Farm Management Conference

Posted February 15, 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 15, 2002 2002-02-06-EXT


WETTING YOUR APPETITE IN A DRY YEAR

"Wetting Your Appetite in a Dry Year" is a farm management conference for
prairie farmers dealing with the realities of farming in drought conditions.
The conference will be held March 5 and 6, 2002 at the University of
Saskatchewan's Bruno Ursuline Campus.

Experts from the universities of Saskatchewan, Regina, and Manitoba,
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the
Canadian Wheat Board, Environment Canada, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, and
the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association will outline the current
situation and the outlook for the coming year. They will explore options on
how to meet the challenges of farming under drought conditions, and look at
new crop opportunities. Low input agriculture, GMO and organic crops, grain
handling, and farm policy are among the topics to be covered during the
packed two-day program.

The conference is sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan Extension
Division and College of Agriculture; Saskatchewan Agriculture & Food,
Extension Services Branch; and the Carlton Trail Agricultural Society.

The registration fee is only $10 per day and includes meals. The Bruno
Ursuline Campus is located in the town of Bruno, 90 km east of Saskatoon.

To register, call (306) 369-4187. Brochures may be downloaded from the web
site at www.extension.usask.ca/go/bruno, or picked up from Extension
Agrologists in the area. For more information, call Bruce Hobin at the U of
S Extension Division at (306) 966-5551.

Conference Agenda is available at the following web site:
www.extension.usask.ca/Bruno/farm_management.html

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For more information, please contact:

Roberta Mitchell Coulter, Marketing Coordinator
Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan
Room 108 Kirk Hall, 117 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C8
(306) 966-5508
(306) 966-5567 Fax
Roberta.Coulter@usask.ca