BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Pacific/Midway
X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Midway
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-1100
TZOFFSETTO:-1100
TZNAME:SST
DTSTART:19700101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3646443:Event:33656
DTSTAMP:20260421T010526Z
SUMMARY:4R Nutrient Stewardship Workshop for Farmers, Certified Crop A
 dvisors, and Agri-Retailers
DESCRIPTION:September 27, 2012, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM\nLinwood Community 
 Centre (Small Conference Room)    Join regional leaders and nutrient 
 stewardship experts to learn how 4R Nutrient Stewardship will support 
 on-farm Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs). The 4R concept guides 
 farmers in using the Right fertilizer source; at the Right rate; at th
 e Right time; and in the Right place ©.\n  We will be providing on in
 troductory session on the 4Rs hosted by Dr. Tom Bruulsema of the Inter
 national Plant Nutrition Institute. This session will include an overv
 iew of 4R principles and practices as well as an on-farm case study. W
 e also aim to start a dialogue with local farmers, CCAs, and agri-reta
 ilers on the current status of nutrient stewardship in the region. The
  chief objectives of this workshop are to:\n- Introduce the 4R princip
 les and practices; - Benchmark current nutrient management practices i
 n the region with the help of farmers, CCAs, and agri-retailers; - Det
 ermine some of the current barriers to implementation that exist; and 
 - Engage the community on a web-based platform to develop solutions th
 at advance nutrient BMPs - This workshop is part of a new partnership 
 of farmers, scientists, agri-business leaders, municipal leaders, and 
 conservation experts working together to bring innovative farming meth
 ods into practice - using Agri-INNOVATIONS by ClimateCHECK. Together, 
 our efforts will help guide the growth of agriculture for the benefit 
 of all Grand River watershed stakeholders.    This innovative project
  was launched on August 27th at the Grand River Conservation Authority
 . Please find further details about the project on our Project Websit
 e and in our News Release from the project launch. You can also read a
 bout our project in the September 7th issue of Farm Credit Canada's N
 ewsletter (FCC Express) and in our Featured Article on Farms.com.  Thi
 s project is supported by the Canadian Fertilizer Institute and the On
 tario Centres of Excellence Social Innovation Program - Environment & 
 Sustainability.  Notable Speakers and Honourable Guests:\n Dr. Tom Bru
 ulsema, Director, International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Clyde
  Graham, VP, Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI) Anne Loeffler, Conser
 vation Specialist, Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) Charlie L
 alonde, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)  RSVP now by email to 
 Ben Lemire BL@climate-check.com or phone 613-241-8000 ext.216  For fur
 ther project info, visit: www.collaborase.com/Farming4RWatershed  Foll
 ow us on twitter at: twitter.com/Farming4RWater  www.agri-innovations.
 com | www.climate-check.com\n\nFor more information visit https://onta
 g.farms.com/events/4r-nutrient-stewardship-workshop-for-farmers-certif
 ied-crop
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20120927T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20120927T110000
CATEGORIES:workshop, on, 4r, nutrient, stewardship
LOCATION:Linwood Community Centre
WEBSITE:http://www.collaborase.com/Farming4RWatershed
URL:http://www.collaborase.com/Farming4RWatershed
CONTACT:613-240-8000 ext 216
ORGANIZER:Ben Lemire, ClimateCHECK
ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/
 file/get/1091521844?profile=original
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Janice H
 all":https://ontag.farms.com/profile/JaniceHall
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR