Learn how to prepare a safe, indoor space for baby chicks.

Learn how to select and transport chicks.

Understand the care that chicks need from day-old to six weeks old.

Learn how and when to use formic acid, or Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) to kill varroa mite pests.

The BCS Safety Checklist introduces growers to a BCS machine and roto-tiller attachment. Staff will use hands-on demonstration to show farmers how to operate machines and attachments.

Learn how to use cover crops in vegetable production and other crop rotation schedules. This lesson covers three major types of cover crops (mustards, legumes, and ‘other’), and the potential

Learn about crop insurance for catastrophic crop failures. Includes basic concepts and vocabulary related to insurance and an itroduction to USDA’s Whole Farm Revenue Protection.

Learn about the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) crop insurance program. Learn about eligibility, cost, the application process, required farming practices and record keeping.

The Crop Production Manual includes basic growing information and visuals for many common crops. The manual was designed in New England and could be adapted for warmer climates.

This is a lesson for identifying a new farmer’s English skills, particularly related to farming and selling produce. This lesson includes a series of activities to test English comprehension and