A seminar for municipalities, consultants, farmers, agribusiness and anyone else interested in the state of biosolids beneficial use and the growing demand for the materials in agriculture.

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2017

Place: Country Heritage Park, 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton ON L9T 2X3

Cost: $150.00/person $110.00 for Soil & Crop Member

Registration is now closed

 

9:00  am         Coffee & Registration

9:30 am           Keynotes
                               Gordon Miller, former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Harry Buurma, Farmer

10:15 am         Farmer/Agronomy Panel: Making Best Use of Biosolids
                               Jim Patton, Farmer
Steven Eastep, Farmer
Deb Campbell, Agronomist

11:15 am        BREAK

11:30 am      Tracking Cumulative Additions to Soil
                            Dale McComb, OMAFRA

12:00 pm     State of Compliance in Land Application
                           Lisa Ross, MOECC

12:30 pm    LUNCH (provided)

1:30               Microconstituents in Land Applied Biosolids
Rene Shahmohamadloo, U of G

2:00              Quantifying the Use of Municipal Biosolids
Christine Brown, OMAFRA

2:45              Importance of Biosolids in Soil Health
Glen Munroe, Compost Council of Canada

3:30             Wrap up & Safe Travels Home

If you have issues registering on the registration portal, please contact farmsmartadm@gmail.com. Directions to the Country Heritage Park are available on their website at www.countryheritagepark.com/getting-here .