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Farm$mart Summer Expo

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Farm$mart Summer Expo

Time: July 15, 2010 from 8:45am to 4pm
Location: south of Elora
Event Type: summer, expo
Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2010

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Event Description

An informative day of crop diagnostics and demonstrations at the University of Guelph Elora Research Station, 6182 2nd Line, Elora (south of Elora, one block west of County Road 7). $50 for Soil and Crop members, $65 for non-members (includes lunch and a one-year membership in your local soil and crop improvement association). Walk-in registrations welcome, although lunch not guaranteed.

Sign in begins at 8:45 am. First session begins at 9:30 am, last session concludes at 4 pm. CCA Continuing Education Credits applied for. To register: 1-877-424-1300.

For information: www.twitter.com/soilandcrop and www.uoguelph.ca/farmsmart

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