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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Fwd: [rrannouncements] Fwd: UI CALS News: "Small" Farmers Will Learn to Meet Big Challenges Jan. 8 in Caldwell
  • Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:16:11 -0700


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>>December 6, 2004
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>>
>>
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>>Contact: Kevin Laughlin at (208) 377-2107 or laughlin@uidaho.edu or
>>communications specialist Marlene Fritz at (208) 384-0649 or
>>mfritz@uidaho.edu in Boise.
>>
>>
>>"Small" Farmers Will Learn to Meet
>>Big Challenges Jan. 8 in Caldwell
>>
>>CALDWELL, Idaho-Small-scale farmers, small-acreage landowners and
>>small-flock sheep producers who want to improve their production,
>>marketing and processing skills are invited to "Meeting the Big
>Challenges
>>of Small-Acreage Farming" Jan. 8 in Caldwell.
>>
>>Co-sponsored by University of Idaho Extension and Albertson College of
>>Idaho, this conference is designed for Treasure Valley participants with
>>traditional, sustainable or organic operations. They can attend
>>presentations in any of four tracks: diagnosing insect problems, managing
>>insects on small acreages, marketing small-acreage products or the
>>Southwest Idaho Sheep Symposium.
>>
>>Ron Bitner, a Caldwell pollination and pest-management consultant and
>>premium wine-grape grower, will address the Idaho Preferred Products
>>Luncheon at 11:45 a.m. He will describe his 24-year evolution from simply
>>growing grapes to contracting their production and-more recently-to
>>developing retail channels.
>>
>>Pre-registration by Jan. 3 is $25 for adults and $15 for youth ages
>12-18.
>>It includes handouts, refreshments and lunch. Un-preregistered walk-ins
>>will be charged an additional $20. The Jan. 8 conference will be held in
>>the Simplot Dining Hall at Albertson College of Idaho beginning at 7:30
>>a.m. and concluding at 5:00 p.m.
>>
>>Two in-depth, technical super-seminars, intended for agency
>>representatives, full-time farmers and other professionals, will precede
>>the conference on Jan. 7. One super-seminar will cover Pacific Northwest
>>insect identification and the life cycles, biology and management of
>>mosquitoes, Mormon crickets and blackflies. It will be held at the UI
>>Caldwell Research and Extension Center, 16952 S. 10th Ave., from 8 a.m.
>to
>>5:30 p.m. The other, which focuses on lamb marketing, is slated for the
>UI
>>Business and Technology Incubator, 1908 E. Chicago St., Caldwell. Both
>are
>>limited to 30 participants. Cost is $75 by Jan. 3 or $110 on Jan. 7,
>space
>>permitting. Pesticide and organic certification credits are available.
>>
>>For more information, call the Ada County Extension Office at 377-2107 in
>>Boise or click on www.ag.uidaho.edu/sustag/SmallFarms.
>>
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>>mf-12/06/04

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