FarmSmart Agricultural Conference

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/Ministière de l'Agriculture de l'Alimentation et des Affaires rurales

1 Stone Road West
Guelph ON N1G 4Y2


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Duration:

Less than one week
One winter full day conference, One full day summer field day at Elora Research Station UofG

Cost:

51-85
$50 for oscia member or beef producer having taken verified beef production workshop.$75 for those that dont qualify under the above.$100 for walkin registration at the door.

Target Audience:

Farmers, agribusiness, cca's, acedemic, youth

Recognition Provided:

Other
certifided crop advisor credits for CCA participants, general knowledge and skills building for all

Method of Instruction:

Classroom
On-site/On-farm
Workshops
Conference:50 minute concurrent sessions on a given topic. experts from local, regional, national and international locations. also some workshops like computer, smartphone, GIS, precision ag etc and changes with program each year. Summer Sessiona series of 8 30 minute field stations teaching diagnositic and other approaches to solving production, environmental, equipment problems etc and looking at opportunties for new technologies.

Availability of Program:

Seasonal
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Agriculture Business:

Crops
Swine
General
Other & Non-Traditional
Other Animal
Cattle
Poultry and Egg

Subject of Training:

Animal Production
Business Planning, Strategy and Structure
Crop Production
Equipment / Machine Operation and Maintenance
Financial Management (includes production economics)
Human Resources
Landscaping
Marketing (includes value added)
Succession Planning

Language of Instruction:

English

For program information contact:

519.824.4120 x56707
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Ian McDonald, Applied Research Coordinator - OMAFRA Field Crops


Last Updated: 2013-05-09

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