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Southwest Agricultural Conference

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Southwest Agricultural Conference

Time: January 7, 2025 at 9am to January 8, 2025 at 5pm
Location: University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
City/Town: University of Guelph, Ontario
Website or Map: https://www.ontarioagconferen…
Event Type: conference
Organized By: OAgC
Latest Activity: Aug 16

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Event Description

The OAgC team is again offering the Ontario Agricultural sector, fabulous educational IN-PERSON conference as well as a VIRTUAL ONLY option! We are “Bringing Research to the Farm” to all registrants and sponsors through access to over 50 recorded sessions from the 3 locations. Also available is an option to watch sessions Livestreamed from SWAC (January 7 & 8, 2025)

Location: University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus

• Two Day In-Person Conference
• Variety of Informative Concurrent Sessions in 4 Rooms plus
Feature Speakers
• Livestreaming and recording of sessions for Virtual audience
and future viewing
• Taste Ontario and other daily events plus Trade Show

VIRTUAL OPTIONS
January 7 & 8, SWAC will be Livestreaming and have a variety of pre-recorded sessions available for the Virtual registrants. All the SWAC sessions are being recorded.

Do you need more information?
Please feel free to contact

Loree Elgie,
BDC University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus
lelgie@uoguelph.ca

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