ORONO – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a one-day school for commercial vegetable and small fruit growers. It will be conducted April 7 at Scotty’s Restaurant in Newport. The school will focus on soil health, agriculture labor, annual strawberry production and more.

Two pesticide and four certified crop adviser re-certification credits will be available. If interested, phone Mark Hutchinson, extension educator, 207-832-0343 or 1-800-244-2104. The fee is $20.

which includes lunch. Preregistration is required.