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Cover Crop Demo and Workshop

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Cover Crop Demo and Workshop

Time: July 10, 2014 from 9:30am to 11:30am
Location: The Farm of Terry and Tina Wideman
Street: 6574 Third Line West
City/Town: Centre Wellington
Website or Map: https://www.google.com/maps/p…
Phone: 855-247-6548 x 0
Event Type: field, workshop
Organized By: Rhonda Dybiec
Latest Activity: Jul 3, 2014

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Event Description

Anyone who has winter wheat that will be harvested this summer should attend this workshop.

It will be a great opportunity to look at eight different and innovative cover crop seed blends growing in the field.

Agriculture Solutions is sponsoring its 1st Annual Cover Crop Demo and Workshop on July 10th from 9:30-11:30am. The workshop is a free event and is open to the public. Pre-registration is requested. A delicious tailgate lunch will be offered to all who pre-register.

The event will be held at the farm of Terry and Tina Wideman at 6574 Third Line West at the west end of Elora.

Click her for the invitation card:

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Click here for the map to the farm.

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More info about the Workshop

The company has planted eight test plots of its new custom cover crop blends and will be featuring each plot in discussion about the use, habit and structure of the plot and how farmers can use each blend to optimize soil water holding capacity, enable nitrogen storage and delivery, reduce compaction, suppress weeds and disease, and much more!

Agriculture Solutions agronomists and plant health specialists will be on-site to discuss each plot and answer any questions you have about using cover crops on your farm.

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