New Hampshire Vegetable and Berry Growers Association (NHVBGA) strives to promote the interests of NH farms by organizing networking opportunities and providing education workshops and meetings.
2026 NHVBGA Annual Meeting
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Location: Puritan Conference Center, Manchester
2026 Twilight Meetings
Twilight Meetings give agronomic crop growers an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas and information to improve their crop operations. The concept is to provide support and education to experienced crop growers by touring a local farm. Typically, these meetings are in person and University or Industry professionals may attend meetings to help facilitate or structure the programming.
Blueberry Pruning Clinic for Commercial Growers
February 26th, 2026
UNH Extension Rockingham County 113 North Road, Brentwood, NH 03833
Saltbox Farm, Stratham, NH
11am-3pm
Registration & welcome at 10:30
In collaboration with the NH Vegetable and Berry Growers Association & UNH Extension, this
blueberry pruning clinic will be geared towards commercial blueberry growers. We will start at
the UNH Extension office in Brentwood for a 1-hour presentation on blueberry care and
maintenance. We will then head to the orchard at Saltbox Farm for a two-hour pruning
demonstration. Instructors will address how to:
- Assess and manage new and old plantings
- Prune for high yields
- Canopy management
- Aisle and weed control considerations
Led by UMass Small Fruit Specialist John Galvan and Jeremy Delisle from UNH Extension
Production Team.
Pesticide recertification credits pending approval
Please Pre-Register Here: https://bit.ly/3YTO5aU
Cost: Free
For persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations, please contact our office at
603-447-3834 or Olivia.saunders@unh.edu prior to the event. Given ample time, we will make
any reasonable effort to meet your needs, including language access services if requested,
which will be provided free of charge.
Agriculture Resources
Lunch & Learn Series
The Lunch & Learn sessions are one-hour virtual educational sessions. These meetings are held during the typical noon-1:00 lunch hour for your convenience during the workday.
Look forward to a new series in 2026.
Resource Links
Subscribe to the IPM Text Service: Text UNHIPM to 866-645-7010
Check out a full List of UNH Extension Programs!
