NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



1996 Scholarship 

 Awarded 



This year the New Hampshire Plant 

 Growers' Association offered one 

 $1,000 scholarship. There were six 

 applicants, all of high quality, and 

 the Board's decision was difficult. 



After much deliberation, Jennifer 

 Barton, a student in Adult and Oc- 

 cupational Education planning to 

 seek a position in vocational agri- 

 culture, was chosen. 



"Despite the growing belief that 

 'farming' is a disappearing occupa- 

 tion," Jennifer wrote, "agriculture is 

 a part of everyone's lives and many 

 agricultural industries are growing. 

 Other areas may be evolving with 

 changes in technology and con- 

 sumer demands. This necessitates a 

 need in the vocational classroom to 

 teach not only specific job skills 

 and knowledge, but critical thinking 

 and problem-solving as well " 



"There are many possibilities for 

 me in this field. ..regardless of the 

 role I contribute, I'm excited about 

 my future working in agriculture 

 education." 



Jennifer was presented her check 

 at the Winter Meeting. 



Also, the Winter Meeting was at- 

 tended by a new NHPGA board 

 member, Tim Wolfe of Lake Street 

 Garden Center (LSGC), 37 Lake 

 Street, Salem. The garden center 

 was begun in 1973 by his parents, 

 Frank and Mary Wolfe. Although Tim 

 has often been at LSGC, his place 

 there has recently become more of- 

 ficial as manager of the nursery. 



Being at LSGC, as it changes and 

 grows amid all the changes around it, 

 should give Tim a useful perspective. 



Winter Turf 



Research sponsored by the New En- 



gland Sod Producers Association is 

 looking at the light required to bring 

 fall cut turf grass out of dormancy. 



Implemented by co-participants, 

 Gold Star Sod Farm & Nursery, Can- 

 terbury, and John Roberts, Turf Spe- 

 cialist, UNH Cooperative Extension, 

 three plots — each containing two 

 types of washed turf — bentgrass and 

 Kentucky blue — have been laid out 

 on weed mat in one of the research 

 greenhouses at UNH in Durham. Each 

 plot is under a separate light re- 

 gime — artificial, natural, or shaded. 

 The plots are automatically watered 

 twice a day and mowed when needed. 



The first plots have been har- 

 vested and Tom Ryan, grower at 

 Gold Star and Malcolm McPhail, sales 

 and customer services, have set up a 

 second. February's light is very differ- 

 ent than December's, but a third rep- 

 etition may be set up as well. 



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