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St. Clair Region SCIA – Compaction Day
August 7 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Join the St. Clair Region Soil and Crop Improvement Association for their Compaction Day!
This event, hosted by Essex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton Soil & Crop Associations will replace the usual summer twilight tours and events.
Learn how your equipment and its configuration can impact and manage compaction. Other sessions include soil pit on what compaction does to plants, productivity, water infiltration; cover crop types and benefits; tire troubles – how to get the most life out of your tires and what happens when things go wrong!
Demos will be provided to show potential for compaction. The event features guest speakers and the Ontario Compaction Team. There will Cover Cropping topics discussed during the event.
Lunch by Burns of Dresden. Sponsorship tent – meet your suppliers!
When? Thursday, August 7 @ 9:30 AM – 3:30 pm
Where? Jackson Seed Services, Rutherford Elevator
Parking? Babula Curtis Auctioneering Services, 584 Oil Heritage Rd, Dresden
Cost? $40 OSCIA members, $60 non-members, $90 at the door registration
If needing to renew your S&C membership to take advantage of the $20 discount: https://osciaportal.org/Identity/Account/Login
St. Clair Region SCIA – Compaction Day is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) projects in the Cover Cropping category.
