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The Winter Meeting and Trade Show

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The Winter Meeting and Trade Show

Time: December 18, 2024 from 10am to 4pm
Location: Rocklyn Hall
City/Town: Durham, Ontario
Event Type: winter, meeting, agm, and, trade, show
Organized By: Grey County Soil & Crop Improvement Association
Latest Activity: Dec 5, 2024

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Event Description

The Winter Meeting and Trade Show will be held at the Rocklyn Hall on Wednesday
December 18th, 2024. Doors will open at 9:30 am with the program beginning at 10:00 am.


An excellent slate of speakers will address several timely topics including:

10:00 - Welcome
10:15 - OSCIA Program Update, Wayne Shier, Workshop Leader, OSCIA
10:30 - OMAFA Update, Andrew Barrie, Environmental Specialist, OMAFA
10:45 - Producer Panel - The Fourth Crop, Stuart Wright, Co-Owner Wrighthaven Farms and
John Rodgers. Facilitated by Andrew Barrie, OMAFA.
11:35 - A Year in Review, Greg Hodgins, Certified Crop Advisor, Holmes Agro
12:20 - Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner
Note: Only those pre-registered will receive lunch!
1:20 - Annual General Meeting
1:55 - Full Tillage to Soil Champion, Thoughts/Reflections on the Journey, Nick Stokman, 2023
OSCIA Soil Champion
2:55 - Macro Economic Update and Crop Sector Outlook, Cam Mock, Senior Relationship
Manager and Mike Menzi, Senior District Director for Listowel District, Farm Credit Canada
3:55 - Adjourn


The AGM business will be addressed mid-day. An industry trade show will round out the day
and add considerable interest to the program this year.

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