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CerealSmart 2020

Time: January 17, 2020 from 8:30am to 5pm
Location: RIM Park, Manulife Financial Sportsplex
Street: 2001 University Avenue East Waterloo,
City/Town: Ontario, Canada
Website or Map: https://farmsmartconference.c…
Phone: 1-877-424-1300
Event Type: conference
Organized By: farmsmart conference
Latest Activity: Jan 9, 2020

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Event Description

Registrations open December 1, 2019. On-line registration at: Registration or call the AICC Centre  1-877-424-1300

Anchor Speaker: Phil Needham, Needham Ag Technologies, Kentucky, US


Phil Needham is a native of the United Kingdom and grew up on the family farming operation. He studied agriculture and soil science at agricultural college and university in England. He moved to the United States in 1989 to help expand a European crop management system called Opti-Crop and became manager in 1995. Phil started his own company Needham Ag Technologies in 2005 and consults directly with farmers, dealers and equipment manufacturers.

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To registration go to our Registration Site or call the AICC 1-877-424-1300

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