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Grey County Soil & Crop Improvement Association

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Grey County Soil & Crop Improvement Association

Time: December 15, 2017 from 9:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Flesherton Kinplex
Street: 2 Highland Drive
City/Town: Flesherton, ON Canada
Website or Map: https://www.ontariosoilcrop.o…
Phone: 519-986-3756
Event Type: agm, seed, &amp, feed, show
Organized By: Grey Ag Services
Latest Activity: Dec 4, 2017

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Event Description

The Annual Seed & Feed Show, Annual Meeting and Trade Show will be held at the Flesherton Kinplex on Friday, December 15th, 2017.

Placement of exhibits will start at 9:30 and the program will begin at 10:15 am.

An excellent slate of speakers will address a number of timely topics including: Tile Drainage – It Doesn’t Cost - It Pays; Update on world plowing match in Kenya; Getting the Excitement Back into Canola; and a Soil Presentation.

A Producer Panel will look at In-Season Nitrogen Management.  The panel will include Wayne Metzger from Highland Custom Farming, Mike Christie from Christhill Farms, and Ken Mitchell from Mitchell Farms.  The Panel will be facilitated by Blair Freeman.

 

 An update on OSCIA and OMAFRA programs will be outlined.

 

An expanded industry trade show will round out the day and also add considerable interest to the program this year.

Registration is only $20.00 and will include a delicious hot roast beef dinner at noon and a wealth of useful information.

Deadline for registration is Wednesday, December 13th.

To register or obtain more information, please contact the Grey Ag Services office in Markdale at 519-986-3756.

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