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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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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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