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SouthWest Crop Diagnostic Day

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SouthWest Crop Diagnostic Day

Time: July 9, 2014 to July 10, 2014
Location: University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
Website or Map: http://www.diagnosticdays.ca/
Event Type: southwest, crop, diagnostic, day
Organized By: OMAFRA and U of Guelph Ridgetown
Latest Activity: Jul 3, 2014

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Wednesday, July 9th and Thursday July 10th, 2014
Programs runs from 8:45AM to 4:00PM
NEW! Register ONLINE by July 2, 2014
The Diagnostic Day is designed specifically to improve the problem solving skills of seed, fertilizer and chemical industry personnel and agricultural consultants.
People walking in field The SouthWest Crop Diagnostic Day provides agribusiness personnel with "hands-on" learning experiences to assist in the correct identification and treatment of crop problems common to southern Ontario. The program provides a "real-world" environment where agriculturists can hone their crop trouble-shooting skills and evaluate new and alternative management strategies. To facilitate discussion with speakers, participants will be broken into small groups of approximately 20 people. Each group will rotate through the various stops.

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