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It's very generous of Haygrove owners to host these meetings but remember - they are growers and they are busy. Please don't abuse their generosity by contacting them directly. If you have immediate questions, please call 866-HAYGROVE |
USA "GROWER TO GROWER" FIELD DAYS 2008 Haygrove's "Grower to Grower" meetings provide an excellent opportunity to visit a Haygrove tunnel and learn how it increased the owner’s bottom line. The meetings begin with a Haygrove representative explaining how Haygroves differ from other tunnels, because lower cost isn’t the only difference. The tunnel owner then discusses his production methods and results, followed by a question and answer period that always turns into a valuable discussion between the grower, the attendees and the Haygrove rep. Grower to Grower meetings are often all-day events that feature guest speakers on related tunnel topics such as variety selection, tissue analysis, plant nutrition, insect control, disease control, irrigation, etc. A free lunch is included but pre-registration is required because we need an accurate lunch count. The best way to learn why Haygroves are more profitable than other tunnels is to ask the growers who own them! These meetings provide a wealth of practical information and your only investment is a small amount of time. Check the dates and locations below and please attend as many meetings as you can. |
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June 7, 1:00 PM Kansas State University Horticulture Research and Extension Center at Olathe. The center is West of Olathe on 135th St. 1. We will meet in comfortable inside facilities, air conditioned, and listen to a very informative program by Pat Byers and Ted Carey on the production of fruit in High Tunnels 2. Marketing your Fruit Crop, a excellent and worthy program by Vincent Amanor-Boadu, you can grow it but what our your options of turning the crop into money making profit 3. Roundtable discussion on marketing through Retail outlets. Is this your option, an assured location of moving a large amount of your products at a known price? What do you have to do to serve this market? 4. Tour of K-Sate Fruit & Vegetable under High Tunnels and open fields 5. A short drive to Gieringer Orchard to view his Peach Orchard and Farm 6. And then a Barbeque Dinner with your fellow fruit and vegetable growers Join us, bring the family and friends. Have a great day with your Kansas fellow growers. Registration form here |
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June 10, 6 PM Walnut Springs Farm 3910 Blue Ball Rd Elkton MD 21921 (map) Molly Brumbley Molly and her father, Phil Johnson, joined our first tour of Haygrove Fruit in the UK. Molly was impressed with the tunneled cherries and joined the second tour to learn more. As a result, she now has 2 acres of Haygroves over cherries. The majority of the trees were planted in 2005, the remainder in 2006. Tunnels were constructed fall 2006 and first skinned spring 2007 (small crop year). Numerous varieties were planted to stagger the harvest dates for the U-pick operation - Rynbrandt, Black York, Attika, Heldefingen, Lapins, Benton, White Gold and Blushing Gold, all on Gisela 5 rootstock. A high density spacing (6' x 8') was used with a 10' tractor alley in each bay which provided 581 trees per acre. |
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June 12, 6 PMTerhune Orchard 330 Cold Soil Rd Princeton NJ (map) Gary Mount Gary covered 1 acre of sweet cherries and another 1.1 acre in 2008. |
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June 13, 9 AM to 3 PM (lunch registration required by June 6) Riverview Produce 284 Zook Lane Leola PA 17540 (map) Aaron Zook Aaron purchased 1/3 acre of Haygroves in 2005 and added another 2/3 acre in 2007. He's an organic grower producing Romaine lettuce and heirloom tomatoes marketed through Lancaster Farm Fresh, an organic co-op. In addition to the Haygrove speaker, Dave Mattocks (Fertrell - natural fertilizer) will speak on proper fertilizer programs for organic and sustainable growers. Casey Spacht (Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op) will discuss marketing through a co-op. In addition Steve Bogash, from Penn State University extension will speak on Nutrition: major and micro, tissue analysis & pest control: weeds, insect and disease. Lunch will be provided if you call 866-HAYGROVE and register by June 6. Arrive early and plan to stay until 3 PM. Please bring a lawn chair. |
