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2020-2021 Virtual Winter Meetings
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The Agriculture and Food Systems (AgFS) Program Winter Meetings have been completed. Each meeting was four hours long to provide continuing education credits for agronomy, forage, fruit, and vegetable producers.
The programs had attendance of 949 people and provided 448 nutrient management and 453 private pesticide applicator continuing education credits. This included 167 certified plan writers or certified farmers.
New Practices
to Implement
Improved pest management, crop production efficiencies, and knowledge of regulations.
56%
say UMD Extension programming will increase their yield per acre.
92%
say the information they learned will benefit them.
48%
say UMD Extension programming will increase their earnings per acre by at least $1.
“Always find value in Extension programs. Thank you!”
“Great programs, great presenters. Good information.”
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