Organic Field Day

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Hosted jointly by the Semiarid Prairie Agriculture Research Centre, Swift Current and OCIA SK Chapter 8

  • varieties of common & durum wheat, barley, spelt kamut & pulses under organic management
  • root rot in organic common and durum wheat, spelt and kamut
  • reduced tillage and diverse cropping sequences under organic management
  • organic spring wheat breeding trial
  • long-term organic wheat watershed study
  • mycorrhizal fungi and phosphorus in wheat
  • screening symbiotically functional wheats
  • how alfalfa could fit into an organic rotation
  • cover crops for soil health on forage & crop land
  • local organic fields (time and weather permitting)

Please register by calling 306-778-8285

There isn't a charge for the tour, but please register as numbers are needed for planning. Meet in the Thomson Room at the Research Centre. In case of rain, there will be presentations indoors.

For more information contact Shannon Chant at 306-778-8291 or Shannon.chant@gov.sk.ca