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College of Agriculture to host
North Delta Ag Expo
2007
Jan. 25, 2007--The North Delta Ag Expo 2007
will be held February 8-9, 2007 at the Craighead County
Fairgrounds. Hours for the expo are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Approximately 50 exhibitors are expected, according to Dr. Greg
Phillips, dean of the Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, and
Mathematics and Sciences. Phillips says, “This event is a new version of
the annual Farm Expo that has been held in Jonesboro for over 20 years,
but with new management and new partnerships.”
Cache River Valley Seed is the
presenting sponsor of the expo. Major partners sponsoring the
educational programming are the ASU College of Agriculture, the
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, the Craighead County
Farm Bureau, and the Arkansas Farm Bureau. Gene Martin of the Arkansas
Farm Bureau will present a market outlook on the 2007 rice, cotton, and
soybean crops. Dr. Nathan Slaton, U of A Extension Soil Scientist, will
present the uses and benefits of using poultry litter in east Arkansas
row crop production. U of A Extension scientists will present training
sessions for restricted pesticide use applicators.
In
addition, the expo has been approved to offer up to six credit hours for
continuing professional education and to those seeking Continuing
Education Units (CEUs).
Two of these three programs will be
offered each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon (the
pesticide training will be repeated). The goal is to combine a
traditional farm expo with educational programs and providing a showcase
for new agri-technologies.
Student club members from the ASU
College of Agriculture will staff the concession stand, with all profits
going to benefit those student clubs. A portion of the North Delta Ag
Expo proceeds will also be donated to the ASU College of Agriculture to
support enhancements of the educational and research training programs
offered to students.
For more information, call Ag
Watch Network at (870) 931-7500, or to register online, see
www.northdeltaagexpo.com.
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