Summary
The Eastern Ontario Crop Conference is a cooperative effort between the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Eastern Ontario Crop Advisory Committee. This annual one day conference is held in February at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, Kemptville, ON. The program is designed to provide growers and agribusiness personnel with the latest in-depth crop management information. Participants have the option of selecting up to 8 sessions from 23 presented concurrently throughout the day. This allowed participants to select topics of importance and relevance to them.
Certified Crop Advisor credits were available for most sessions. Over 300 participants attended the 2017 Eastern Ontario Crop Conference.
Topics offered concurrently at the conference included:
1. Grain Marketing Strategies 1
2. Grain Marketing Strategies 2
3. Herbicide Resistant Weeds
4. Weed Management
5. Impact of Precision Agriculture
6. Big Data Implications
7. Growing Canola
8. Controlled Drainage
9. Cover Crop Realities
10. Crop Rotations
11. Soil Health: Measuring to Manage
12. Precision Management
13. Strip Till Answers
14. Corn Nitrogen Management
15. Precision Ag for Corn
16. Continuous Rinsing
17. Disease Decisions
18. Seven Key Concepts
19. Big Yields, Bigger Fertility?
20. Spoils for Soils!
21. Sustainable Agriculture
22. Top Ten Soybean Tips
23. A New Era in Ag Technology
Plan to join us at the 2018 Eastern Ontario Crop Conference, which will be held Tuesday, February 13th at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, Kemptville, Ontario. Participants will have the option of selecting up to 8 sessions from 22 presented. Program details and registration information are available at: www.eastontcropconference.ca
Event Contact
Scott Banks, OMAFRA, Kemptville, Scott.Banks@ontario.ca
Gilles Quesnel, Independent Agronomist, gilles.quesnel@outlook.com