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Extension presents workshops
University of Idaho Extension will present the "North Idaho Agricultural Outlook and Marketing Workshop" on Thursday, February 28 at the Red Lion Hotel in Lewiston, Idaho. The purpose is to help area farmers and ranchers strengthen their marketing skills and understand the market conditions they will be facing in 2019. The workshop will be open for registration at 8:30 am and the program begins at 9:00 am. The workshop is open to all interested individuals. The workshop will feature six agricultural economists from the UI Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. They will address a wide range of topics including global and U.S. ag export outlook, Idaho agricultural outlook, wheat outlook and carryover analysis, input cost trends, barley, forage and cattle outlooks, marketing tools for 2019 and more. The USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council will present the pulse situation and outlook. The workshop also features a weather outlook from Russ Quails, the Idaho State Climatologist. A panel of local lenders will cover farm credit and financial services outlook. Marketing decisions can make or break a farm financial year. While participation in this workshop won't guarantee success, it can certainly provide information and tools to make better decisions. The workshop is sponsored by Banner Bank, Columbia Bank, NW Farm Credit, and Zions Bank and supported by University of Idaho Extension. The registration fee for the workshop is $15 which includes coffee breaks, buffet lunch and workshop materials. Attendance is limited to the first 50 registrants so reserve your spot early! To register for the workshop or request more information, please call the Lewis County Extension Office at 208-937-2311 or lewis@uidaho.edu You may also FAX your registration to 208-937-9605. These classes ate brought to you by University of Idaho Extension, a cooperative effort of the University of Idaho;, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Idaho counties. To enrich education through diversity, the University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affiliative action employer and educational organization. We offer our programs to persons regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Ken Hart by February 25 at 208-791-2515 or khart@Suidaho.edu. University of Idaho Extension is offering: How to Control Ventenata & Other Annual Grasses Ventenata and other annual grasses can spread readily in hay fields, pastures, and rangelands. These grasses reduce forage quality for livestock and compete with beneficial vegetation. Additionally, annual grasses can pose challenges for control as many herbicides that affect annual grasses can be detrimental to the perennial forage grasses they are growing with. This program will cover the identification of annual grasses and effective approaches for controlling them, including herbicide treatments. Tuesday, March 5, 2019, from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm, at the Extension office, 2200 Michigan Ave., Orofino, Idaho. Sign-In begins at 6:30pm. Agenda 6:30pm Sign-In 7:00 pm Welcome & Introduction, Bill Warren, UI Extension 7:10 pm How to Control Ventenata and Other Annual Grasses, Tim Prather, UI Extension 8:10 pm Evaluation 8:15 pm Close Cost is $15.00 per person. Call the UI Extension office at 208-476-4434 or email clearwater@uidaho.edu to register or request detailed program information. Pre-registration is highly encouraged to ensure seating availability and to help us plan for handouts and refreshments. |
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