CANCELLED: Field Workshop: Pest and Disease Management & Safe Spraying Practices

Date:

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Time: 

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Location:

Smith-Healy Farm  300 Jones Avenue, Dracut, MA 01826

Cost:

$20 for general public, free for Incubator Farmers & Farm Business Planning Graduates

In this workshop we will tackle some of the most common disease and pest pressures that we are likely to encounter in our farm season.  We will go over methods of prevention, use of beneficial insects and cultural controls. We will talk about scouting and thresholds and what and when we may need to spray. We will discuss why to and not to spray and how to do so safely and minimally.  You will hopefully leave this workshop being able to identify a few common pests and diseases and be able to create a basic game plan to combat this unfortunate aspect of organic farming!

Please email Janel if you are interested in attending!

Update 6/22/16:

Please note that this workshop has been cancelled for the time being; please check back on our website for updates!