Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Room 201-202 (2nd Floor)
VEGETABLES
9:30 No-Till and Cover Crops for Pumpkin and Squash Production
Dr. Ajay Nair, Iowa State University, USA
10:00 Urban Agriculture: An Ohio Perspective
Jacqueline Kowalski, Ohio State University Extension, USA
10:30 Vegetable Pests to Watch for in 2017
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA
11:00 Organic Weed Control in Vegetables
Rachel Riddle and Peter White, University of Guelph
VEGETABLES – POTATOES
2:00 Innovative Technologies for Late Blight Control
Dr. Eugenia Banks, Potato Consultant
2:30 Potato Diseases: Late Blight and Dickeya Blackleg
Dr. Vikram Bisht, Manitoba Agriculture
3:00 New and Emerging Varieties
Vanessa Currie, University of Guelph
3:30 Potato Variety Display Viewing
Vanessa Currie, University of Guelph
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Room 201-202 (2nd Floor)
VEGETABLES – SWEET CORN
9:30 Growing Sweet Corn in the Great Lakes Basin – How to Manage Phosphorus
Deanna Nemeth, OMAFRA
10:00 Cover Crops, Healthy Soils and More
Dr. Laura Van Eerd, University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus
10:30 Farm Gate Marketing
Erica Pate, OMAFRA
11:00 Making Integrated Pest Management Work
Deb Maes, Sylvite; Kirk Patterson, Scotland Agromart; Jason Van Maanen, Veritas
4Rs NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP FOR VEGETABLES
2:00 Why all the Hype about 4Rs?
Amanda Giamberardino, Fertilizer Canada
2:30 Getting the 4Rs on the Ground
Travis Clarke, Holmes Agro; Joseph Tomecek, Tomecek Agronomy Services
3:00 Making 4Rs Work at Lycoland Farms Ltd.
Dave Epp, Lycoland Farms Ltd.
3:30 4Rs & Making it Happen on Your Farm: Panel Discussion
Travis Clarke, Holmes Agro; Joseph Tomecek, Tomecek Agronomy Service; Dave Epp, Lycoland Farms Ltd.; Christoph Kessel, OMAFRA
Other sessions of interest
- Potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg), & Calcium (Ca): Revisiting the Basics – Wednesday, Feb. 22 – 9:30 – 11:30 am
- Irrigation – Wednesday, Feb. 22 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
- Soil Health – Wednesday, Feb. 22 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
- Zero Waste – Wednesday, Feb. 22 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
- Business I – Thursday, Feb. 23 – 9:30 – 11:30 am
- Soil Pest Management – Thursday, Feb. 23 – 9:30 – 11:30 am
- Business II – Thursday, Feb. 23 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
- Food Safety – Thursday, Feb. 23 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
- Nematode Management – Thursday, Feb. 23 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Find more information about the convention and register at http://www.ofvc.ca/