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Master Farmer Workshop

Steve Carmichael
State Resource Conservationist
Phone:318.473.7774

Phase II:
Louisiana State University AgCenter has scheduled a variety of phase two Master Farmer farm field tours/ workshops this spring and summer for producers needing to complete the second phase of the program and learn about specific conservation practices.
The Louisiana Master Farmer program is an environmental education program designed to help farmers and ranchers identify and adopt best management practices. It is intended to help them address environmental concerns, such as water quality, while maximizing their potential productivity.
Model farm visits are vital for the 2,300 participating farmers to complete the second phase of the program toward certification and gain continuing education credits.

Model farms have been selected across the state based on the watersheds and the crops and livestock produced in those areas.
By offering the variety of different model farms, the program attempts to offer Master Farmer participants a chance to see how various practices are implemented on farms similar to theirs. The commodity-specific field days planned for this spring and summer will be offered:


DATE: TIME:                 LOCATION:
April 24, 1:00 p.m.,      Hill Farm Research Station, Homer - cattle and poultry producers
May 9, 8:30 a.m.,         Robert Thevis Farm, Simmesport - row-crop producers
May 23, 9:00 a.m.,       Edgar Raymond, Oak Grove - cattle producers
June 6, 9:00 a.m.,        Jeff Durand, St. Martinville - rice and crawfish producers
July 8, 2:30 p.m.,         Kent Lounsberry Lake Arthur conjunction with Vermilion Parish Rice School – rice and crawfish producers
July 11, 9:00 a.m.,       Kenneth LaHaye, Ville Platte conjunction with RiceTec variety tour – rice and cattle producers
July 18, 9:00 a.m.,       Jay Hardwick, Newellton – row crop producers
July 24, TBA,                Ronald Hebert, Jeanerette, conjunction with Iberia/St. Mary Sugarcane Field Day – sugarcane producers
 


The Louisiana Master Farmer Program involves three phases. The first is an intensive classroom-style educational program on a variety of topics. Then attend the field tours of farms where conservation practices have been implemented. Finally, Master Farmer candidates are required to develop and implement a comprehensive conservation plan on their own farms.
Producers who are enrolled in the Master Farmer Program will receive credit for attending one of these field days.

Also, the certified producers and certified crop advisors will receive three hours of continuing educational credit for attending a field day.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat DocumentAdobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat DocumentApplication for Louisiana Master Farmer Certification

Adobe Acrobat DocumentLouisiana Master Farmer Certification of Land Control

For more information or to sign up for the Louisiana Master Farmer Program, contact Donna Morgan at (318) 613-9278 or dsmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu or visit the website at www.lsuagcenter.com/masterfarmer.



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