AGRONOMY
WINTER MEETING SCHEDULE — Jon Jarvis, Agronomy Sales Manager
We may be waiting for the 2024 crop harvest to kick off in earnest, but the agronomy department’s fall/winter meeting schedule is fully underway. We have a lot of exciting events that we will be hosting for our growers. We have been busy setting up venues, lining up speakers/topics,
Skagit Farmers Supply, our board of directors has been extremely supportive of hosting these meetings every year. The value and information that we provide at these meetings is something that is simply not being done by our local competitors. It is one more way that we can achieve our vision statement of being the premier cooperative in the Pacific Northwest by being the producer’s first choice.
ordering food, and laying out agendas for months now. These events have been very well attended over the years and are very popular with our local growers. Many of our members look forward to attending these events every year. From learning more about the latest corn varieties at our Corn Plot Field Days to being introduced to the latest trends and technologies in agriculture at our annual Grower Education Meeting, there is a lot of value provided to our producer- members at these events. There are so many challenges that our local growers face every day including increasing land values, shortages of labor, high input prices, skyrocketing equipment prices, changing public perception and increased scrutiny, fewer available chemistries for crop management, increased competition from foreign markets, ever-changing technologies, increased regulation, complicated farm succession planning, unpredictable weather conditions, and many more. Our goal with these meetings is to present our growers with solutions designed to combat some of these challenges. Present at these meetings, we will have numerous industry experts who can provide insight and help for attendees. Sometimes they may introduce a new technology or crop option. Other times, they may present a product that increases nutrient efficiency while reducing chemical or fertilizer usage for that farm or producer. We are committed to helping our producer- members grow more with less.
FALL & WINTER EVENTS INVITES WILL BE SENT OUT BEFORE EACH EVENT: SEPTEMBER 18: Skagit Corn Plot Field Day SEPTEMBER 19: Whatcom Corn Plot Field Day OCTOBER 4: Lynden Customer Appreciation BBQ NOVEMBER 6: Corn and Forage Education Summit DECEMBER 12-13: Grower Education Meeting FEBRUARY 11-12: Grower Recertification Meetings
Group shot at our annual Grower Recertification Meetings in February 2024.
As preserving and enhancing viability of the local agriculture economy is one of the key objectives of
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