STILLWATER, Me. —University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Field Day on Monday, July 27. Designed for farmers, crop advisers and other members of the agricultural community, the event will take place at Rogers Farm, UMaine's 100-acre forage and crops research facility, located on Bennoch Road in Stillwater. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and events will run until 12:30 p.m. This free event will feature talks on many agricultural topics. Participants will receive one pesticide certification credit and three Certified Crop Adviser credits. For more information,contact Ellen Mallory at 207-581-2942 or John Jemison at 207-581-3241.
UMaine agricultural researchers and Extension faculty members will present their field research on vegetables, grains, and forages. Specific topics will include bread wheat and specialty potato production issues, weed management tools for small-scale vegetable producers, organic fertilizers for sweet corn, and feed and forage rotations for organic dairies. Students from the Black Bear Food Guild will also talk about their community-supported agriculture project.
Presentations will be offered by: Eric Gallandt, associate professor of weed ecolog yand management; John Jemison, Extension water quality specialist; Rick Kersbergen, Extension educator in Waldo County; Lauren Kolb, graduate student in weed ecology; Ellen Mallory, Extension sustainable agriculture specialist; and Marianne Sarrantonio, associate professor of sustainable crop production, in addition to students and members of the Black Bear Food Guild.
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