9 a.m. to 12 noonNH Agricultural Experiment Station Research: Improving Stakeholders Bottom Line

Hale

Writing Rural NH Stark

USDA – Farm Service Agency Pierce

Wholesaling to Restaurants, Supermarkets, Schools and Institutions: Opportunities and Challengesy

Frost/Hawthorne

10 to 11:30 a.m.Barn Preservation Success Stories

Dartmouth

10 a.m. to 12 noonWinter Farmers MarketDiscussion Panel

Webster

1 to 2:30 p.m. How & Why NH Got aDepartment of Agriculture

Stark

1 to 3 p.m. NH Food: CultivatingCommunication, Collaboration and Change

Pierce

1 to 4 p.m. Women in Agriculture Webster

Accessing Business Capital: Pathways to Successful Financial Relationships

Dartmouth

3 to 5 p.m. The Social Black Bear:What Bears Have Taught Me About Being Human

Frost/Hawthorne

4 to 6 p.m.. Chainsaw Maintenance Hale�

Educational Sessions and MeetingsSpecialthankstoOurExpoHallSponsor:

Map of Exposition Room Locations

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Friday, 2/7/14 • Trade Show Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

20142014Celebrating

NH’s Commitment to Agriculture,

Education & Forestry

Celebrating

NH’s Commitment to Agriculture,

Education & Forestry

Center of NH -Radisson Hotel Manchester

700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

$7.00 AdmissionChildren 15 and under Free!

www.nhfarmandforestexpo.org #nhffe @NHFarmandForest

FridayFebruary 7, 2014 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SaturdayFebruary 8, 20149 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Come to our FARMO booth on the Expo Floor and pick up your game card to play this Bingo - type game. You’ll learn about NH farming and forestry from our Expo experts, and win prizes! It’s fun – and easy – something for the whole family to do together!

FARMO is brought to you by NH Agriculture in the Classroom.

F Farm & Forest

A Animals

R Rural Characters

MMillions of Laughs

O Obvious Fun!

~ FARMO ~

Visit Booths #105 and #107 to bidon silent auction items throughout the Expo!

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PresentingSponsors:UNH Cooperative Extension

Taylor HallDurham, NH 03824

www.extension.unh.eduJohn E. Pike, Dean & Director

NH Division of Forests & LandsPO Box 1856

Concord, NH 03301www.nhdfl.org

Brad W. Simpkins, Interim Director

NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food

P.O. Box 2042Concord, NH 03302-2042www.agriculture.nh.gov

Lorraine S. Merrill, Commissioner

Check out our various demonstrations on the Expo Floor.

Volunteer staffing provided by the Granite State Ambassadors www.nhgsa.com

Bring 2 non-perishable food items to the Expo and receive $1 off admission. Benefits NH Food Bank.

Forcompletesessiondescriptions,pleasevisitwww.nhfarmandforestexpo.org

Saturday, 2/8/14 • Trade Show Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Educational Sessions and Meetings

9 to 10:30 a.m. Introduction to BeefHale

9 a.m. to 12 noon Whole Farm Planning forSpecialty Crops

Pierce

9:30 a.m. to 12 noon NH Dairy Goat Seminar –Milk Sanitation Webster

Equine Discovery –Live Demonstration

ExpoConcourse

10 to 11 a.m. Starting Plants from Seeds Stark

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon New Hampshire Maple Rules Proposed Changes: Comment Session

Hale

12 to 1:30 p.m. Backyard Maple Sugaring – How to Make Your Own Syrup

Stark

12:30 to 3:30 p.m. New, Young and BeginningFarmer Rap Session

Pierce

1 to 2 p.m. Restoration of the AmericanChestnut Tree

Hale

2 to 4 p.m. “Mind Your Own Beeswax” – Another Gift of the Bee. Stories of Bees, Wax and Candles Fit For the Pope

Stark

Annual Awards Ceremony and ReceptionNetworking begins at 6 p.m.; Program begins at 6:30 p.m.

in Salon A

The Annual Awards Ceremony recognizes industry leaders and their contributions over the past year. The following

awards will be presented at the 2014 event:

• Andrew L. Felker Memorial Award for leadership in promoting the growth and prosperity of New Hampshire

agriculture.

