A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). If you require further information, regarding this report, call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm.
For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA website: www.ontario.ca/omafra.
FARMSMART EXPO – JULY 12
Mark your calendars now for FarmSmart Expo 2018 on July 12 at the Elora Research Station, 6182 2nd Line East, Elora.
For FarmSmart Expo, all participants are split into small groups, which rotate around the various stations. Conversation and questions are encouraged. If you want to know something, ask.
Registration is $90 for OSCIA members and $125 for non-members (includes of one year membership). Students are $45.
Registration opens at 8:30am, with introductions at 9:10am and the first session at 9:30am.
Lunch is served at noon by the Alma ladies.
Sessions include:
- – Diagnosing soil problems with Adam Hayes and Anne Verhallen of OMAFRA;
- – New I-cubed water jet planter demonstration with James Dyck and Ben Rosser of OMAFRA;
- – Update on sulphur in agriculture with John Lauzon, of the University of Guelph and Jake Munroe of OMAFRA;
- – Innovative ideas for growing dry beans with Peter Pauls of University of Guelph and Meghan Moran of OMAFRA;
- – Using drag hose manure application in living crops with Chris Brown of OMAFRA;
- – Home-brewed gadgets to solve problems on the farm with John Van de Vegte of OMAFRA and Geoff Strang of Strang Farms in Exeter;
- – Weed control strategies with Mike Cowbrough of OMAFRA and Clarence Swanton of University of Guelph; and
- – Soil compaction primer: Did we do the right things this spring? with Peter Johnson of Jeramel Farms and Alex Barrie of OMAFRA.
To register and for more information, visit farmsmartconference.com/registration/ or call the AICC at 1-877-424-1300.
COMING EVENTS
Sept. 11 to 13 – Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, 744906 Oxford Road 17, RR 6 Woodstock. For more information, visit outdoorfarmshow.com or call 1-800-563-5441.
Oct. 14 to 16 – Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference. Hilton/Fallsview, Niagara Falls. For more information, visit advancingwomenconference.ca/ or call 403-686-8407.
