FORUM 



Recertification 



ENDOWMENT UPDATE 

 We've reached the 70% mark— $70,000!!! 



Peter van Berkum 



For those of you unfamiliar with the New Hampshire Horti- 

 cultural Endowment, this is a fund that will be used to pay 

 for practical research projects in New Hampshire — projects 

 that can serve our specific Green Industry needs. We are plan- 

 ning to raise $100,000 by the end of the year. 



In the month after the phone-a-thon, we took some time to 

 regroup and rethink our plans. We made some calls on larger 



seeing if they 





Horticulture 

 Endowment 



the seed of a great 

 idea is growing into 

 a reality! JH 



r 



^1 pledge 



Goal: $100,000 



90,000 

 80,000 

 '60,000 

 50,000 

 40,000 

 30,000 

 20,000 

 10,000 



companies, 



would be interested in sup- 

 porting our fund. We would 

 particularly like to thank W.H. 

 Minkowski, Gold Star Nurs- 

 ery, and Bailey Nurseries in 

 Minnesota for their generous 

 contributions. We will continue 

 making calls this month as we 

 work our way closer to the 

 $100,000 goal. To put things 

 on a more tangible note, we 

 now have over $25,000 in- 

 vested in the New Hampshire 

 Charitable Trust (which will 

 be managing our money). 

 Since most people are donat- 

 ing money over a three-year 

 period, this shows that people are not only pledging, but shell- 

 ing out the money as well. 



We've also started talking about setting up guidelines for 

 grant proposals. We plan to spell out very specifically who can 

 apply, what procedures must be followed, and how the grant in- 

 formation will be disseminated. Anyone with ideas on these sub- 

 jects is encouraged to call or write Nancy Carlisle or myself. If 

 things keep going as they have been, it's possible that we could 

 make our first grant next yearl Know of any good research projects 

 that could help you grow your crops? Know of anyone who would 

 like to contribute to the New Hampshire Horticultural Endowment? 



Peter can be reached at 603-463-7663; Nancy Carlisle at 603- 

 225-7218. 



For those of you wishing to contribute, send checks made out 

 to "New Hampshire Horticultural Endowment" to New Hampshire 

 Horticultural Endowment, c\o Henry Huntington, Pleasant View 

 Gardens, 73 lb Pleasant Street, Loudon, NH 03301. 



On October 29, the NHPGA held 

 its biennial pesticide applicators' 

 recertification meeting at the Inn 

 at Amoskege Falls in Manchester 

 A free service to members, this 

 offers a large group of credits in 

 a concentrated amount of time — 

 a useful thing for many people. 



This year, there was a morning 

 session (for three credits) only, 

 but attendance was solid and re- 

 action fairly favorable. 



We would like to thank the 

 three speakers — Robert Kapinus, 

 UnlRoyal Chemical; Bill Romp, 

 Mycotech; Samuel Wells, Olym- 

 pic — for their time and the use- 

 ful information. We also thank 

 Robert Demers for organizing the 

 event and Chris Robarge for han- 

 dling the publicity and registration. 



In 1998, a major opportunity 

 to obtain credits will be at the 

 New England Greenhouse Con- 

 ference; the NHPGA will organize 

 its next recertification meeting in 

 the fall of 1999. 



NOTICE— Bedding Plant 

 IPM Training 



Extension and research IPM staff 

 in Maine, New Hampshire, and 

 Vermont are planning two more 

 bedding plant IPM training ses- 

 sions this winter. Details were 

 not finalized at press time, but 

 we expect to offer one session in 

 the White River Junction area. A 

 second, nearly identical, program 

 will be offered a few days later, 

 probably in Portland, Maine. 

 Both will run roughly from 9:30 

 to 3:30 and we will seek PAT. 

 recertification credits. Watch for 

 announcements — space will be 

 limited. 



— Man Eaton, 1PM Specialist 

 UNH Cooperative Extension 

 (603-862-1734) 



DECEMBER 1997 8. JANUARY 1998 



