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Thank you for pre-registering for CROPS-A-PALOOZA. We look forward to seeing you on July 25th in Portage.

Jul 25

CROPS-A-PALOOZA 2018

By Crops-a-palooza Committee

When and where

Date and time

Wed, 25 July 2018, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT

Location

370 River Rd 370 River Road Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3V6 Canada

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Description

CROPS-A-PALOOZA is a one day, hands on, free, in-field learning interactive event that brings together the best research and agronomy extension professionals and farmers to learn how to grow the best crops!

There will be 16 stations including:

  • Crop Rotation: Managing Crop Diseases and Saving You Money - Holly Derksen & Anastasia Kubinec (Manitoba Agriculture) Dan Orchard & Clint Jurke (Canola Council of Canada)
  • Rational Aspects for Weed Management - Ian Epp (Canola Council of Canada), Jeanette Gaultier (BASF) and Rob Gulden (University of Manitoba)
  • Pollinators, Predators and Prey - John Gavloski (Manitoba Agriculture), Meagan Vankosky (AAFC Saskatoon) and Jordan Bannerman (University of Manitoba)
  • Power of Nitrogen - John Heard (Manitoba Agriculture), Ray Dowbenko (Nutrien), Amy Mangin, Megan Bourns, Don Flaten and Kristen MacMillan (University of Manitoba)
  • Soybean Detective: Digging up answers to poor plant stands - Laryssa Stevenson and Cassandra Tkachuk (Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers)
  • Pushing Yields (Flax and Sunflowers) - Dane Froese (Manitoba Agriculture), Fred Parnow (NuSeed), Troy Turner (Field 2 Field Agronomy) and Morgan Cott (Manitoba Corn Growers)
  • Oats Disease Management - Jennifer Mitchell - Fetch (AAFC Brandon), Jason Voogt (Field 2 Field Agronomy Inc.) and Ingrid Kristjanson (Manitoba Agriculture)
  • Harvest Management - Angela Brackenreed (Canola Council of Canada), Lorne Grieger (PAMI), Marcel Kringe (Bushel Plus) and Chadrick Carley (Syngenta)
  • Battling Sclerotinia - Nicole Philp (Canola Council of Canada), Michael Hutton (Cibus) and Laura Schmidt (Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers), Liz Karpinchick (ToneAg)
  • Keep it Clean! - Breana Mahoney (Cereals Canada), Pulse Canada and Canola Council of Canada
  • What's Your Grade? - Chris Fleury (Canadian Grains Commission), Heather Johnson (CIGI) and Dean Dias (CIGI)
  • Farm safety - Canadian Ag Safety Association, Farm Safety Program and STARS Air Ambulance
  • Soils: Tillage Erosion - Curtis Cavers (AAFC Portage) Marla Riekman (Manitoba Agriculture), Nasem Badreldin (University of Manitoba)
  • Plant Growth Regulators - Anne Kirk (Manitoba Agriculture)
  • Farm to Food: Conversation Starters - Jennifer Dyck - (Manitoba Canola Growers)
  • Kids Corner - Agriculture in the Classroom (this station runs from 9:00am to 11:00 am only)

Thank you to our participating sponsors:

  • Ag West
  • BASF
  • Canadian Canola Growers Association
  • CIBUS
  • Climate Field View
  • Farmer's Edge
  • Enns
  • Invigor
  • Open Farm Day
  • Pest Surveillance Initiative
  • Rocky Mountain Equipment
  • Syngenta

Participants will be given a site map and encouraged to explore the stations at their own pace. Music, games, and delicious lunch options give this event a fun carnival atmosphere.

Please be sure to where appropriate footwear based on the weather and cash to enjoy a variety of lunch food vendors.

Watch this video to see what lasat years event was like.

2017 CanolaPalooza video


Interested in Sponsoring?

Visit our sponsorship registration page by clicking here.

Or for more information you can contact:

Roberta Galbraith

Manitoba Canola Growers

roberta@canolagrowers.com


All the best from Crops-A-Palooza Committee!


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  • Manitoba Events
  • Things to do in Portage la Prairie, Canada
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