Extension Sustainable Agriculture Field Day in Stillwater July 10
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Field Day on Thursday, July 10 at UMaine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center on Rt. 16 in Stillwater.
Activities will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 1:30 p.m. General subject areas will include Energy Efficiency and Energy Production, Ecological Weed Management and Local Feed Production.
Extension faculty members will address the following subjects:
– Status of energy crops in Maine: How much nitrogen does canola need?
– Alternative Organic Nitrogen Sources for Triticale and Sweet Corn
– Reevaluating Cover Crops with Rising Fuel and Fertilizer Costs
– Enhancing the Solar Capabilities of Greenhouses
– Organic Forage and Small Grain Production (two miles away at Smith Farm)
Other UMaine experts will discuss issues related to weed management.
For more information, please contact Gale Clendenning at 1-800-870-7270.