Ag calendar

March 10, 2009

March 12, 19 and 26 - Beginning Beekeeping course, Franklin County Beekeepers, Franklin County Extension Office, 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, Pa. Call 717-263-9226.

March 14 and 21 - Backyard fruit tree workshop, hands-on pruning, and insect and disease identification and control, Fulton Center for Sustainable Living (Wilson College), 9 a.m. to noon. Call 717-263-9226 to register.

March 16 - 4-H Pig Club reorganization meeting, Ag Heritage Center, 185 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg 7:30 p.m.

March 17 - Economics of conservation tillage workshop, Franklin County Conservation District, 185 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 717-264-5499, ext. 104, to register.

March 26 - Pasture 102 workshop at Extension Office, 7 p.m. Workshop costs $5. Call 301-791-1304 to register

March 26 - "Easy, Breezy Veggies - The Basics of Growing Early Vegetable Crops," Franklin County Master Gardeners, Ag Heritage Building, 185 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, 7 to 9 p.m.; call 717-263-9226.

April 2 - Turf Establishment & Renovation Meeting, Ag Heritage Building, 185 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, 7 to 9 p.m.

April 4 - Water Wise Gardening, Franklin County Master Gardeners, Ag Heritage Building, 185 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

April 26 - Easy Breezy Veggies - Squash, Beans & More Basics of Growing Vegetable Crops, Franklin County Master Gardeners, Ag Heritage Building, 185 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, 7 to 9 p.m.

o To reach the Washington County Extension office, drive about 7 miles south of Hagerstown from the Interstate 70 exit onto Sharpsburg Pike (Md. 65).

The office is in the Washington County Agricultural Education Center complex.

o Visit http://Washington.umd.edu for more information about Washington County 4-H events.

o The Franklin County, Pa., Extension office is at 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, Pa. From Hagerstown, take Interstate 81 north to the U.S. 30 east exit. Take the first road to the left, which is Franklin Farm Lane.

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