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Soil Health and Your Bottom Line
November 15, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
| $15A Workshop Hosted by the
Riding Mountain UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve (RMBR)
Parkland Recreation Complex (Lion’s Den) on November 15th
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9:30 – 10:00 Name Tags, Coffee and Checking out the Display Tables
10:00 – 10:05 Greetings from the RMBR – Jim Irwin, Chair, RMBR
10:05 – 10:10 Greetings from Eric Irwin, Mayor of Dauphin
10:10 – 10:20 Why Soil Health? – Jim Irwin
10:10 – 10:20 Why Soil Health? – Jim Irwin
10:20 – 10:35 Key outcomes and messages from the Summit on Canadian Soil Health, August 2017 – Jim Tokarchuk, Soil Conservation Council of Canada
10:35 -11:00 Nutrition Break, Networking and Trade Show Booths
11:00 -11:45 “Soil Degradation: The Cost to Agriculture and the Economy” – Dr. David Lobb, Professor of Landscape Ecology, University of Manitoba
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 –13:15 “Crop Production and Soil Health – Manitoba Solutions” – Marla Riekman, Soils Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture
13:15 – 14:00 “Principles of Regenerative Agriculture” – Michael Thiele, Biological Farm Planning Consultant
14:00 -14:15 Conservation District soil health programs – presenter to be determined
14:15 – 14:30 Wrap up and closing remarks – Jim Irwin
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15:00 -17:00 The First RMBR Soil Heath Committee Meeting will convene
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Pre-registration: Spaces are limited, so pre-registration is required.
Early Pre-registration (before November 8, 2017) – mail-in registration fee $10, includes lunch.
Late Pre-registration (after November 8th) – registration fee $15, payable at the door, includes lunch.
To pre-register, please contact Valerie Pankratz, phone: 204 848 0556; email: rmbr@mts.net
Cheques can be made out to “Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve” and can be mailed to: Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve, Box 232, Onanole, MB R0J 1N0