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Organic farm tour offered June 26 at LodgepoleNebraska An organic farm tour June 26 will offer producers information about organic farming systems in the Panhandle under irrigated and dryland conditions. The tour will begin at 8:30 a.m., at the Legion Hall in Lodgepole. It is sponsored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chapter 2 of the Organic Crop Improvement Association and North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. The first stop on the tour will be Ken Disney's farm. Participants will observe green manure plow down of peas, wheat and millet fields and fallow with green manure of oats. Disney has been a certified organic farmer for several years and will answer educator, teacher and farmer questions about the process of certification and available markets, said Chuck Francis, UNL sustainable agriculture specialist and one of the tour coordinators. At 11:30 a.m., there will be a free organic lunch and presentation on organic certification, the requirements, logical steps and ideas from growers on how to accomplish becoming organic. In the afternoon, the group will tour Larry Glassburn's farm to see weed control techniques, including flamer and cultivators, observe organic corn fields and discuss rotations and soil fertility. The day will conclude with a discussion with growers led by Francis. For more information or to register, contact Karen Spath at 402-472-8616. Date: 6/7/07
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