About this Event
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
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Puritan Backroom Restaurant, Hooksett Road, Manchester, NH, USA, United States
USD 39.19