• Fred E. Beane Memorial Award for fair, accurate and ef-fective reporting of news and issues impacting farming and

forestry in the state.

• Farms of Distinction, a program of the NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food that annually recognizes those New Hampshire Farms that go the extra mile to keep their busy farmsteads neat and attractive, thereby portraying a

positive image for New Hampshire agriculture.

• Green Pastures Dairy Farm of the Year program show-cases outstanding dairy farms throughout New England.

The 2013 New Hampshire winners will be introduced and presented with a farm sign.

• The Tree Farmer of the Year Award is presented to a landowner who has shown exceptional forest management

in the Tree Farm Program.

Exhibitors are asked to RSVP to info@nhfarmandforestexpo.org by

1/28/14

2014 Trade Show Exhibitors (as of 11/1/13; for a complete list of exhibitors, please visit www.nhfarmandforestexpo.org)

4-H Claws, Paws and Hooves brings animals to our Expo Floor. Come support our state’s 4-H kids and the good work they are doing!

Visit NH Fish & Game’s display on the Expo Floor.

Forcompletesessiondescriptions,pleasevisitwww.nhfarmandforestexpo.org

4-H FoundationMoiles House, 180 Main StreetDurham, NH 03824(603) 862-2187

A&B Barns129 Sheep Davis RoadConcord, NH 03301(800) 267-0506

AG Structures96 Old Turnpike RoadSalisbury, NH 03268(603) 648-2888

Acadia Insurance Company4 Bedford FarmsBedford, NH 03110(603) 656-1304

Bee Tree Farm & The NH Honey Bee138A Alstead Hill RoadGilsum, NH 03448(603) 354-8019

Ben’s Pure Magic Maple Sugar Products LLC83 Webster HighwayTemple, NH 03084(603) 562-6595

Blue Seal FeedsPO Box 1081Upton, MA 01568(508) 447-3417

Casella Organics4 Chenell Drive, Suite 200Concord, NH 03301(603) 228-6482

Center Hill Barns, LLC Box 262Epsom, NH 03234(603) 798-5087

College of Life Science and Agriculture and the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment StationG15D Rudman Hall; 46 College RoadDurham, NH 03824(603) 862-2809

East Coast Lumber & Building Supply Co., Inc.PO Box 530East Hampstead, NH 03826(603)329-8089

Farm Credit East ACA2 Constitution DriveBedford, NH 03110(603) 472-3554

Farm Family Life and Casualty Insurance Companies297 Sheep Davis RoadConcord, NH 03301(603) 223-6686

Farms & Barns, RE, LLCPO Box 719 New Boston, NH 03070 (603) 487-3010

Fort Mountain Trucking/ JC Eames Timber Harvesters168 Granite Street Allenstown, NH 03275 (603) 485-4459

Frost Farm Service Inc.PO Box 546Greenville, NH 03048(603) 878-2384

Granite State Association of FFAPO Box 2042Concord, NH 03302(603) 271-2832

Granite State Dairy PromotionPO Box 2042; 25 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3696

Guaraldi Agency21 Bank Street Lebanon, NH 03766 (603) 448-3250

Iberdrola Renewables, LLC2 Radnor Corporate Center; Ste. 200 Radnor, PA 19037 (440) 448-9164

Jesse Remington High School19 Stevens Lane Candia, NH 03034 (603) 483-5664

Knoxland Equipment25 Old Warner Lane Warner, NH 03278 (603) 746-5260

Mack’s Apples230 Mammoth Road Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 434-7619

Nelson Tractor Ltd.521 Old Stoddard RoadNelson, NH 03457(603) 847-3321

New England Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (NEAOBA)38 Garland Road Strafford, NH 03884 (603) 969-5574

New England Farmers Union5 State Street; PO Box 226 Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 (413) 625-3051

New Hampshire Farm Bureau295 Sheep Davis Road Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-1934

