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New Crops, New Systems - UMass Field Day 2010

 

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2010 Vegetable, Field, & Energy Crops Field Day
New Crops, New Systems

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
UMass Crops Research and Education Farm
89 – 91 River Road North, South Deerfield, MA.

Hosted by UMass Center for Agriculture, UMass Extension Vegetable and Crops, Dairy, Livestock Programs, and the College of Natural Sciences.

Come and discover innovative ways to diversify your farm and farming practices. Learn about 30+ research projects being explored.

This event is free and open to the public. Come for as many tours as your schedule allows.

Five themed tours will run concurrently throughout the day, each featuring several research presentations. All tours are offered twice.

1. Cropping Systems and Livestock
2. New Crops and Cropping Systems
3. Zone Tillage & Soil Amendments for Vegetables and Grain
4. Energy and Rotation Crops
5. Vegetable Medley

For more details about each tour, please see our Field Day Brochure

Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register please email or phone :

Email: umassvegetable@umext.umass.edu
Phone: 413-545-3696

Please indicate how many people are coming from your farm or organization.

Directions:

Click on the following for directions using Google Maps:

89-91 River Road North, South Deerfield, MA



 

 

 

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