Chatham-Kent Business Summit
Chatham-Kent Business Summit
Thu, Apr 20, 12:00 PM
Chatham-Kent John D. Bradley Convention Centre • Chatham-Kent, ON
Free
Actions Panel
Grow Your Soil: Build Your Productivity- A Processing Tomato Field Tour (Chatham-Kent, ON)
By Tomecek Agronomy Services Inc. with the Support of The OPVG and Growing Forward 2
When and where
Date and time
Thu, Aug 4, 2016 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Location
Registration from 12:30-1pm *Leaving From: Lambton-Kent Memorial Agricultural Centre 1212 North St. Dresden, Ontario N0L 1M0 Canada
Refund Policy
Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Description
An afternoon field tour inviting attendees to three local farms where sustainable soil practices are supporting successful tomato production. Guest speakers, Ruth Knight (Agricultural Consultant, focusing in Regeneration Farming) and Anne Verhallen (Soil Management Specialist with OMAFRA), along with three grower hosts will explore innovative soil management techniques and how they have integrated these into their individual production systems.
Some of the Soil Management Practices that will be highlighted include:
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Reduced-tillage
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Organic Ammendments
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Cover Crops
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Crop rotation and plant diversity
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Livestock Integration