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Posted on: September 25th, 2009 at 10:36:02
Cover Crop Open House
Wednesday 7th October 2009
For commercial growers and agribusinesses
9:00 am
Directions: (look for the signs)
* 9 am at OSCIA demonstration site which is 400m west of 911# 10708 Northwood Rd. between the Mull and Harwich Roads (in Harwich township -East of Chatham)
* 10:30 am across the road of 911# 20701 Victoria Rd (formally 21 Hwy) at the back Ridgetown Campus research plots north of Gosnell Line.
* Lunch provided after the tour
No cost. No preregistration required. CCA credits have been applied for.
* Underseeding cover crop in seed or sweet corn
* Cover crops were planted after wheat, sweet corn, and cucumbers
* Comparison of early vs. late cover crop growth
* Many different cover crops (alfalfa, vetch, crimsom clover, winter pea,oilseed radish, buckwheat, sorghum and other grasses, as well as mixtures)
* Funding provided by OSCIA Nutrient Management BMP Demonstration Grant,Seed Corn Growers of Ontario, Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers and OMAFRA.
For more information, contact Prof. Laura Van Eerd at the Ridgetown Campus
University of Guelph at 519 674-1644.
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