PRESQUE ISLE — Registration is open for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 32nd annual Maine potato conference and trade show, which will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18, and Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center.
The conference is designed for potato producers, farm workers and crop advisers.
Scheduled speakers include UMaine Extension crop and soil specialists, UMaine and UMaine Presque Isle researchers, Maine Board of Pesticides Control representatives, Maine Potato Board staff and McCain Foods agronomists.
Topics include soil health and combating drought, storage practices, technology in agriculture and certified seed results. Participants will receive 2.0 pesticide recertification credits and 3.5 Certified Crop Adviser credits.
The cost is $20 for one day or $25 for both ($25 and $30, respectively, in Canadian funds). Register online at extension.umaine.edu/potatoes/conferences-and-other-programs.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Pam Hickey, (207) 764-3361 or pam.hickey@maine.edu.
