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Organic Agronomy Training
January 5, 2023 @ 9:30 am - January 13, 2023 @ 10:15 am
FREE
This training is intended for private and public sector agronomists who want to respond to the growing demand from producers for more information about organic grain production. The course was designed with the Prairies in mind, agronomists in other ecoregions will learn universal principles of organic production. The course will be offered over five 75 minutes live (and recorded) online sessions over two weeks in January 2023.
- Jan 5: Rotations, nutrient management
- Jan 6: Crop Establishment, Seeding Tillage
- Jan 10: Insects Weeds, Disease
- Jan 12: Soil Health
- Jan 13: Q&A
Each day’s time is 9:00am-10:15am CT.
Agronomists can pose questions throughout the trainings, either live or via email after viewing recorded sessions.
Grain farmers considering a transition to organic or current organic practitioners who want to learn the theory and latest science will also find the course valuable.
The course is free to all, but registration is required.
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This course is part of the Prairie Organic Development Fund’s Canadian Organic Ingredient Strategy (www.organicdevelopmentfund.org) funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership and Platinum private sector partners such as the SaskWheat Development Commission and Grain Millers. Silver funders include Nature’s Path Foods, the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security and PHS (Prairie Heritage Seeds).