聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The 17th Annual Moose Mountain Ag Day is set to be hosted in Arcola at the Prairie Place Hall on Wednesday, March 8th.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Registration takes place between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. at the door and is $25 to attend, which includes lunch.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The first session will focus on Annuals, Perennials and Grazing with a presentation by Mario Tenuta, Ph.D., P.Ag., and Professor of Applied Soil Ecology at the University of Manitoba. Tenuta is set to present on how annuals, perennials, and grazing can do for soil health and carbon sequestration: benefits of tillage systems, rotations, perennials and grazing practices on soil health and organic matter. Tenuta will also tackle the question of 鈥淚s your soil getting as much Carbon benefit as you expect?鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next session, will be a short update from Watershed Coordinator, David Pattyson, in an annual program update.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Colin Rosengren with Three Farmers Brands out of Midale will then present and describe how they started and what they鈥檝e learned taking products out of the field and placing them on the table.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A break for lunch will then be taken before three more presenters will speak.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ryan Boyd with SG&R Farms from Forrest, MB, will speak about Increasing Diversity to Enhance Soil Health: this presentation will focus on integrating crops and livestock.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rosengren will then speak again about Intercropping Annual Cash Crops: looking at agronomics, economics, and logistics of crop combinations 鈥� canola/peas/lentils, flax/chickpeas, and corn/soybeans.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The final presentation of the day will be done by Ann Wasko, Market Analyst with Gateway Livestock, which will look at markets and market trends throughout 2017.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Throughout the day trade show booths and networking coffee breaks have been spaced throughout the day.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The annual event is one that is looked forward to by the southeast agricultural community.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 For more information contact Lorne Klein at (306)848-2382.
