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Weed Warriors: Organic Strategies for Vegetable Farms
Friday January 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Center Room
Organic growers in Western Colorado encounter specific challenges in weed management due to poor soil, limited irrigation, and labor shortages, which complicate common practices like mechanical cultivation, cover cropping, and hand weeding. This presentation will share practical tips and strategies for managing weeds on small and mid-sized vegetable farms in the arid Intermountain West. 
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Max Kirks

Research Associate, CSU Western Colorado Research Center- Rogers Mesa
For the past twelve years, Max has been working in agriculture in Western Colorado both as former owner of Outlier Farm in Mancos and now as a Research Associate at the CSU Western Colorado Research Center at Rogers Mesa. Throughout his career he has learned that growing food in the... Read More →
Friday January 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Center Room
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