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Annual Seed & Feed Show, Annual Meeting and Trade Show

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Annual Seed & Feed Show, Annual Meeting and Trade Show

Time: December 13, 2019 from 9:30am to 3:45pm
Location: Royal Canadian Legion,
Street: 271 Bruce Street N.,
City/Town: Durham, ON N0G 1R0
Website or Map: https://www.ontariosoilcrop.o…
Phone: 519-986-3756
Event Type: trade, show
Organized By: Grey County Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Latest Activity: Dec 6, 2019

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Event Description

The Annual Seed & Feed Show, Annual Meeting and Trade Show will be held at the Durham Legion on Friday, December 13th, 2019.

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

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

OSCIA Programs
Wayne Shier, OSCIA Field Staff

OMAFRA Programs
Andrew Barrie, Environmental Specialist OMAFRA

Canada Fleabane & Other Problem Weeds
Mike Cowbrough, Weed Management & Other Crops, OMAFRA

Forage Producer Panel
Chris Martin, Sam Luckhardt & Moderator Joan McKinlay

Malawi Mission
Henry Reinders, Canada Food Grains Projects

Year End Review – What Actually Happened in 2019?
Deb Campbell, Certified Crop Advisor, Agronomy Advantage
Conquering Compaction – It can be Complicated
Ian McDonald, Crop Innovation Specialist, OMAFRA

Crop Outlook for 2020
Jim Irvine, Great Lakes Grain Originator

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

Delicious Hot Roast Beef & Chicken Dinner at noon

Registration is only $20 for Members, $25 for Non-Members

Pre-registration required by December 10, 2019 in order to reserve your Hot Beef or Chicken Dinner

An outstanding roster of speakers – Don’t miss out!!!
To register or for more information, contact Grey Agricultural Services
email: info@greyagservices.ca or call 519-986-3756

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