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2025 Winter Meeting

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: The Rocks, Bethlehem, NH.
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Meeting Agenda

8:15-8:45 am: Registration, coffee, tea and donuts

8:45-9:15 am: Business meeting

9:15-9:30 am: Shawn Jasper, NH Commissioner of Agriculture

9:30-9:45 am: Rick Dungey, Executive Director, Trees for Troops, (ZOOM)

9:45-10:00 am: Marsha Grey, Executive Director, Real Christmas Tree Board (ZOOM)

10:00 - 11:00 am: Disease management of Christmas trees with Isabel Munck
Isabel Munck has a B.S. in Forest Management from Colorado State University and PhD in Plant Pathology from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Munck has served as a forest pathologist for the USDA Forest Service, State, Private and Tribal Forestry since 2010. Within New England and New York, Isabel provides technical support to partners on all aspects of forest pathology and management.

11:00 - 12:00: The Real Answers to Insurance Questions with Adam Ashe
Adam Ashe is the Co-Owner of Ashe Insurance Company. His company carries Cooperative Insurance, covering Farm Insurance and Mini Farm Insurance amongst a host of other polices. Adam will field questions that the audience may have. You are encouraged to bring your questions that you have and instances of past claims that you may have experienced.

12:00-1:00: Lunch: Chicken Parmesan, Baked Ziti, Traditional Caesar Salad, Crispy Garlic Bread and Rolls.

1:00 - 2:00 am: Weed Control Panel Panel discussion with Mike Ahern, Bob White, Steve Hardy, Janice and Aaron Zielfelder

2:00 - 3:00 am: What Fertilizer Should I Use? with Steve Hardy
Steve will cover basic and advanced fertilizer needs for Christmas Tree Plantations. Steve Hardy is President/Owner of L.D. Oliver Seed Co. in Milton VT. He is a Certified Crop Advisor since 2008 specializing in row crops including Christmas Trees and Turf

ATTEND BY ZOOM!

This member meeting will be available to attend online. Registration fee is $30 for in-person or online attendance. If you sign up to attend online, the link information will be sent before the meeting

Pesticide Credits: TBD

REGISTER BY JANUARY 10, 2025

Register Online Here.

Register By Mail: Download and mail the Registration Form here.
Send registration checks to: Make payable to NHVTCTA
Mail To: 91 Main Street, Littleton, NH 03561

Questions or more information:

Contact Veronica at NHVTCTA.
Phone: 603-991-1389
tree@nhvtcta.org