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Small Grains Field Day to be held May 19 on Northern Neck

virginiaThe Virginia Grain Producers Association, Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Small Grains Checkoff Board will hold the 2016 Virginia Small Grains Field Day from 7:30 a.m. to noon May 19 at the Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research & Extension Center near Warsaw.

The center focuses on breeding, variety testing and cultural practices for corn, small grains and soybeans.

The event, which is free, will include field plot tours related to wheat and barley varieties, nitrogen use efficiency, a date-of-planting study and agricultural drones. It will conclude with a barbecue lunch.

Details are available at virginiagrains.com/sgfd.

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