Mechanical weed control field day at Rogers Farm Sept. 12

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a mechanical weed control field day 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rogers Farm in Old Town. 

Designed for farmers, crop advisers and others in the agricultural community, this hands-on event will feature tool demonstrations and research results for vegetable and field crop production from local, national and international researchers, as well as company representatives. 

The $20 fee includes lunch if paid by Sept. 5, $30 through Sept. 11, or $40 at the event. Register online. Pesticide certification credits and Certified Crop Adviser credits will be available. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Ellen Mallory, 581.2942; ellen.mallory@maine.edu. More information also is online.

The event is supported by grants from the USDA-NIFA Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative and the Northeastern IPM Center at Cornell University.