Alva hosts grower seed meeting

As 2018 begins, the agriculture world awaits to see what trends will happen in the new year. With unstable wheat prices and unpredictable weather patterns, the local industry likes to evaluate different kind of crops and forages to see what will grow and be profitable.

On Jan. 4, the Farmers Cooperative Association in Alva hosted a grower seed meeting at Baker's Barn just north of Alva. The 37 local farmers and agronomy staff enjoyed a steak dinner with all the fixings as they listened to experts in the seed industry discuss the movements taking place with new regulations, weed resistance and...