Ontario Agriculture

The network for agriculture in Ontario, Canada

Golden Horseshoe SCIA Drainage Workshop w/Sid Vander Veen, OMAFRA

Event Details

Golden Horseshoe SCIA Drainage Workshop w/Sid Vander Veen, OMAFRA

Time: March 20, 2012 from 9:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Ancaster Fairgrounds
Street: 630 Trinity Road
City/Town: Ancaster
Website or Map: http://www.oscia.cloverpad.org
Phone: 905-703-0744
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Golden Horseshoe SCIA
Latest Activity: Mar 9, 2012

Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics)

Event Description

Join OMAFRA's drainage coordinator Sid Vander Veen for an informative day-long workshop on this very important topic.

Topics include:

  • Agricultural drainage: How it works and what it does;
  • Agricultural tile drainage licensing;
  • Tile Loan Program;
  • Operating and maintaining a tile drainage system;
  • Common law as it relates to drainage;
  • Overview of the Drainage Act;
  • Ten things you didn't know about tile drainage.

Don Lobb, of Caledon, will kick off the workshop session with a discussion about the importance of drainage from the farmers' perspective.

Registration at 9:30 am. Workshop begins at 10 am.

Cost:

  • FREE to OSCIA members
  • $30 for non-OSCIA members (includes one-year membership in your local Soil and Crop Improvement Association club)


Pre-registration required. Three ways to register:

1. www.oscia.cloverpad.org

2. Email GHSCIA.RSVP@gmail.com

3. Call 905-703-0744

Many thanks to our event sponsor:
Premier Equipment Ltd.

Comment Wall

Comment

RSVP for Golden Horseshoe SCIA Drainage Workshop w/Sid Vander Veen, OMAFRA to add comments!

Join Ontario Agriculture

Private Guest List

Golden Horseshoe SCIA has decided to hide the list of guests.

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep

The update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep is well underway, and we want to ensure you have easy access to the latest developments.

Minister MacDonald announces initial list of Livestock Tax Deferral regions for 2025

Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

AAFC Drought Monitor: parts of Saskatchewan very dry in July

Saskatchewan was dealing with very dry conditions even with the abundance of moisture in July, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) Drought Monitor for the month.

Is canola on the path to withstand verticillium?

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA — Two years ago, Brad Crammond had to “scrape some (of) his canola off the ground at harvest,” because verticillium stripe had caused such heavy lodging.

Corn prices down, soybean prices up, after USDA report

The USDA shocked markets yesterday (Mon) by raising corn yields by more than average market expectations, from 181 to 188.8 bushels per acre, alongside higher corn acreage. 

© 2025   Created by Darren Marsland.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service