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Oilseed & Grain Growing Workshop at UNH

On Saturday, June 13 from Green Start, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the use and availability of biodiesel, is hosting a workshop entitled “Putting Oilseeds & Grains into your Rotation: Organic No-till and Cover Cropping“.

The  workshop starts at 9:00 AM at Burton Hall on UNH’s Durham campus. The event will feature speakers from the Rodale Institute, the US National Resource Conservation Service and Cooperative Extension agents from UNH and U Maine.

Following the morning workshops there will be farm tours and a display and demonstration of no-till equipment.

To download the registration form, click here.

On Friday, June 12 Green Start will also be hosting a workshop on carbon sequestration and cover-cropping.  “Farming for Carbon in New England - Food and Fuel Policy and Application” is also being held at Burton Hall at UNH.

To download the registration form, click here.

For more information about either of these workshops please visit www.greenstartnh.org or call Barclay Jackson at 603-498-8252 or Suzanne Hebert at 603-862-3200.

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