The 2020 Ontario Virtual Crop Diagnsotic Days was a huge success and builds on the long tradition the annual Field Crop Diagnostic Days held at Ridgetown, Elora and Winchester established just in a different format. Our success would not be possible without our participants, sponsors, speakers and all the volunteers involved! A BIG THANKS from all of us!
COVID-19 has created many unique challenges and the safety of all those involved is of utmost concern. Although the summer in-field Ridgetown, Elora and Winchester events have been cancelled again this year, the organizing committees have decided to combine Southwest (Ridgetown), Elora and Eastern Ontario (Winchester) Crop Diagnostic Days into a provincial diagnostic video series for a second season with the support of our sponsors.
The 2021Ontario Virtual Diagnostic Days will consist of a 1-hour episode every two weeks starting Tuesday July 20 through October 26, 2021. Each episode will consist of a general field crop agronomic theme with various topics which are current and relevant to farmers, crop consultants, retailers basically anyone involved in agriculture! Each episode/podcast will be available at RealAgriculture.com/ontariodiagnosticdays and fieldcropnews.com (schedule below) and can be viewed any time, when you want!
CEU credits will be available for each episode (8 total) but registration and payment is required ONLY if applying for CEU credits. Farmers, media and those not requesting CEU credits for the event DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER!
It all starts Tuesday July 20 with the Awesome Weed Specialist Duo of Dr. Peter Sikkema (UG Ridgetown Campus) and Mike Cowbrough (OMAFRA) LIVE taking on the “Hot Topics in Weed Management in Ontario”, so bring your questions – you don’t want to miss this!
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU)
Historically, in-person diagnostic days have provided some of the best opportunities for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) to acquire a broad range of Continuing Education Units (CEU). Certified Crop Advisors will be able to collect 8 CEUs by registering for the event. CEU registration is a requirement and is open until December 1, 2021. A unique code will be provided for each episode watched.
SPONSORS
This series is being brought to you by the partnership of the event organizing committees and OMAFRA, University of Guelph, OSCIA who would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the 2021 Ontario Diagnostic Days Virtual Series:
- Grain Farmers of Ontario
- Agris Co-operative
- BASF
- Bayer/Dekalb
- Corteva/Pioneer
- Great Lakes Grain FS
- Maizex Seeds
- Mosaic
- PRIDE Seeds
- Syngenta
AGAIN this year, all Grain Farmers of Ontario farmer-members can participate in this innovative diagnostic and management series free of charge and registration is not required unless CEU credits are desired, thanks to the sponsorship of Grain Farmers of Ontario.
HOW TO REGISTER: (ONLY REQUIRED IF APPLYING FOR CEU CREDITS)
- CEU registration please click here
- $100 (plus HST) for 8 CEU credits. A receipt/confirmation email will be provided. Registration and CEU credits open till December 1, 2020.
- Farmers, media and those not requesting CEU credits for the event DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER!
Regional Coordinators
Albert Tenuta, OMAFRA, SWCDD
Ian McDonald, OMAFRA, ECDD
Sebastian Belliard, OMAFRA, EOCDD
Program Schedule and General Themes (updated throughout season)
View all 8 episodes at RealAgriculture.com/ontariodiagnosticdays or fieldcropnews.com @
LIVESTREAM occurs at 10 am for Episodes 1 (July 20 Launch), 3 (August 17) and 8 (October 26) at RealAgriculture.com/live.
| Episode Number | Available Date & Time | Primary Theme |
| Series Launch (LIVE) | 10:00 a.m.
July 20, 2021 |
Weed Management PROS
(Dr. Peter Sikkema (UGRC) and Mike Cowbrough (OMAFRA) |
| Episode 2 | 10:00 a.m.
August 3, 2021 |
Cover Crops, Pasture Management, Soybeans/Corn and More!
RealAgriculture.com/ontariodiagnosticdays or fieldcropnews.com @ https://bit.ly/2021OnVDD |
| Episode 3 (LIVE) | 10:00 a.m.
August 17, 2021 |
Insect/Disease Management
(Tracey Baute (OMAFRA) and Albert Tenuta (OMAFRA) |
| Episode 4 | 10:00 a.m.
August 31, 2021 |
Agronomy Hot Topics
RealAgriculture.com/ontariodiagnosticdays or fieldcropnews.com @ https://bit.ly/2021OnVDD |
| Episode 5 | 10:00 a.m.
September 14, 2021 |
Soil Health, Water and Nutrient Management
RealAgriculture.com/ontariodiagnosticdays or fieldcropnews.com @ https://bit.ly/2021OnVDD |
| Episode 6 | 10:00 a.m.
September 28, 2021 |
Crop Production Snippets!
RealAgriculture.com/ontariodiagnosticdays or fieldcropnews.com @ https://bit.ly/2021OnVDD |
| Episode 7 | 10:00 a.m.
October 12, 2021 |
Weather, Production Decisions and Lessons Learned in 2021
RealAgriculture.com/ontariodiagnosticdays or fieldcropnews.com @ https://bit.ly/2021OnVDD |
| Episode 8
(LIVE) |
10:00 a.m.
October 26, 2021 |
Agronomists Tips ‘22 and Year End RoundUp! (Dr. Dave Hooker (UGRC) and Dr. Francois Tardif (UG)) |
Thank you for your support and please be safe!