Special-crop symposium

A speciality-crop symposium for current and aspiring growers is scheduled March 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lewis-Arriola Community Center, 1 mile west of Highway 491 in Arriola.

The hosts will be Fort Lewis College, the Colorado State College Extension and the New Mexico State Extension.

Speakers will discuss common pests of fruits and vegetables, herbicides, mushrooms for soil remediation, specialty-berry production and growing grain fodder.

Information is available from Darrin Parmenter at (970) 382-6464.

daler@durangoherald.com