Crop and Soils Field Day in Vermont

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WHAT:  UVM Extension Northwest Annual Crops & Soils Field Day (click link to view detailed flyer)
WHEN:  Thursday, July 23, 2015, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE:  Borderview Research Farm, 146 Line Road, Alburgh, Vermont
COST:  $10 for farmers; $25 for others

Register online at: https://www.regonline.com/cropsfieldday.  If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please call Susan Brouillette at 802-524-6501.

The them of this year’s field day is “Innovation and Diversification.”  Highlights will include:
– Innovative ways to seed cover crops and equipment
– Drone technology to monitor crops
– Heirloom dry beans and grains trials
– Hop fertility and downy mildew management
– Milkweed as a crop
– No-till and manure management
– and more!

On-site registration starts at 9:15 a.m., with the tour of the research trials starting promptly at 10 a.m. The day includes lunch and afternoon equipment demonstrations and info sessions.