Farm Credit East Webinar Nov. 17: H-2A: Getting the Agricultural Workers You Need Legally

Farm Credit East Webinar Nov. 17: H-2A: Getting the Agricultural Workers You Need Legally

Farm Credit East is pleased to cosponsor Harris Beach’s webinar on getting legal ag workers with H-2A on November 17 at 9:00AM. This 90-minute webinar is the second in a series that cover a handful of topics including the 2021 H-2A process, H-2B employer compliance and what constitutes “agricultural” employment. Qualification for H-2A and H-2B, navigating the DOL’s “Single Employer Test” in H-2A and addressing dairy farms and H-2A will also be covered. Click here to register.

Women, Food & Agriculture Network Annual Conference (Virtual) November 6-7

WFAN will host their virtual 2020 conference on the web platform, Whova. Conference participants will gather in a space designed to foster connection and community. We are excited to offer seventeen different workshops, affinity groups, a movie night, yoga sessions, and more! Join them in this time of both reflection and action planning together.

Member Rate: $40 (full access) Non-Member Rate: $50 (full access)

Nov. 4- Dec. 16: Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo 2020 Virtual Webinar Series!

Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo is pleased to announce that they will offer a webinar series this fall, sponsored by New England Floriculture Inc., in order to deliver content relevant to Pesticide Applicator Certification continuing education credits. Although they jad to postpone the Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo to 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, they hope that these webinars will provide important education (and CE credit) for the greenhouse community in 2020. They are currently applying for CE credit from each New England State and New York. 

Registration for the webinars is open! You have the option of paying only $100 for all 6 webinars (per attendee) or $25 each to select just a few. The webinars will be offered weekly from November 4 – December 16 at noon, Eastern Time. Please note that in order to get CE credit, an attendee must have an email address and log in to the webinar as an individual. More information about credits and logistics will be provided as it becomes available at the Pesticide Applicator Credits page.

Click here to learn more or register.

CT NOFA Online Workshop: Site Analysis for Water Management

September 17 at 6 PM, Online workshop for $20 to $25

During this in-depth advanced workshop focused on water management for landscape professionals, Trevor takes us on-site visits across New England, solving issues of erosion, runoff, and on-site water capture.

Click here to register or learn more.

UConn Extension is surveying agricultural producers to determine the impacts of COVID-19 on your agricultural business and what educational programs you need from UConn Extension and our partners as a result of COVID-19.

Click here for survey.

Take advantage of free voluntary guidance to ensure that your produce is grown, harvested and packaged safely. UCONN Extension is offering on-farm informal food safety reviews. This non-regulatory review of produce growing, harvest and packaging will focus on reducing food safety risks. This one-on-one personalized educational review process provides advice, practical suggestions and implementation guidance. Participants in the program are recommended but not required to attend a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training course prior to beginning the review. UCONN is also offering a second type of produce safety review that is less intensive and identifies policies and procedures to improve produce safety. Lastly UCONN will provide resources and support to farms writing food safety plans. To schedule a review or other kind of food safety visit, please contact indu.upadhyaya@uconn.edu or 860-786-8191.