The 41st annual Hermiston Farm Fair – Seminars & Tradeshow will be Wednesday, Dec. 3, through Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395.
The Farm Fair is an agricultural forum co-sponsored by Oregon State University Extension Service, the Agriculture Committee and the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce. Local agriculture-related businesses will be displaying their wares and services, both inside and outside the conference cnter. Agriculture-related seminars will be offered all three days.
The three-day conference is an assortment of sessions and vendor booths dedicated to various topics and products aimed at educating and informing industry members.
New this year will be a High Residue Farming workshop. This workshop will cover the benefits and challenges of high residue farming, residue management, direct seeding, strip-tillage and the components of a high residue farming system. Speaker Andy McGuire is the Irrigated Cropping Systems Agronomist with WSU Extension in the Columbia Basin of Washington.The cost is $15. Class size is limited to only 20 participants. Pre-registration is required.
All sessions are free to attendees except for the Pesticide Core credit sessions and the High Residue Farming workshop. Oregon, Washington and Idaho pesticide recertification credits will be available, in addition to CCA credits.
For a complete Farm Fair agenda, click here.
The Hermiston Farm Fair Banquet will be held Thursday evening. A no-host social hour will begin the evening at 6 p.m. including entertainment, followed by dinner. Tickets are available from the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce at $25 per person.
