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130th Annual UVM Fruit Program and VTFGA Conference
Friday, February 20, 2026 | 8:45am-3:30pm American Legion HallMiddlebury, VT
Please join us on February 20th, 2026 at the American Legion Hall in Middlebury. Come spend the day speaking with other growers and vendors and learning from a packed agenda of topics and speakers. Attendance to this conference includes 3 Pesticide Credits.
The full UVM Fruit Program agenda is here https://go.uvm.edu/26uvmvtfgaagenda
Conference Registration and/or Renew Your VTFGA Membership Dues
2026 Agenda
- 8:45 Update from the University Dr. Terence Bradshaw, UVM Fruit Program
- 9:00 News from the Pollinator Support Program Laura Johnson, UVM Extension
- 9:20 Vendor spotlight
- 9:25 Update from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Steve Dwinell, Director, Division of Plant Industry Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- 9:55 Vendor spotlight
- 10:00 Modern Best Practices for Disease Management in Apples Elizabeth Garofalo, UMASS Extension
- 10:45 Vendor spotlight
- 10:50 Getting the Most out of NEWA Dr. Terence Bradshaw, UVM Fruit Program 11:35 Business meeting
- 11:50 Lunch Discussion topic: Apple Thinning Programs- What Works for You?
- 1:00 Thinning the Multi-Cultivar Orchard Dr. Terence Bradshaw, UVM Fruit Program and James Wargo, Valent U.S.A. LLC
- 1:45 Vendor spotlight
- 1:50 Managing you IPM Information with Farmable Dr. Terence Bradshaw, UVM Fruit Program and Casey Darrow, Green Mountain Orchards
- 2:05 Vendor spotlight
- 2:10 Business Planning Considerations Elisa Clancy, UVM Extension Farm Viability Program
- 2:35 Vendor spotlight
- 2:40 Telling Your Farm’s Story through Interactive Marketing Andy Chamberlin UVM Extension Agriculture Engineering Program and Producer, The Farmer’s Share Podcast
- 3:15 Evaluation and adjourn