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SUMMARY:Profitable Pastures 2020 Conference and Trade Show
DESCRIPTION:The Ontario Forage Council is proud to announce our upcomi
 ng annual Profitable Pastures 2020.  The conference will be held in M
 ount Forest, at the Mount Forest Community Centre, on Tuesday, March 1
 0, 2020.  Additionally, remote locations will be added.  Please watc
 h our website for news on these remote locations.  Presentations are 
 CEU accredited.\r\nThis year’s keynote speaker is Bill Thomas, of BT
  Agronomy. During his 30 years of extension service in Nova Scotia, Bi
 ll implemented educational forage production programs at the former No
 va Scotia Agricultural College, now part of Dalhousie University. His 
 work as a lecturer at Dalhousie continues in the forage and soil manag
 ement and livestock production courses. He's developed policies on nut
 rient management, beef development and agricultural awareness. He is a
  member of the Nova Scotia Institute of Agrology, Agrology Institute o
 f Canada and the Canadian Society of Agronomy and has served on severa
 l forage and crop and research committees. In 2011, he was named a Fel
 low of the Canadian Society of Agronomy, the society’s most distingu
 ished award.  Bill was the recipient of the 2019 Canadian Forage and 
 Grassland Association's Leadership Award. \r\nIn addition to our keyn
 ote speaker, John Molenhuis, OMAFRA Business Analysis Cost Production 
 Specialist, will kick off the day with How to Determine your Cost of P
 roduction.  Attendees will be treated to a panel with the firsthand k
 nowledge from producers experienced in managing their cost of producti
 on. The 2019 Mapleseed Sheep Pasture Award recipients Carrie Woolley/B
 rett Schuyler will present an overview of their operation, and Christi
 ne O’Reilly, the OMAFRA Forage and Grazing Specialist, will round of
 f the day with a presentation on Grass Utilization.\r\nThe cost of thi
 s year’s conference is $50 and includes a hot lunch.  Registration 
 deadline is March 9th, 2020.  Registrations will be accepted at the d
 oor, but may not include the hot lunch.  Registration is available by
  phone, or email.  Visa and Mastercard accepted by phone.  Please ma
 ke cheques payable to the Ontario Forage Council.\n\nFor more informat
 ion visit https://ontag.farms.com/events/profitable-pastures-2020-conf
 erence-and-trade-show
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LOCATION:Mount Forest Community Centre
WEBSITE:http://www.ontarioforagecouncil.com/programs/profitable-pastur
 es
URL:http://www.ontarioforagecouncil.com/programs/profitable-pastures
CONTACT:1-877-892-8663
ORGANIZER:Ontario Forage Council
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