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North Country Crop Congresses to be held Feb. 2 in Canton

Posted 1/31/17

CANTON — One of the 2017 North Country Crop Congresses will be held Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Best Western University Inn, 90 E. Main St. Registration opens at 10 a.m., and the Congress will begin …

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North Country Crop Congresses to be held Feb. 2 in Canton

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CANTON — One of the 2017 North Country Crop Congresses will be held Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Best Western University Inn, 90 E. Main St. Registration opens at 10 a.m., and the Congress will begin at 10:30.

The event will include a presentation on Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded field trials of late summer-planted oats as a forage option. Weed control management, neonicotinoid seed treatment restrictions, and crop insurance presentations are also on the agenda. There is a fee to attend this event. Call 315-788-8450 or 315-854-1218 for more information.

Crop Congresses feature updates on research projects funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program. The program provides small grants for on-farm research and technical assistance projects in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

More than 100 regional farmers serve on the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program committee that identifies and prioritizes research and technical assistance projects for attention in the six northernmost counties of New York State.

Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State and administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Project results are posted online at www.nnyagdev.org.