On Thursday July 27th 2023, the Georgian Soil and Crop Improvement Association (SCIA) will be hosting a virtual Soil Health Open Discussion night, with invitation extended to producers from across the province.
Georgian SCIA is a region within the Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). It is comprised of county associations from Bruce, Dufferin, Grey and Simcoe whose membership’s interests focus on improved crop production and land stewardship. Typical association activities include crop walks, winter meetings, research projects and print-type information updates. With goals of providing education for members and increasing engagement from producers across the region, Georgian SCIA has planned a free, open-to-all, Zoom discussion night with a focus centered on soil health for the end of July.
Georgian directors planned this virtual event format to remove the hurdle of driving to a meeting in the middle of a busy harvest season. As there is no barrier of distance, they also opted to open the evening up for anyone across Ontario to join in, whether a member of OSCIA or not.
The evening’s keynote presenter, Dr. Lee Briese, is a North Dakota soil scientist and agronomist with a Doctor of Plant Health. He is an engaging presenter who has spoken at major conferences across the US and Canada and is always well received. Dr. Briese is looking forward to questions posed by audience members from which discussion can branch out. The hope is to have as many people as possible join the call, garnering lots of idea sharing and learning. Dr. Briese will be the major speaker for the evening, but his expertise need not be the only source of information that the audience draws from in this casual discussion type setting.
The meeting is set to run from 8:00 – 9:30 pm, with hopes that field work will be powering down by that point in the evening so that laptops, phones, and tablets can power up! Those who would like to join in online can find the meeting at: https:/tinyurl.com/kupeuf3u. Participants can also listen in on the phone by calling: 1-647-374-4685 and using the Zoom Meeting ID: 814 6172 6319 and the Passcode: 359535. Organizers would like to stress that all are welcome – there is no fee and pre-registration is not required. Anyone with questions can contact lorie@greyagservices.ca.
Georgian Soil and Crop also wishes to thank the OSCIA’s tiered grant program for their support in hiring Dr. Briese as a presenter. The funding is intended to support member engagement and information sharing. Organizers certainly hope to see those goals carried through with good turnout and audience participation.
Source : grey ag services