Organic and Low-Input Agricultural Systems Field Day and Tradeshow

August 1st: Organic & Low-Input Agricultural Systems Field Day, Swift Current SK

Host: AAFC

Co-Host: SaskOrganics

Field trials in the morning tour will include:

Intercropping and following cash crops, Diversified cropping strategies to improve sustainability of organic production: Cover crop blends and following cash crops, Allelopathy, Tillage timing and intensity, Polycrop mixes for grazing, New organic trials and studies starting in 2019, among others.

Afternoon presentations by researchers and others elsewhere in SK and MB:

Mixed grain intercrops, Role of field boundary habitats in agro-ecosystems, Market signals and converting to organic farming, Agronomy and ecology for organic production, Update on SaskOrganics activities, Organic producer panel on on-farm research projects and participatory breeding, Display on organic agriculture in the Prairies.

Stay tuned for Program. Field Day will go on rain or shine so come prepared!