NH Farmers Market Association749 N. River Road Milford, NH 03055 (603) 673-5792

New Hampshire Fish & Game11 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3211

New Hampshire Food Bank/ Recipe for Success700 East Industrial Park Drive Manchester, NH 03109 (603) 669-9725

New Hampshire Giant Pumpkin Growers Association6 South Mast Street Goffstown, NH 03045

New Hampshire Historic Agricultural Structures Committee19 Pillsbury Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3559

NH Made539 Calef Hwy - Route 125; Office #104 Epping, NH 03042 (603) 679-9800

New Hampshire Maple Producers28 Peabody Road Londonderry, NH 03038 (603) 432-8427

New Hampshire Pork Producers206 Currier Road Hill, NH 03243 (603) 934-8146

New Hampshire Preservation AlliancePO Box 268 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-2281

New Hampshire Sheep & Wood Grower’s Association656A Main Street Keene, NH 03431 (603) 355-7691

New Hampshire State Grange295 Loudon Road Pittsfield, NH 03263 (603)435-5127

New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association54 Portsmouth Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-9699

New Hampshire Trappers Association403 Bible Hill Road Claremont, NH 03743 (603) 690-1011

New Hampshire Veterinary Medical AssociationPO Box 4017 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 774-8021

NH-VT Christmas Tree Association99 Talent Road Litchfield, NH 0302 (603) 882-8012

North Country Tractor, Inc.PO Box 3543 Concord, NH 03302 (603) 848-7989

Northeast Organic Farming Association of NH84 Silk Farm Road Concord, NH 03301 (603)224-5022

OESCO, Inc.PO Box 540Conway, MA 01341(413) 369-4335

Owens Corning60 Shawmut Road Canton, MA 02021 (339) 502-5172

Poulin Grain, Inc.24 Railroad Square Newport, VT 05855 (802) 334-6731

Resource Management, Inc. 1171 NH Rte. 175 Holderness, NH 03245 (603) 536-8900

Sanborn Mills Farm7097 Sanborn RoadLoudon, NH 03307(603) 435-7314

Sawmill & Woodlot PO Box 408Belfast, ME 04915(207) 338-0300

Small & Beginner Farmers of NH 206 Currier Road Hill, NH 03243 (603) 934-8146

Society for the Protection of NH Forests 54 Portsmouth Street Concord, NH 03301 (603)224-9945

Suffolk Saw of New England/MQSHARP 33 Gaudet Drive Belmont, NH 03220 (603) 528-3797

The Richards Group 48 Harris PlaceBrattleboro, VT 05301(802) 254-6016

The VT/NH Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation705 Spear Street South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 999-8706

The Word - The Universal Spirit.430 Old County Road Deering, NH 03244 (603)464-5770

Townline Equipment Sales Inc.PO Box 300Plainfield, NH 03781(603) 675-6347

Usborne Books and More10 Highland Street Hudson, NH 03051 (603) 321-6643

UNH Cooperative Extension59 College Road, Taylor Hall Durham, NH 03824 (630) 862-1564

UNH Cooperative Extension, Natural Resources - Forestry & Wildlife131 Main Street, Nesmith Hall, Room 213 Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-3883

UNH-Thompson School of Applied ScienceCole Hall, 291 Mast RoadDurham, NH 03824(603) 862-3115

USDA Farm Service Agency53 Pleasant Street; Room 1601Concord, NH 03301(603) 224-7941

USDA, NASS53 Pleasant Street: Room 2100Concord, NH 03301(603) 224-9639

USDA - Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service 2 Madbury Road Durham, NH 03824 (603) 868-9931

Victory Aquaponics LLC17 Brewster Road Londonderry, NH 03053 (781) 974-0908

Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCOne New Hampshire Avenue; Suite 100 Portsmouth, NH 03801 (800) 422-1030

Wellscroft Fence Systems, LLC167 Sunset Hill Road Harrisville, NH 03450 (603) 827-3464

Wood-Mizer LLC81810 W. 10th Ct.Indianapolis, IN 46214(317) 271-1542

Silent Auction During Awards Ceremony

18 U.S.C. 707