- June 25 & 26
- Agronomy
- In-Person
- 211034 Hwy 512 Lethbridge County
- AB T1J 5N9
- $850
- 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
- 35’ x 35’ exhibitor booth
- Standard booth skirted table with 2 chairs - optional
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!
Our Early Bird Agenda is here to help you fit summer learning into your schedule. 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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Time |
Speaker |
Session Topic |
8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast & Trade Show | |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
Session 1 - Ken Wall, Federated Co-operatives LTD | The Spoils of Saline Soils |
Session 2 - Mike Harding, Government of Alberta | Zeroing in on Cereal Leaf Diseases | |
Session 3 - Lewis Baarda, Farming Smarter & Amanda Crook, McCain |
Pushing the Potato in Canada's New Potato Capital | |
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch & Trade Show | |
Special Announcement from Minister of Agriculture & Irrigation, Honourable RJ Sigurdson |
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1:30pm - 4:00pm |
Session 4 - Carlo Van Herk, Farming Smarter | Exploring New Depths of Banding with Strip Tillage in Canola |
Session 5 - Mike Gretzinger, Farming Smarter | The Beginning & End of Hemp | |
Session 6 - Robyne Davidson, Lakeland College | Looking for Lupins: A New Pulse Potential | |
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 - Dr. Thierry Fonville, Farming Smarter | Protecting Your Crops from Cover Crops |
Session 2 - Dr. Henry Chou, AAFC Lethbridge | Tools for Measuring Soil Physical Health | |
Session 3 - Dr. Monika Gorzelak, Lethbridge RDC | Mysteries of Mycorrhizae | |
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch & Trade Show | |
1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Session 4 - Ashley Wagenaar, Farming Smarter | Agronomy Foundations |
Session 5 - Trevor Deering, Farming Smarter | Enter the Herbicide Matrix |