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Central Massachusetts Dairy Producers Association UMass Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment Massachusetts Dept. of Agricultural Resources USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA - Farm Service Agency |
Come and join us for a great event and dinner!!
Twilight Barn Meeting
Thursday, July 26, 2018
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Hosted by: Rogers Farm
2301 Southbridge Road, Warren, MA 01083
5:30 - Registration and Social
6:00 - Welcome and Farm Tour
6:50 - MDAR Commissioner John Lebeaux
7:00 - Recent innovative practices on integrated cover crops and no-till system.
Panel Discussion.
Agency Updates:
7:45- Clean Energy Extension. Zara Dowling
7:55 - Massachusetts Farm Energy Program (MFEP). Gerry Polano.
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources
8:10 - Massachusetts Nutrient Regulations Updates. Hotze Wijnja.
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources
8:20- RMA Update. Tom Smiarowski and Paul Russell
8:25 - NRCS Update, Bob Purcell
8:30- FSA Update, Kip Graham
8:35 - Dinner and Social
9:00 - Adjourn
For more information, contact Masoud Hashemi at (413) 545-1843 masoud@umass.edu or Alexa Smychkovich (asmychko@umass.edu) (413) 545-5221
For directions to Rogers Farm visit https://www.google.com/maps/dir//2301+Southbridge+Rd,+Warren,+MA+01083/@42.1676962,-72.1478716,17z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e6bb4a4c7864b5:0x5cee179cc0c29735!2m2!1d-72.1456829!2d42.1676962
