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Orleans County NRCD mission is to protect and enhance the soils and waters of Orleans County by providing leadership, education and services for implementation of sound land stewardship practices.

10/30/2026

Is this training for you?

If you grow crops and weather affects your management decisions, yes.

The Weather Network & NEWA Training Day is designed for growers who want to better understand:
🌦️ On-farm weather station set-up
🌦️ Station maintenance
🌦️ Frost risk and protection
🌦️ Pest and disease management
🌦️ Weather-based decision tools
🌦️ Crop timing and management

You don't need to add "weather-data expert" to your resume.

This is a hands-on grower training focused on understanding the tools and putting the information to practical use.

Join Terrence Bradshaw, Director of the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center, on Friday November 6th from 1-3 pm at Cate Hill Orchard in Greensboro

Free to attend.

👉 Register: https://forms.gle/dQvc8wfSro44hyk3A

10/28/2026

Fall at OCNRCD: Leadership Change, Bedded Pack and On-Farm Weather Station Workshops, Program Updates, Supervisor Elections, & FY26 Annual Report - https://mailchi.mp/orleanscountynrcd.org/fall-26-newsletter-18109285

10/28/2026

Tomorrow! Bedded Pack Workshop at Bartlett Family Farm.

If you're considering a bedded pack or looking to improve the one you have, join us from 10 am to 12 pm for a practical, on-farm conversation with farmer Zach Bartlett and NRCS staff.

We'll dig into deep pack management, bedding needs and costs, nutrient management, and lessons learned from a working farm.

The workshop also fulfills the NRCS training requirement for farmers seeking financial assistance for a bedded pack system.

📍 Bartlett Family Farm, 77 Bartlett Farm Rd., Greensboro Bend
🕙 Tomorrow, 10 AM–12 PM

There's still time to RSVP: https://forms.gle/YMQi5y6oWv4Pw8Eg8

10/26/2026

ou don't have to be a data expert to start using weather data on your farm.

Join us at Cate Hill Orchard, a small, certified organic, diverse permaculture farm and sheep dairy where sheep graze, fertilize, and help manage the orchard. Offering Organic apples, fresh-pressed apple and pear c***r, artisanal sheep cheeses, lamb, wool crafts, and vinegar.

We'll explore how growers can use local weather information to better understand conditions in their fields and support decisions around frost, pests, crop protection, and timing.

📅 Friday, November 6 | 1–3 PM
📍 Cate Hill Orchard, Greensboro
💰 Free for growers

👉 Register: https://forms.gle/dQvc8wfSro44hyk3A

10/23/2026

A weather station can tell you the temperature, sure. But it can also help answer much more useful questions.

🌦️ Is frost a risk tonight?
🌦️ Are conditions right for disease development?
🌦️ Are weather conditions favorable for a particular pest?
🌦️ Is now the right time to take action?

That's where on-farm weather data and NEWA models can become valuable management tools.

Join Terence Bradshaw of UVM on November 6th to learn how to install, maintain, and actually use your weather station data.

📍 Cate Hill Orchard, Greensboro
🗓️ November 6 | 1–3 PM
💰 Free

Register: https://forms.gle/dQvc8wfSro44hyk3A

10/21/2026

This week! Come see a bedded pack in action.

Join OCNRCD, farmer Zach Bartlett, CAE, UVM and NRCS staff this Thursday, October 29, from 10 am - 12 pm at Bartlett Family Farm for a practical workshop on managing a successful bedded pack system.

We'll cover bedding calculations, costs, nutrient management, deep pack management, and lessons learned from the farm.

Bonus for farmers pursuing NRCS assistance: this workshop fulfills the recommended training for a bedded pack system.

📍 77 Bartlett FarmRd., Greensboro Bend
📅 Thursday, October 29 | 10 AM–12 PM

Haven't registered yet? RSVP here: https://forms.gle/YMQi5y6oWv4Pw8Eg8

10/21/2026

Weather is part of nearly every farm decision.

On-farm weather data can help growers better understand conditions in their fields and improve timing for frost protection, pest management, and crop care.

At our upcoming training, Terence Bradshaw of UVM will walk through how growers can use weather station data and NEWA tools in practical ways.

📅 November 6 | 1–3 PM
📍 Cate Hill Orchard, Greensboro
💰 Free

👉 Register: https://forms.gle/dQvc8wfSro44hyk3A

10/20/2026

At this Science Matters presentation, experts in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Engineering will provide up- to-date information, answer questions, and affirm community support for legislation to prevent leachate discharge into the Memphremagog watershed.

10/19/2026

What's the most useful thing you can learn before installing a bedded pack?

Sometimes it's the calculation. Sometimes it's the management detail you didn't think to ask about. And sometimes it's simply hearing what another farmer would do differently after living with the system.

That's one reason we're bringing this workshop to Bartlett Family Farm.

Farmer Zach Bartlett will share lessons learned from his own experience, alongside NRCS staff who can help connect the practical pieces to conservation planning and financial assistance.

📅 October 29 | 10 AM–12 PM
📍 Bartlett Family Farm, 77 Bartlett Farm Rd, Greensboro Bend

RSVP: https://forms.gle/YMQi5y6oWv4Pw8Eg8

Address

41 School Street Ste 101
Newport, VT
05855

Telephone

+18026247008

Website

https://www.orleanscountynrcd.org/

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