Virtual Workshop Series for Beginning Farmers, Shellfish Farmers and all other Farming Commodities in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. This virtual workshop on risk management and marketing will be delivered through nine zoom sessions and will be accompanied by homework assignments, and individualized counseling sessions if desired. Participants will acquire the skills and understand their own […]
The webinar has been recorded and posted to the Farm Credit East webinar page for those who could not attend live. Farm Credit East’s Northeast Dairy Farm Summary is the most comprehensive economic analysis of the region’s dairy industry. The 2020 edition marks the 41st year of the report, which looks at the financial results […]
Rain date: Thursday, July 29 Take part in a tour of current crop research at the farm and a demo of the newly purchased no-till transplanter in action. The research tour will go from 3-6pm and dinner will be provided at the end of the tour. Registration is required due to COVID-19 safety protocols. The […]
Rockwood Farms welcomes the dairy community to their family farm in the beautiful town of Granville, Massachusetts. Join us for updates from the MA Department of Agricultural Resources, the MA Dairy Promotion Board and your association, MADF. In addition, representatives from the local, regional, and national level will share with us the new and ever-changing […]
Are you Interested in adding a Methane Digester to your Dairy Operation? Please join Farm Credit East for a webinar on renewable natural gas methane digesters for dairy farms. Paul Sousa from Western United Dairies will present an overview of digester economics, policy considerations, incentives, and operational factors. Paul will discuss climate policies and legislation […]
ENFIELD, Conn., January 14, 2022 — 2021 was an unpredictable year with the impact of COVID-19 on dairy farm operations, as well as schools and foodservice markets still being felt. What does 2022 look like? Join Farm Credit East and Cornell University’s Dr. Chris Wolf for Farm Credit East’s annual dairy outlook webinar on Thursday, […]
Please join us on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 for the 11th Joint Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers and the Massachusetts Dairy Promotion Board. Scroll to the bottom of this page to register online as an attendee and/or sponsor. We invite you to attend the annual meeting where a variety of guest […]
Keep Homestead Museum Presents Dairy Farming Event MONSON — The Keep Homestead Museum will present “Dairy Farming in Monson” on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. in the barn. We will be visiting with some of the descendants of dairy farms past and present. At one time, Monson had twenty-seven (27) farms related to […]
Learn more about several demonstrations for improving soil health, presented by UMass Extension and the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Demos include: New York Soil Health Trailer demonstration No-till transplanting vegetables into a crimped cover crop Cover crop residue management Using tarps to terminate cover crops This event will be made possible by UMass Extension, the […]
Fletcher Dairy Farm welcomes the dairy community to their family farm in the beautiful town of Southampton, Massachusetts. Join us for updates from the MA Department of Agricultural Resources, the MA Dairy Promotion Board and your association, Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers. In addition, representatives from the local, regional, and national level will share with […]