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June 17, 9 AM - 3 PM Green Meadow Farm 8607 West 68th Street Fremont, MI 49412 (map) Robert Byler Robert Byler covered one acre of tomatoes and squash in 2007 and currently is growing squash and zucchini in his tunnels. He’s planning to follow them with a late crop of tomatoes. Speakers will include Gary Schaeffer, Phoenix Technology, Lawrence KS (soil and plant health), Ralph Cramer, Elizabethtown PA (Haygrove eastern US manager), Jacob Hochstetler, Marion MI (cover cropping) and Robert Byler on growing tomatoes, summer squash and zucchini in Haygroves. Lunch will be provided. Please bring a lawn chair. |
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June 17 – 6 PM Melicks Town Market 170 Old Turnpike Rd Oldwick NJ Peter Melick Peter covered 1/2 acre in 2005 and grows a variety of crops. |
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June 23, 10 AM - 4 PM Fahrmeier Bros. Produce 9374 Mitchell Trail Lexington MO 64067 (map) Brandon and Brett Fahrmeier The Fahrmeier Field Day will be held on June 23, with registration from 9-10 am and the field day from 10 am through 4pm at the Fahrmeier Family Farm in Lexington, Mo. Cost of the field day is $10 per person if pre-registered and $15 if registered the day of the event. Registration will include lunch and media will have complementary admittance. “This is the second year for the field day, as we started the event in order to give back to growers willing to learn about the industry and to thank growers that have shared information with us in the past,” said Brandon Fahrmeier. “We try to be very progressive and find it beneficial to share knowledge as well as learn from other growers. High tunnels have changed our business and made us better growers, making it easier to grow high quality products for local farmers’ markets and grocery stores.” more |
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July 9, 9 AM - 3 PM (lunch registration required by July 2) Cedar Meadow Farm www.cedarmeadowfarm.com 679 Hilldale Rd Holtwood PA 17532 (map) Steve Groff Steve covered 1 acre of tomatoes in 2003, 1/6 acre of raspberries in 2005 and a second acre of tomatoes in 2007. His best tomato yield was in 2006 when he harvested 44 tons (88,000#) of tomatoes per acre. His previous best was 41.75 tons per acre (83,500#) in 2004, the year several hurricanes raked the eastern seaboard causing tomato prices to soar. Steve's 1/6 acre of fall raspberries have produced well and are now in their fourth year. Among other things, Steve will speak about the yields of both tomato and raspberries in his tunnels. In addition Steve Bogash, from Penn State University extension will speak on Nutrition: major and micro, tissue analysis & Pest control: weeds, insect and disease. Either Ed Weaver or his son Justin, (Weavers Orchards, Morgantown PA), will speak on berries in Haygroves. The Weavers have 4.5 acres of tunnels over raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, tomatoes and other vegetables. Cary Rivard, North Carolina State U., will speak on the tomato grafting trials done on Steve’s farm. Lunch will be provided (if you call 866-HAYGROVE by July 2). Come early and plan on staying until 3pm. |
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July 31 – 7 PM Michigan State University, SWMREC 1791 Hillandale Rd Benton Harbor MI (map) MSU covered one acre of cherries, tomatoes, raspberries and blackberries in 2005. Their research has yielded some impressive results. MSU is also hosting a four day tour of tunnels in England this October. |
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August 2, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM "Farm, Home, and Wildlife Field Day" Auburn University - Chilton Research Center 120 County Rd 756 Clanton, AL 35045 (map) The University has just begun to initiate studies in one of the bays, being fairly new to the Haygrove Family. In the future they will be able to share more information based on work in the Haygrove. However, the Haygrove work being started as part of the tours that participants can take. |
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December 5, 2008 8 AM - 4 PM Haygrove Owners Conference - others welcome Lancaster Farm and Home Center. Our first ever Haygrove owners conference (2007) was a huge success. The program included various size growers speaking on a wide variety of crops and some research reports on tunneled production. Our 2008 conference will follow the same format and include some exhibitors of tunnel related products. We’ll wrap up the day with a round-table discussion. This meeting is a great off-season opportunity to learn from other growers exactly how Haygroves have improved their bottom lines. We have confirmed that Cary Rivard (with North Carolina State University) will discuss grafting tomatoes and give a grafting demonstration. We will project his demo on a large screen so everyone can see exactly how it is done. |
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