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Farm Systems: Designing an Effective Transplant System

11/22/2014

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Title
Transplant Production Systems

Overview
Greenhouse-grown vegetable transplants are an important part of a successful vegetable farm, and the systems you use for everything from transplant trays and benches to the transplanter you use to set your crop in the field have a significant impact on the quality of your transplants and the cost of producing them. Chris Blanchard will present a review of transplant systems on farms throughout the Upper Midwest.

Outline
1. Growing Trays
2. Seeding
3. Germination
4. Benches
5. Irrigation
6. Fertilization
7. Hardening Off
8. Setting Out
9. Three Cool Things

Series
In The Field

Topics
Production, Systems, Transplants

Audience
All Farmers

Length
45 - 90 minutes

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    Workshop Topics:
    Business
    Finances
    Food Safety
    Irrigation
    Labor
    Management
    Marketing
    Post Harvest Handling
    Pricing
    Production
    Records Management
    Risk Management
    Scaling Up
    Season Extension
    Systems
    Transplants
    Value Added

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