of the Year awardees in ME\, NH and VT
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy webinar series will be held on the last Wednesday of each month until May from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.\nIt is sponsored by the Tri-State Dairy Team and features presentations and roundtable discussions with Extension dairy professionals from the University of Vermont (UVM)\, University of New Hampshire and University of Maine and other guest presenters. \nAlthough there is no charge to participate\, a one-time registration is required to receive an email with the webinar link\, which will work for all sessions. To register\, go to http://go.uvm.edu/conferences. Information about the webinars can be found at https://go.uvm.edu/tristatedairy.
URL:https://www.madairyfarmers.org/event/dairy-farm-of-the-year-awardees/
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