The New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association (NBSCIA) is hosting a vegetable and small fruit field day at Nature’s Route Farm, Point de Bute, N.B. on Sept. 3 in partnership with the NB Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (NBDAAF) and ACORN, with contributions from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).
Morning session: end of season greenhouse management 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Farm tour and presentations
- Welcome and farm introduction
- Greenhouse tour
- End-of-season cleanup and plant management with Climax Conseils
- Greenhouse disinfection: products talk
- Orisha GH Controller: overview with Kent Coates
- Optional networking lunch/open time to meet with reps
- Afternoon session: irrigation and cover crops 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Field visits and demos
Farm tour: irrigation systems and drainage
- Expert Q&A (Dubois)
- DAAF: soil-based irrigation strategies
- Carrot irrigation: Hortau Tensiometer demo
- Presentation of Hortau system
- Cover crop plot tour: with NBSCIA and DAAF
Deadline to register is Aug. 28.
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