Manitoba Ag Days Seminar Highlights: Thursday

Manitoba Ag Days Seminar Highlights: Thursday

Thursday, January 23^rd, 2020 brings the third and final day of the Manitoba Ag Days 2020 show. The program will kick off at 9:00 am in the FCC Theatre with a presentation on “Modern High Yielding Cropping Systems” from Don Flaten, Professor at the University of Manitoba. At 9:30 am, Soil Fertility Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, John Heard, will give a “2020 View of Fertilizer Guidelines for Manitoba”. At 10:00 am, Anastasia Kubinec, Manager of Crop Industry Development with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development will speak about “Reaching for the Top!” Directly following, Stephen Crittenden, Soil Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will speak about “The R’s of Soil and Water Quality”. Closing out the morning sessions, Soil Management Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Marla Riekman will give a presentation on “Building a Resilient Soil”.

The MNP Theatre will get started at 9:00 am with Professor from the University of Manitoba, Yvonne Lawley with a presentation on “Cover Crops – Making it work in Manitoba”. At 9:45 am, Scott Chalmers, Diversification Specialist with Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WAD)) will speak about being “On the Frontiers of Regenerative Ag”. At 10:15 am, hear Lana Shaw, Scientist from the South East Research Farm speak on “Mixed Grain Intercropping – Why and How”. Closing out the morning session in the MNP theatre, Kris Nichols, Soil Microbiologist with Kri-Systems will speak on “Regenerative Ag: The Soil Biological Approach”.

Thursday afternoon in the FCC Theatre will begin at 1:00 pm with Dr. Alejandro Costamagna, Professor, Department of Entomology at the University of Manitoba, with a presentation on “The Wild Side of Pest Management”. At 1:45 pm, Weed Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Tammy Jones will speak on how “Losing the Weed Battle Could Mean Losing the Farm”. Directly following, at 3:15 pm, Taras Lychuk and Alan Moulin, Scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will answer the question, “How do we Adapt to Changing Conditions”.

At 1:00 pm in the MNP Theatre, Peter Manness, Farm Management Consultant with MNP will tell us how “Farming is Risky Business”. At 1:30 pm, Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, John Gavloski will speak about “Grasshoppers, Cutworms and Flea Beetles: Forecasts, Monitoring and Management”. Directly following,, at 2:15 pm, David Kaminski, Extension Plant Pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development will tell us about “What Diseases are Lurking?” Closing out the afternoon sessions in the MNP theatre, Marla Riekman, Soil Management Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development will speak about how ”All this salt is making me thirsty! How to cope with Salinity”.

That concludes the program for #agdays20. The wide range of outstanding speakers are an integral part of the success of our show. Stay tuned to see what the program committee has in store for #agdays21 program!

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