The Northeast Washington Hay Growers Association (NEWHGA) will hold a spring tour at the Wes McCart and Jim Scott farms in Springdale on May 14.
The field tours will include discussions of seedbed preparation, fertility management, production tips, marketing and end use and more. Educational sessions will be devoted to Roundup Ready alfalfa and alfalfa weevil and other insect pests of hay.
A lunch will be served. Attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs. For additional details, contact Joe Olmstead, NEWHGA president, at 509-292-2604 or Tom Platt, Washington State University Extension, at 509-725-4171 or plattom@wsu.edu.