College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Small Farms Field Day
Thurs., June 23, 2022
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
N.C. A&T State University Farm
3136 McConnell Road
Greensboro, NC 27405
Registration required by June 20; register now!
Rain or Shine * Lunch Provided
Demonstrations
- Organic and conventional high tunnel vegetables: tomato, pepper, eggplant, melon and specialty melons, watermelon, winter melon, bitter melon, luffa
- Organic ginger in high tunnels
- High tunnel design, structure and automation
- Bamboo update: where are we after four years?
- Pigmented and degradable mulch for watermelon and tomato
Displays/posters
- Hemp regulation in North Carolina and hemp research at N.C. A&T
- Preventing secondary injuries in the agricultural workplace
- Ergonomic tools
- High tunnel fruit quality
- High tunnel enterprise budget
- Sustainable agriculture research and education program
- The Small Farms Resource and Innovation Center
- The Next Generation Technology of Sustainable Agriculture Conference
- Avian flu
- Genetics of parasite resistance and sustainable small ruminants
- Nutrition of supporting milk in swine for health of neonates
- and more…
Contact
Victoria Weeksvnweeks@ncat.edu
(336) 285-4661
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, {N.C. Cooperative Extension or NC State} will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Sanjun Gu, Ph.D., (336) 285-2333 or sgu@ncat.edu. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event. Read more at: https://evaluation.ces.ncsu.edu/statements/