The Pocono District of Penn State Extension, which covers Carbon, Monroe, Wayne and Pike counties, will hold the first in a series of five Vegetable Production webinars on Dec. 19, from 1-2 p.m.

The series provides convenient access to timely updates in commercial vegetable and small fruit production for extension educators, producers and industry representatives. The topic for the first webinar is "Irrigation in a Hot, Dry Season."There is a cost for the series. To register go to

http://agsci.psu.edu/vegetable-production-webinars or call (724) 627-3745.