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Southwest Agricultural Conference (SWAC) – In-Person
January 7 - January 8
Five KSEs are available at this year’s IN-PERSON Southwest Agricultural Conference (SWAC). Each session will be offered at different times on January 7 and January 8. See details below.
Note: While the in-person sessions will be recorded, watching an On-Demand recording of these sessions do not qualify as a KSE. The session must be attended in-person.
Nitrogen Management KSEs:
Sweet Wheat!
Dr. Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University
Let the field do the talking! Brian talks nutrient strips and omission plots to maximize nutrient efficiency, yield and profitability.
- Jan 7, 2:10 PM – Agronomy, Agri Theatre 137
- Jan 8, 9:00 AM – Agronomy, Classroom 126
Nitrogen Nuggets
Dr. Adrian Correndo & Dr. Joshua Nasielski, UG
From Delta yield to stabilizers, these experts talk the best strategies for predicting your optimum nitrogen rate.
- Jan 7, 12:00 PM – Agronomy, Classroom 126Jan 8, 12:00 PM – Agronomy, Agri Theatre 137
Nitrogen Stratification Realities
Dale Cowan, AGRIS Co-op, Dr. John Lauzon, UG
No-till, strip-till and big crop residues leave nutrients near the soil surface. Does it matter? How do we test for it? What can be done?
- Jan 7, 11:00 AM – Agronomy, Agri Theatre 137
- Jan 8, 2:10 PM – Agronomy, Classroom 127
Testing Tissue Tests
Bryan Stennett, NutriAg, Zachary Andersen, Picketa Systems
Is tissue testing the new way? See how new tech may give better ways to interpret and manage crop nutrients.
- Jan 7, 9:00 AM – Agronomy, Classroom 127
- Jan 8, 3:10 PM – Agronomy, Agri Theatre 137
Cover Cropping KSEs:
Cover Crops Work
Dr. Aaron Mills, AAFC, Dr. Laura Van Eerd, UGRC
The function your soil is missing is what your cover crop species needs to deliver.
- Jan 7, 11:00 AM – Agronomy, Classroom 126
- Jan 8, 11:00 AM – Agronomy, Agri Theatre 137
To register and view the conference agenda, visit https://www.ontarioagconference.ca/swac1/.