Tractors 101
Workshops
coordinated by the New Farmer Project and Women’s
Ag Network.
Limited
to 10 participants
Cost:
$35/person
New
farmers will have the opportunity to learn how to use and maintain tractors
safely at two workshops coordinated by the Women’s Ag Network and the UVM
Extension New Farmer Project— Tractors 101: Safe Use, Maintenance, and
Repair. The workshops will be held in Randolph Center
and Montpelier, Vermont and cover tractor safety, information on purchasing new
and used equipment, and hands-on time driving tractors and learning about
different makes and models.
Registration is required as space
is limited to 10 participants per workshop. The cost is
$35. To register go to http://tinyurl.com/UVMtractors101
,
call 223-2389 x 203, or email [log in to unmask] .
Participants should come prepared for the weather, bring a bag dinner,
and wear sturdy shoes, gloves, and work clothes.
April
27, 4-7 p.m.—Tractors 101: Safe Use,
Maintenance, and Repair, Vermont Technical College, Randolph
Center
Registration deadline: April
21
Instructor—Dave Antone, former
Essex Technical Center Instructor
May
11, 4-7 p.m.—Tractors 101: Safe Use,
Maintenance, and Repair, Harvest Equipment,
Montpelier
Registration deadline: May
5
Instructor—Dave Antone, former
Essex Technical Center Instructor