Your success is our success! We host a variety of educational workshops and Field Days to give berry growers like you the tools you need to protect and improve your crops, learn the latest in farming techniques, and market your business. We also keep you up-to-date on other industry events.
NYSBGA Events
Blueberry Intensive
March 5
Ellicottville
We’re partnering with the experts art Cornell University and Cornell CCE to bring you the region’s first-ever blueberry intensive, an in-depth look at blueberry growing techniques, pests and diseases, marketing and other business topics, and an afternoon demonstration on a working farm.
This jam-packed information session will cover:
Blueberry nutrition and site prep
Business topics, including marketing, labor, and profitability tools
A discussion panel featuring successful blueberry growers
Common diseases of blueberries
Integrated pest management
Weather tracking and tools
Pruning techniques, including a live demonstration on a working berry farm
Blueberry Intensive
March 14
Millbrook
We’re partnering with the experts art Cornell University and Cornell CCE to bring you the region’s first-ever blueberry intensive, an in-depth look at blueberry growing techniques, pests and diseases, marketing and other business topics, and an afternoon demonstration on a working farm.
This jam-packed information session will cover:
Blueberry nutrition and site prep
Business topics, including marketing, labor, and profitability tools
A discussion panel featuring successful blueberry growers
Common diseases of blueberries
Integrated pest management
Weather tracking and tools
Pruning techniques, including a live demonstration on a working berry farm
Other Events
Farm Management Master Class: Employee Supervision
March 5–6, March 11–12
Hyde Park & Rochester
Click here for updated information and registration.
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training
March 11
Binghamton
Participation in this training will give you the tools to create an on-farm food safety plan and complete one of the requirements of either FSMA OR the New York State Grown and Certified branding program. We will also discuss potential funding streams to make infrastructure upgrades to your farm related to food safety! Register here.
Farm Disaster Preparation Certificate Course
March 14
Morrisville
From participating in this one-day workshop you will learn:
What to invest in for disaster preparation that will provide positive returns to the farm, even if a disaster does not occur.
How farm managers and employees can increase their ability to respond to an emergency to reduce potential losses to the farm.
Gain a better understanding of what emergencies or disasters you are vulnerable to.
Agritourism Workshop
March 26
Malone
Topics include getting started with agritourism, visitor expectations and customer relations for agritourism destination, income sources in agritourism, agritourism liability and questions to clarify with your insurer, marketing your agritourism enterprise, and boosting farm visitors. Register here.