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ONTARIO POTATO CONFERENCE PUBLISHES AGENDA

The 2020 Ontario Potato Conference will be held on Thursday, March 5 at the Delta Hotel & Conference Centre in Guelph.  According to conference organizer, Eugenia Banks, topics will include:
  • Tips for successful crop emergence
  • Enhancing soil health
  • Declining yields and what to do about it
  • Rethinking the use of potato fungicides
  • Fighting the Colorado Potato Beetle with a shrinking insecticide tool box
  • Soil compaction: Innovative strategies to reduce this yield robber
  • 2019 Processing trial results
  • Growers’ Panel
 
The trade show will have new technologies on display and networking with exhibitors is encouraged. 
 
The early registration fee of $50 is due by February 28, 2020 which includes lunch and free parking.  After that date, the fee increases to $80.
Source : Ontario Potato Board

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