Producing Quality Organic Small Grains - Weed Management and Grain Seeding

Wednesday, April 14th, 9:45 to 3:00pm
MOFGA Education Center, Unity, ME

Organized by UMaine Coop. Extension, in partnership with The Kneading
Conference, Heart of Maine RC&D, and Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Assoc.

Agenda
9:45 Registration
10:00 Weed Management for Organic Small Grains: Setting Yourself Up for Success
Eric Gallandt, Univ. of Maine
11:00 Innovative Weed Management Strategies for Small Grains
Lauren Kolb, Univ. of Maine
11:30 Getting a Good Stand: Planting Strategies
Tom Molloy, Univ. of Maine and Andrew Plant, UMaine Coop. Ext.
12:10 Lunch
1:00 Hands-on Session: Calibrating & Seeding with a Grain Drill
Tom Molloy and Andrew Plant
3:00 Wrap Up & Evaluation

1 Pesticide & 4.5 CCA credits available

Pre-registration required – by April 7th.
The cost is $10 per person and includes lunch.
To register online - go to extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu, and click on "Sign up for workshops"
To register by mail – the attached brochure contains a registration form and mailing instructions.

For question regarding registration, call Phoebe Nylund at (207) 581-2892.