Herbicide Contamination in Dairy Organic Matter

Herbicide Contamination in Dairy Organic Matter

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - Free

Three  sesssions - am for farmers & pm for home gardeners

Be sure to read their info page at- http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/aminopyralid/

Location - Downtown Bellingham Food Coop

(2-3:30pm) - Workshop and Discussion for Farmers

(Only for commercial farmers - Must pre-register)

RSVP link- http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/aminopyralid/forms/hc.html

(4-5:30pm) or (6:30-8pm) -Evening times for home gardeners- Must pre-register.  Register for these classes by either calling the Bellingham Co-op at 734-8158, walking into either store and signing up at the service desk, or email: servicedesk@communityfood.coop

Info on event link-

http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/aminopyralid/

quote-"In the 2009 and 2010 growing seasons, vegetable farmers and home gardeners were affected by herbicide contamination in dairy derived amendments such as manure and compost.

During this session Colleen Burrows, IPM Coordinator for WSU Whatcom County, and Dr. Tim Miller, Weed Scientist at WSU Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center, will discuss:

What happened in 2009 and 2010

What the current situation is with this issue

Plant symptoms to look for

How to perform bioassays to test growing medium for contamination

Register for the Home Gardener classes by either calling the Bellingham Co-op at 734-8158, walking into either store and signing up at the service desk, or email: servicedesk@communityfood.coop

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Community online discussion at- https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/herbicidal-contamination-of