christmas tree farms

NHVTCTA 2025 Summer Meeting

Saturday, June 21, 2025
8:30 am - 3 pm

Host Farm

Smith Evergreen Farm
27 Duso Road, Winchester, NH
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Meeting Agenda

8:30-9:00 am: Registration, coffee and donuts

9:00-9:45 am: Business Meeting with review of online farm directory

9:45-10:00 am: Introduction to Evergreen Farm

10:00-11:00 am: Specific quarantines that affect the Christmas Tree Industry and how farmers can comply with them.
Presented by: Morgan Dube NH State Entomologist

11:00-12: Pesticide Safety with Rachel Maccini, UNH Extension Field Specialist, Pesticide Safety Education
This pesticide safety training for Christmas tree growers will be an engaging, hands-on pesticide safety training designed specifically for Christmas tree growers! This interactive program features six rotating stations where you'll work in teams to tackle real-world scenarios - from matching PPE to label instructions and identifying hazards in staged scenes, to responding to spills through roleplay and testing your knowledge in Pesticide Safety Jeopardy. Each activity reinforces safe handling, storage, transport, and emergency response practices, with a special focus on selecting the right PPE based on pesticide labels. Learn, collaborate, and have fun while strengthening your safety skills!

12:00-1:00: Lunch: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Chicken Salad, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Corn bread, Carrott Cake

1:00-3:00: Field Tours and Talks
Topics include: water management, fertilizers and selecting tree species for different soil types

Four NH/VT Pesticides credits will be available for these programs.