CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 5
9:45 - 10:15 AM
Break
Tradeshow
8:45 - 9:45 AM
Dr. Martin Entz
University of Manitoba
Healthy soils, plants, animals, people, and planet. How the organic community is leading the way, even when times are tough
Welcome &
Keynote
Grazing Systems for
Sustainability & Profit
10:15 - 11:15 AM
12:15 - 1:15 PM
Lunch
Tradeshow
1:15 - 2:10 PM
John Gavloski
Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development
Encouraging Natural Enemy Diversity & Abundance
Building Diversity into
Your Farm
2:10 - 2:30 PM
Scott Beaton
Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation
Ecosystem Services: How the Natural Areas around your Farm Impact your Bottom Line
2:30 - 3:45 PM
Jim Eckberg
General Mills
Alexander Boersch
Regen Ag Solutions
Regenerative Agriculture Principles and Implementation on Organic Farms
Lessons from 30 years of
organic farming
Post Meeting
Activities
Friday, March 6
8:50 - 9:50 AM
Dr. Bobbi Helgason
University of Saskatchewan
Growing your organic matter for improved crop productivity and sustainable soil use
Keynote
9:50 - 10:20 AM
Break
Tradeshow
Adding Value to
Ag Enterprises
Maintaining Quality of Mono
and Intercrops under
Challenging Harvest
Conditions
11:00 - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1:15 - 2:15 PM
Sam Hitchcock Tilton
Lakeshore Technical College
Mechanical Weed Control Techniques & Machines - The Big Picture
Adapting Equipment
for Organic Farms
12:30 - 1:15 PM
Lunch
Tradeshow
3:15 - 3:45 PM
Break
Tradeshow
Climate-Friendly
Farming
Wrap Up
3:45 - 4:05 PM
Cody Straza
Upland Organics
4:25- 4:45 PM
Wrap-Up
Conference Organizers
4:05 - 4:25 PM
Garry Richards
Richards Family Farm & Livestock
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