The 44th annual Tomato Day is being held on Thursday March 5th, 2020 at the John D. Bradley Centre in Chatham, ON (565 Richmond Street, Chatham ON N7M 1R2).
Registration begins and 8 am and pre-registration is not required. Admission is $30 which includes the educational program, trade show and hot lunch.
| 8:00 am | Registration, refreshments and trade show |
| 8:30 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Kevin Epp, District 1 Chair |
| 8:35 am | Big Wheat for Big Tomato Yields Peter Johnson, Agronomist, Real Agriculture |
| 9:25 am | Tomato Weed Management Update Darren Robinson, University of Guelph- Ridgetown Campus |
| 9:50 am | Cleaning and Sanitation of Field Equipment Dave Van Wallegham, Vetoquinol |
| 10:20 am | BREAK AND TRADE SHOW |
| 10:35 am | Label Updates, Details and More! UAP, BASF, Syngenta and others |
| 12:00 pm | Soil Test Manager App Intro Jake Munroe, Soil Management Specialist, OMAFRA |
| 12:10 pm | LUNCH AND TRADE SHOW |
| 1:15 pm | Managing Herbicide Resistance in Tomatoes Kristen Obeid, Weed Management Specialist, OMAFRA |
| 1:45 pm | Rotating Fungicides Katie Goldenhar, Pathologist – Horticulture, OMAFRA |
| 2:15 pm | Managing Compaction – learning from Compaction Day Measurements Alex Barrie, Ag. Engineer, OMAFRA |
CCA Continuing Education Credits have been applied for.
Special thanks to our sponsor for coffee, Farm Credit Canada.
For any questions, please contact:
Anne Verhallen – anne.verhallen@ontario.ca (519) 359-6707
Cassandra Russell – cassandra.russell2@ontario.ca (519) 350-7134
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