Event Details

Date

June 28, 2016

Time

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m,

Location

Livingston County Office of Emergency Management
3360 Gypsy Lane
Mount Morris, NY 14510

Host

Natural Resources Conservation Service
Heath Eisele
585-343-9167 Ext. 11


Edge of Field, Not To Be Overlooked - But To Be Understood

June 28, 2016


For: Farrners, Conservation Planners/Technicians, Farm Consultants, Support Agencies, Academia, and Local Representatives.


Featured Speakers:
Ben Schmidt - USDA-NRCS
Peter Wright - PRO-DAIRY
Larry Geohring - Cornell University
Brett Hayhurst - USGS


* Come prepared for the weather - we will be taking a sneak peak of the monitoring equipment in the field.


CCA Credits

S & W - 2.0
NM - 0.5
PD - 0.5


Edge of Field Flyer (PDF; 1348KB)


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