Conference Information

• BCD-SEMAP Farm Conference Presentations
• Wholesale Distribution for Regional Family Farms
• Powering Farms with Wind Energy

BCD-SEMAP Farm Conference Presentations - 3/8/08, Bristol Aggie

Thanks to all who attended our March 8 “Fuel your Farm's Future” conference at Bristol Aggie High School! For anyone who could not attend, or who'd like a little more time to review the information presented, the speakers for the day have generously agreed to allow their presentations to be posted here. All presentations are in PDF form. Please respect the speakers and do not modify or reproduce the content of these presentations without express written permission. Each speaker's contact information is included in his or her presentation.

If you'd like to get in touch with any presenters who did not make a PowerPoint presentation, or have any other questions about the conference, please contact SEMAP.

Conference Agenda (128KB)

• Season Extension Workshop:
  • Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm, RI (Season extension photos) (4MB)
  • Will Traubel, Will's Builders (Greenhouse considerations and pricing) (52KB)
  • Jan van der Heide, Bejo Seeds (Seed varieties for season extension and in-field storage) (Large File - 40MB)
  • Mark Allwein, Robert Marvel Plastics (Greenhouse plastics and their properties) (4.5MB)
• Farm Transfer and Tenure Workshop: Contact any presenter or request more information by contacting Katie Cavanagh, SEMAP Farms Forever Coordinator.
• Farm Grant and Cost-Share Program Updates:
  • Scott Soares, Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources (1.4MB)
  • Len Reno, USDA-NRCS (7MB)
  • David Rose, Bristol Conservation District
  • Emily Desrosiers, USDA Farm Service Agency
  • Tom McGarr, USDA Rural Development
  • Sarah Kelley, SEMAP (1.7MB)
• Biodiesel Tour: Biodiesel overview compiled by Jennifer Rose of Bristol Aggie High School (740KB)
• Steve Kenyon, MDAR, Pesticide Regulation and Labeling Overview (1.7MB)
• Anne Averill, UMass Extension Entomology, Pollinator Health and Pesticides

Wholesale Distribution for Regional Family Farms

A Presentation by Red Tomato. The complete presentation is available here.

SEMAP B2B Workshop, January 12, 2006

Powering Farms with Wind Energy

This has received its own page, viewable here.