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1997 Virginia Crop Improvement Association Annual Conference
Crop and Soil Environmental News, January 1997
David Whitt,
Virginia Crop Improvement Association Coordinator
Make plans now to attend the 1997 Virginia Crop Improvement Association Annual Conference to be held Thursday, February 20, 1997, at the Sheraton Inn-Richmond Airport, Richmond, Virginia. VCIA General Business Meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. and will include the election of Directors, Foundation Seed Report, Certification Report, and other topics of interest to Association members.
Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification Training in the areas of Seed Treatment and Fumigation will begin at 8:00 a.m. on February 20, and run concurrently with the VCIA program which begins at 10:30 a.m. The Re-Certification Training Program will conclude at 4:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided compliments of VCIA.
If you are involved in the seed industry, you are invited to attend and take advantage of this opportunity to meet with other professionals and learn what is new in the seed industry.
For further information on this years program, please contact the VCIA Richmond office at 804-746-4884. VCIA and Virginia Seedsmen's Association members will be mailed a copy of this years program later this month