Topics include: Update on Insect and Mite Pests, Leanne Pundt, UConn ExtensionRecap 2022, Bedding Crop Diseases to Prepare for 2023, Yonghao Li, Plant Information Office, CAES Two pesticide recertification credits.
This fully online, seven-module course is designed for new and beginning farmers who have 0-3 years of vegetable growing experience or no formal training in agriculture. The participants will learn answers to the basic questions about farm business planning, planning and preparing for vegetable farm, warm and cool-season vegetable production techniques, season extension, identification of biotic and abiotic issues, and marketing.
A program of the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources & Extension, the Solid Ground Farmer Trainings include learning opportunities in Agro-Ecology and Ag-Mechanics. The following trainings are scheduled to take place at Rockville Agri-Science High School in Vernon: Dec. 3, 2022 - Power Tools and Carpentry Basics Feb. 11, 2023 […]
A day-long, FREE, in-person workshop to help Connecticut producers understand and connect to schools! Program goal: To give agricultural producers training and tools to build their capacity to launch or grow efforts to market to schools, therefore increasing sales to schools for farmers while expanding farm-to-school activities for students in schools and communities across the […]
A program of the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources & Extension, the Solid Ground Farmer Trainings include learning opportunities in Agro-Ecology and Ag-Mechanics. The following trainings are scheduled to take place at Rockville Agri-Science High School in Vernon: Dec. 3, 2022 - Power Tools and Carpentry Basics Feb. 11, 2023 […]
The event will include an exhibition of low and no-till farm equipment, methods and results for all scales of farming. Workshops will cover best methods for no-till seeding, crimping, etc., along with cover crop implementation for soil health improvement. The day will include farmer-to-farmer sharing of ‘best practices’, so farmers can exchange information on soil […]
This event covers the concepts of mineral and biological soil characteristics required to grow healthy crops. Exploring both short and long term strategies for improving plant health, with a focus on short term plans, determining the trace minerals needed and applying them in correct proportions that influence the phases of plant development using foliar sprays. […]
A webinar discussing matters related to agricultural water, including compliance dates, new assessment tools, and harvest and post-harvest water.
A workshop for those looking to improve their poultry skills and meet their poultry goals.
Join the UConn Extension and a team of experts for an informative presentation and discussion on poultry health and disease, the use of various additives in poultry production, and related topics. The event will include an introduction to sustainable poultry, the basics of poultry health and disease, application of various natural compounds in production, beneficial […]
UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources is organizing a series of listening sessions to understand the concerns of agricultural producers in Connecticut. Their goal is to develop programming and projects to address the needs of Connecticut's farmers.
As part of the University of Connecticut Extension's CT Soil Health Initiative with USDA NRCS, the Spring Urban Agriculture Tour will be hosted at the Green Village Initiative's Reservoir Community Farm. Learn more about urban farming methods that have proven successful as well as funding opportunities for infrastructure such as high tunnels, raised beds, irrigation […]