CSU – Specialty Crops program
Rocky Mountain Small Organic Farm Project
2012 Fall Field Day
Monday, OCTOBER 1, 2012
1:00 – 4:00 pm
CSU HORTICULTURE FIELD RESEACRH CENTER
4300 EAST COUNTY ROAD 50 (MOUNTAIN VISTA DR.)
FORT COLLINS
Topics: High tunnels:
· Comparison of six tunnel modifications for tomato
production;
· Performance evaluation of several tomato cultivars under
different treatments
· Demonstration of “caterpillar tunnel” application to
raspberry for fall season extension
Field production:
· Family Farmer Seed Cooperative sweet pepper and cabbage
cultivar evaluations
· Hops irrigation trial
Location: Horticulture Field Research Center, 4300 East
County Road 51, Fort Collins, Colorado
Directions : From I-25 North, take the Mountain Vista exit (#271),
proceed east across
the frontage road and turn left into the 2nd driveway
Sponsors: Colorado Department of Agriculture
NRCS
MGS Horticultural Inc.
Family Farms Seed Cooperative
Registration: On site registration will be held immediately before
the program.
This is a free event.
Your RSVP by 9/29 is appreciated.
Please indicate if you plan to attend the event by e-mail,
Frank.S...@colostate.edu, or telephone,
970-491-7068