January 27, 2005

Flax Production and Marketing Meetings Scheduled for February

North Dakota State University Research Extension Centers and AmeriFlax will host flax production and marketing meetings throughout the state in February. The meetings, in Langdon and Bottineau on Feb.15, Minot on Feb. 16 and Carrington on Feb. 24, are opportunities for producers to learn more about flax production and marketing and to meet the key players in the flax industry.

Production topics will focus on variety selection, stand establishment, fertility recommendations, herbicides and weed control, flax rotations and harvest management.

A panel, including representatives from the linseed oil and meal industry and the food industry, will discuss flax marketing opportunities. An overview of the flax industry, along with discussions on contracting, quality control and delivery logistics, will be presented.

For more information contact the Langdon Research Extension Center, (701) 256-2582; North Central Research Extension Center, (701) 857-7682; Carrington Research Extension Center, (701) 652-2951; or Kaye Effertz, AmeriFlax, (701) 663-9799.

Meeting dates and locations:

Feb. 15
Langdon - Langdon Research Extension Center, 8:30 a.m. to noon

Bottineau – Bottineau High School, Holwell Auditorium, 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 16
Minot – North Central Research Extension Center – 8:30 a.m. to noon

Feb. 24
Carrington – Carrington Research Extension Center, 1 to 4:30 p.m.

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Editor: Rich Mattern, (701) 231-6136, richard.mattern@ndsu.edu

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