4/10/23
Submitted by Brandy Brabham, WVU Roane County Extension Agent, Ag & Natural Resources, 304-927-0975
Each winter, the West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Service sets out on a mission to bring educational opportunities to those residents who have a focus on agriculture.
After having to switch to an online platform in 2021, the 2023 winter dinner meeting series returned to an in-person format this January through March and still offered online weekly webinars in February to economically bring nationally renowned speakers’ viewpoints to West Virginia producers.
WVU Extension Service is bringing education, know-how and research to you. The 2023 agriculture dinner meetings are a great opportunity to learn first-hand from Extension experts and other industry-related professionals about various topics.
We encourage residents to take advantage of an opportunity to enjoy a meal with their peers while gaining insights and knowledge to help improve various agricultural projects. Through the series, individuals will learn from experts, who will be discussing topics relevant to help improve agricultural operations.
The third and final dinner meeting for 2023 that was scheduled for March had to rescheduled for this month, “High Tunnel Management—New Ideas for 2023 and Beyond” presentation will be provided by Dr. Lewis Jett at the Roane County Library on Tuesday, April 18, beginning at 6:30 PM in Spencer, WV.
Dr. Jett is the WVU Extension Horticulture Specialist and a native of West Virginia and works with commercial horticulture crop producers across West Virginia. His interest includes vegetables, fruits, herbs and native plants. A major focus of his research and outreach projects has been high tunnel crop management.
This presentation will provide new, up-to-date information for anyone interested in high tunnel crop production. New and more efficient ways to heat, cool, irrigate and fertilize will be discussed. In addition, new crops with high profit potential will be discussed. Producers will receive information which can improve efficiency of high tunnel specialty crop production and will be presented options for year-round specialty crop production using high tunnels in West Virginia.
Pre-registration for this meeting will be by noon on Monday, April 17 to the local WVU Extension office located in the lower level of the Roane County Library or contact them by phone at 304-927-0975 or email at roanecountyextension@mail.wvu.edu.
