| Cereal
School set for Jan. 24
The Prairie Area Cereal School is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Greencreek Community Hall. Registration along with coffee and doughnuts begins at 7:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 8 a.m. The agenda includes a selection of topics about cereal production systems including variety information, pesticides in canola, and weed research. Special topics this year include costs and returns comparisons between direct seed and conventional tillage systems and the dietary benefits and misconceptions of wheat consumption. The Administrators from the Idaho Wheat and Barley Commissions will give an overview of markets, production, research and Commission activities. Two pesticide credits will be available. The sponsored lunch is prepared by the Greencreek Altar Society and is sponsored by the Idaho Wheat and Barley Commissions. Pesticide certification credits and CCA credits will be available. Please preregister no later than Thursday, Jan. 19 by providing you name and phone number to lewis@idaho.edu or call the Lewis County Extension Office at 208-937-2311. All producers, spouses, agri-support personnel and other interested people are welcome and encouraged to attend. This educational program is brought to you by the University of Idaho Extension in cooperation with Lewis and Idaho County Grain Producers, Idaho Wheat and Barley Commissions and the Idaho/Lewis Extension Crops Advisory Committee. |
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