Organic Soil Management Meeting March 5th in Lancaster

Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Iowa County Extension Agriculture Agent

UW Extension In Grant and Iowa Counties and Southwest Technical College co-hosting a soil management workshop for transitioning and certified organic farmers on March 5, 2007 at the Grant County Extension Office in Lancaster. The program will run from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Interested area farmers are invited to attend.

The program will feature a panel of speakers, including Marlin Carl, Stitzer area hay and grain farmer, Tom Weaver, Certified Crop Advisor and dairy nutritionist with KOW Consulting, Cuba City, and Kevin Shelley, UW Area Nutrient & Pest Management Specialist and organic grain farmer in Dane County. Each panelist will relate their experiences and viewpoints on managing soils for organic production.

There is no charge to attend. However, pre-registration for the meeting is requested to ensure that we have enough resource materials available for those who attend. Please contact Ted Bay in Grant County at (608) 723-2125, Rhonda Gildersleeve in Iowa County at (608) 935-0391, or Kevin Raisbeck, SW Technical College at (800) 362-3322, ext. 2741 to register your attendance.

Click on the following link to see the flyer:

soil mgt flyer.pdf