Intercropping & Cover Cropping - Is it for you

November 21, 2018

8:30-5:00 PM

This day-long event will be held in Regina and focuses on intercropping and cover cropping

If you are a producer and/or an agronomist who would like to learn more about intercropping and cover crops, this workshop is for you.

Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration & Networking
8:45 a.m. Mixed Grain Intercrop Research - Lana Shaw Southeastern Research Farm
9:30 a.m. Equipment Requirements for Intercropping - Charley Sprenger Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
10:15 a.m. Coffee & Networking
10:45 a.m. Forage Pea Cultivars in Mixtures with Cereals - Dr. Bill Biligetu - U of S
11:15 a.m. Chickpea Flax to Manage Ascochyta Blight - Dr. Michelle Hubbard - AAFC
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Canadian Grain Commission Overview - Judy Elias
1:30 p.m. Intercropping Peas and Canola - Chris Holzapfel - Indian Head Research Farm
2:00 pm Canadian Agricultural Partnership Programs & Ag Awareness - Ken Evans
2:30 pm Insuring your Intercropping Acres - Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation
3:00 pm Coffee & Networking
3:30 pm Intercropping Producer Panel

$60 Registration Fee. For more information, contact the event organizer at: sherri.roberts@gov.sk.ca or call 306-848-2856.

*Certified Crop Advisor Credits are pending for Crop Management