Winter Wheat meeting will be in Princeton next week

The University of Kentucky Wheat Science Group will host its Winter Wheat Meeting in Princeton this year and area farmers are invited to attend.

According to a release from Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles office, it will be at the Siemer Milling Company Conference Center at the UK Grain and Forage Center of Excellence in Princeton on Jaunary 7.  It will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Several topics will be discussed at the meeting, including whether management practices can reduce the mycotoxin in wheat, soil fertility, crop condition, weed control and the economics of specialty small grains in Kentucky.

For more information on the meeting, contact Colette Laurent at 859-562-1321.