Farm conference set Jan. 18
Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 1:17 pm
The 2012 Five County Agricultural Conference will be held Jan. 18 at the Upper King and Queen Ruritan Club building in St. Stephens Church.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the conference will adjourn at 2:45 p.m.
The conference will feature presentations by Extension Service specialists on zone-based nitrogen management in corn research, grain marketing and profitability outlook, insects, soybean production update, and other topics.
The afternoon sessions will include a series of presentations for those who are interested in obtaining pesticide applicator recertification; those who do not plan to attend the afternoon sessions are welcome to adjourn following the catered lunch at 12:30 p.m.
For more information about the conference, contact Jim Tate, conservation specialist for the Hanover-Caroline Soil and Water Conservation District, at (804) 537-5225, ext. 110.
