New Hampshire Fruit Growers 2026 Annual Meeting

Join us in person for the New Hampshire Fruit Growers 2026 Annual Meeting! It’s a great chance to connect with fellow growers, share tips, and learn about the latest in fruit growing. Don’t miss out on this awesome gathering of fruit lovers! Below is the program for the day. PAT Credits are pending but expected to be 3.5 credits

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast (provided)

8:30 – Welcome, Introductions, Vendors, Industry Reps – Madison Hardy, NHFGA

President & Jeremy DeLisle, Field Specialist, UNH Extension

9:00 – Scab Management Research Updates – Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell AgriTech

9:50 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – NH Cider Processing Guide Project - Specialty Crop Block Grant – Dr. Wendy

Jonecheck, UNH Extension State Specialist/Extension Professor, Department of

Agriculture, Nutrition, & Food Systems

10:20 - Service Provider Panel (NHDAM&F, FSA, Farm Bureau, NRCS)

10:45 - Fireblight Management Strategies Including Biorationals, Dr. Kerik Cox

11:45 – UNH Soil Testing Database Upgrade – Dr. Renuka Mathur, UNH Extension

State Specialist, Soil Health

12:00 – Lunch (provided) and NHFGA business meeting

1:00 – Summer Disease Management – Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell AgriTech

1:30 – Research, Education and Outreach: How recent changes provide opportunities

for enhanced partnerships - Anthony Davis, Dean, College of Life Sciences and

Agriculture, Anton Bekkerman, Director, NH Agricultural Experiment Station, Amy

Loader, Director, UNH Cooperative Extension

2:15 – Fruit Pest Monitoring Program Updates – Jeremy DeLisle, UNH Extension

2:35 - Break

2:45 - Fruit Grower Interview Results/Farm Finances – What’s needed to make informed

business decisions? Seth Wilner, Ag Business Specialist, UNH Extension & Jeremy

DeLisle

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. - Adjourn, PAT credits, socialize

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Host or Publisher New Hampshire Fruit Growers Association