Dewayne Goldmon, owner and operator of Dell-Cam Farm at Wabbaseka, has been selected to host a 2012 Model Farm tour by the National Black Growers Council.
This is the second year that Goldmon’s farm has been included on the tour. His farm demonstrates integrated usage of U.S. Department of Agriculture programs and agricultural technologies to improve farm productivity.
Dell-Cam Farm will be open to the public July 19 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Farmers can tour the farm at 9 am. to see results of the implementation of USDA programs. Goldmon grows corn, wheat and rice. His farm is located at 16401 U.S. 79 North, between Altheimer and Wabbaseka, on the north side of U.S. 79.
The Model Farm tours are supported by USDA’s 2501 grant program, administered by its Office of Advocacy and Outreach. Model farms showcase “the best that agriculture has to offer,” says Henry English, director, Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Goldmon works closely with English and the Small Farm Program.
Various USDA agency representatives will share details on implementation of their programs. Corporate sponsors include Monsanto and John Deere companies.
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Those planning to tour Goldmon’s farm should meet at UAPB on July 19, at 8 a.m., in the S.J. Parker Extension Complex Auditorium. Participants will board buses at 8:15 a.m. to go to the Dell-Cam Farm. Those driving south to Pine Bluff on U.S. 79, may register at the Dell-Cam Farm and avoid a trip to the S.J. Parker 1890 Extension Complex. Plan to arrive on the farm by 8:30 a.m. Participants will return to UAPB at noon where they can attend sessions on USDA program updates, farm improvement opportunities and legislative updates. The program will end at 1 p.m.
NBGC has partnered with UAPB and Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association (a community based organization headquartered in Bastrop, La.) to reach black row-crop farmers. The mission of the National Black Growers Council is to improve the efficiency, productivity and sustainability of black row-crop farmers.
The S.J. Parker Extension Complex is located on the corner of L.A. “Prexy” Davis Drive and Oliver Road, off University Drive. For more information, contact Kellye Luckett, (870) 575-7226.
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Carol Sanders is writer/editor at the UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences.