Business memo 12/01/03

Irrigation conference will be broadcast on Dec. 15

The University of Missouri Delta Research Center will host the annual Bootheel Irrigation Conference and Trade Show in Portageville, Mo., on Dec. 15.

The event in Rone Hall, at the center's Lee Farm, begins with breakfast and registration from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Presentations and workshops with irrigation specialists and others continue until midafternoon, with opportunities to attend the trade show throughout the event.

Some topics will include talks on irrigation scheduling, a water-nitrogen management program, drip irrigation and drilling irrigation wells.

For more information, contact Joe Henggeler by phone at (573) 379-5431 or by e-mail at HenggelerJ@missouri.edu.

Business counseling sessions announced

The Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University will be conducting counseling sessions for area business people and those with new business ventures. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. The one-hour sessions are free. Call 335-3312 for more information.

Degenhardt will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 18 in Perryville at the Southeast Regional Planning Commission. Call (573) 547-8357 for more information.

-- From staff reports