51st Delta Farm Forum scheduled for March 4

The 51st annual Delta Farm Forum will take place Saturday, March 4, in Delta Junction.

The forum is a community event combined with an update on local agricultural information. The forum begins at 9 a.m. in the Delta High School small gym and will run until 4 p.m.

Producers, researchers and representatives from businesses and agricultural agencies will give presentations. Topics include pest management, the Alaska Grain Reserve, Golden Valley Electric Association’s Delta Farm 3-Phase Power Project, grazing, soil health, and herbicide trials.

A potluck lunch is scheduled at noon. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District co-sponsor the forum.

For more information, contact the district at 907-895-6279 or Phil Kaspari at the Delta Junction Cooperative Extension Service office at 907-895-4215 or pnkaspari@alaska.edu.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Kaspari. 

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