Farm Irrigation Pond Management Meetings Held Nov. 21, Nov. 28

GOFFSTOWN, NH — The drought in 2015 and 2016 growing season followed by the surplus rainfall in the 2017, has caused problems for farmers in managing their irrigation ponds. A special meeting series will be offered to address these issues, and especially irrigation pond weed control management, according to a press statement from UNH. This two session “Farm Irrigation Pond Management” meeting series will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, and Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at the UNH Cooperative Extension Office in Goffstown, from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost is $5 per individual for refreshments per meeting.

The topics for part one of the two part series include: New Hampshire Water Withdrawals Requirements; Pond Design Basic; Biology/Ecology of Ponds, Plant Life and Weeds; and Crop Insurance Update. The featured speakers are Stacey Herbold, Water Use Registration and Reporting Program - NH DES, Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau; Mike Lynch, Resource Conservationist, NH NRCS; and Amy Smagula, Limnologist/Exotic Species Program Coordinator, NH DES.

The topics for part two in of the two part series include: Pond Weed Control Management; Pesticide Usage in Farm Ponds – Rules and Requirements; and NRCS Programs dealing with On Farm Irrigation. The featured speakers are Dr. Greg Bugbee, Associate Agricultural Scientist at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT; David Rousseau, Director, NHDAMF – Division of Pesticide Control and Chad Cochrane, Resource Conservationist-GIS Coordinator, NH NRCS.

Register for the Nov. 21, meeting at events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=25916.

Register for the Nov. 28, meeting at events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=25917.

Each meeting is approved for two and one-half (2.5) NH Pesticide Recertification credits. For more information, contact George Hamilton (603-641-6060) or george.hamilton@unh.edu. This seminar is sponsored by USDA/Risk Management Agency.

Text and image submitted by George Hamilton.