This happens next week! Please pass this information on to any new or beginning farmers (those farming less than 10 years) who you think would be interested. Thanks! Mary

Farm Tractors 101 Class
July 14 and 15, 2010, in Columbia, MO

This 90 minute class for beginning farmers will cover basic farm tractor operations,
including use of transmissions, hydraulics, and PTO. We will discuss selecting a tractor and matching tractors to farm implements. Tractor safety will be covered. Participants will be able to gain supervised driving experience on at least one of the models of three different tractors we will use for the class. A brief tour of other farm equipment will be part of the class and instructors will stay after the class to answer additional questions.

The main class will be offered the evening of July 14, but if we have more than 20
registrants we will offer a second class on the morning of July 15. Please indicate below your availability for each class time. If you indicate you can attend either date or only the morning of July 15, we will let you know by July 7th if the session on the 15th is being offered. The number of participants per session will be limited to 20 people to allow everyone to have time driving one of the three tractors we will have on site, including models loaned by Sydenstricker Implement (Rocheport dealership).

Registration Form: http://extension.missouri.edu/beginningfarmers/tractorregistration.pdf

Mary Hendrickson, Ph.D
Extension Associate Professor
Director, Food Circles Networking Project
University of Missouri Extension
200 B Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Tele: 573-882-7463
Web: www.foodcircles.missouri.edu
extension.missouri.edu/beginningfarmers