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The First Annual.... 



Shows falter, but new shows rise to 

 take their place. The newest is in 

 Vermont, at Tunbidge Fairgrounds, 

 about 20 miles up Route 1-89 from 

 White River Junction. 



The New England Ag Expo, to 

 be held on July 13-14, is farm-ori- 

 ented, with a diary auction, antique 

 equipment exhibit, plowing demon- 

 strations.... 



But "farm" can define a nursery 

 or cut-flower operation — and with 

 40,000 square feet of outside exhi- 

 bition area and 16,000 of inside, 

 lots of suppliers of products, 

 equipment, and services should be 

 there. There will also be a variety 

 of informational seminars. 



Sponsored by Country Folks and 

 Country Folks Grower, co-sponsored 

 by the Vermont Department of Ag- 

 riculture, endorsed by the New 

 Hampshire Department of Agricul- 

 ture, this is being called "The Sum- 

 mer Farm Show for New England." 



For more: 1-800-653-2700. 



UMass Extension IPM 

 Workshop Series 



University of Massachusetts Coop- 

 erative Extension is sponsoring a 

 new IPM Workshop Series. The 

 first workshop is a 5-7 pm Twilight 

 Meeting entitled "Scouting for 

 Pests and Problems in the Land- 

 scape" which will be held in 

 Waltham on April 27, June 1, and 

 July 27, in Sandwich on May 17, 

 and in Amherst on June 9. The 

 workshop will focus on the concept 

 of key plants and their pests, then 

 the monitoring of these plants. 

 "Two contact hours offered for cat- 

 egories 36 and 37 for Pesticide 

 Applicator's License." (You may 

 want to find out how this translates 

 into credits toward your own state's 

 license.) Registration fee is $30.00. 

 The second workshop, "Benefi- 

 cial Insects and Mites at Work, " will 

 be held from 2-6 pm in Amherst on 

 June 23, in Waltham on July 13, and 

 in Wareham on July 14. In this, 

 predator-prey and parasite-host re- 

 lationships are examined. Three 

 contact hours are offered and the 



$45.00 fee includes the purchase of 

 the manual. Biological Control of \nsect 

 and Mite Pests of ^oody Landscape 

 Plants. 



To register, send check (payable 

 to UMass) to IPM Workshops. 

 UMass Cooperative Extension, 

 French Hall, Box 32910, Amherst, 

 MA 01003-2910. For additional in- 

 formation, contact Kathleen Carroll 

 at (413) 545-0895. 



New England Greenhouse 

 Conference 1994 Awards 

 Recommendations 



Ten proposals submitted to the 

 1994 New England Greenhouse 

 Conference Committee have been 

 recommended for funding. These 

 are: 



"PH Adjustment in Commercial 

 Soilless Media," O. Elliot, ($2000), 

 The Implementation of IPM prac- 

 tices for Greenhouse Growers, L. 

 Fundt, ($2000); "Factors Affecting 

 the Development of Bract Necrosis 

 in Poinsettias," R. McAvoy, ($2000; 

 all — University of Connecticut; 



"A Comprehensive Analysis of 

 Weed Management in Specialty Cut 

 Flowers, D. Chapin, ($1170); "Ma- 

 nipulation of Light Quality and In- 

 tensity to Enhance Control of West- 

 ern Flower Thrips," P. Stack, 

 ($1200); both— University of Maine; 



"Evaluation of Composts for 

 Greenhouse Use," D. Cox, ($2000); 

 "Factors Affecting the Development 

 of Phytoxicity on Plants Treated 

 with Horticultural Oils," S. Han, 

 ($2000); "Plant Pathogenic Fungi 

 Associated with Fungus Gnats and 

 Shore Flies," R. Wick, ($2000); all- 

 University of Massachusetts; 



"Ornamental Grass Hardiness," L. 

 Perry, ($1500), University of Ver- 

 mont; and "Inexpensive Method of 

 Expanding the Headers on a Drip 

 Irrigation System," M. Lyndon, 

 Lyndon Family Tomatoes, ($1000). 



(The Board is open to project 

 proposals from everyone in the in- 

 dustry — private operators as well 

 as members of research and educa- 

 tional institutions. For informa- 

 tion, contact one of the board 

 members from your state.) 



TIPS 



from the Griffin Guru 



1994 



A Heating Season 

 to Forget 



Before we forget what a 

 harsh heating season 

 we've Just been through (and 

 are still recovering from), we 

 should take a moment to 

 make a note about the heat- 

 ing equipment we own. 



Unlike vehicles with an 

 odometer to remind us when 

 it's time to think about replac- 

 ing them, our furnaces and 

 heaters need us to remind 

 ourselves that they are subject 

 to wear. 



Not long ago we checked 

 out the heating system in our 

 facility's warehouse and dis- 

 covered rust and rot that 

 made us realize how old some 

 of the unit heaters were. See- 

 ing proof that nothing lasts 

 forever, we decided to budget 

 a replacement program. (One 

 benefit from our decision is 

 the higher efficiency of the 

 new unit.) 



A winter to forget. Don't let 

 it come back to haunt you. ^^ 



Seattle Mercantile 

 Exchange — A Commodity 

 Exchange for the 

 Nursery Industry 



For more than a century, the Chi- 

 cago Board of Trade and approxi- 

 mately eight regional commodity 

 exchanges have traded contracts on 

 agricultural products ranging from 

 coffee to soy beans. Even cotton 

 has its own exchange. Now one 

 more commodity has been added 

 to the list. 



Seattle Mercantile Exchange 

 (SME), formed exclusively for the 



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