- June 25 & 26
- Agronomy
- In-Person
- 211034 Hwy 512 Lethbridge County
- AB T1J 5N9
- $1000
- 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Station Your Company for a Win!
Our conference takes place indoors in an intimate setting with lots of opportunities to interact with participants and have your brand displayed prominently.
Our Knowledge & Network events offer you great access to leading edge thinkers in an atmosphere of sharing ideas with minds wide open. People come to learn, explore and network, so take advantage of this time to stand out among the crowd.
This is where southern Alberta’s agriculture community comes together to make connections. Farming Smarter’s Field School brings the brightest minds and innovative thinkers together for two days of engaging in-field presentations, brilliant conversation and a lot of networking.
Booth includes:
- One registration
- 10’ x 10’ exhibitor booth
- Standard booth skirted table with 2 chairs
- Wi-Fi
Marketing Perks
Send us your company logo and we will place it:
- On the website event post with a hyperlink of your choice
- In our newsletters about the event
- And on social media posts advertising the event!
Check Out the Agenda!
The Farming Smarter Field School promises to make learning fun and engaging with interactive demos at every session!
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Wednesday, June 25 |
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Speaker |
Session Topic |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast & Trade Show | |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
Session 1 - Dr. Thierry Fonville, Farming Smarter | Protecting Your Crops from Cover Crops |
| Session 2 - Trevor Deering, Farming Smarter | Enter the Herbicide Matrix | |
| Session 3 - Lewis Baarda, Farming Smarter & Amanda Crook, McCain |
Pushing the Potato in Canada's New Potato Capital | |
| 11:30am | Special Announcement from Minister of Agriculture & Irrigation, Honourable RJ Sigurdson |
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| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch & Trade Show | |
| 1:30pm - 4:00pm |
Session 4 - Dr. Mike Harding, Government of Alberta | Zeroing in on Cereal Leaf Diseases |
| Session 5 - Ken Wall, Federated Co-operatives LTD | The Spoils of Saline Soils | |
| Session 6 - Carlo Van Herk, Farming Smarter | Exploring New Depths of Banding with Strip Tillage in Canola | |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Networking & Social | Door Prize Draw @ 5:00pm! |
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Thursday, June 26 |
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Time |
Speaker |
Session Topic |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast & Trade Show | |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
Session 1 - Mike Gretzinger, Farming Smarter | "Treat" Your Hemp Right |
| Session 2 - Ashley Wagenaar, Farming Smarter | Agronomy Foundations | |
| Session 3 - RDC Robyne Davidson, Lakeland College | Looking for Lupins: A New Pulse Potential | |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch & Trade Show | |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Session 4 - Dr. Monika Gorzelak, Lethbridge | Mysteries of Mycorrhizae |
| Session 5 - Dr. Henry Chau, AAFC Lethbridge | Tools for Measuring Soil Physical Health |
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Other Events
It's time to take to the field and learn the latest innovative updates in southern Alberta agriculture! Field School opens June 25 & 26, don't miss this opportunity to develop new skills for success.
Join Conservation Agronomist Ashley Wagenaar in the field for a walk & talk update on the current innovations underway at Farming Smarter