Friday, January 24, 2020
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Workshop Description
An advance workshop, especially of interest for established organic cash croppers.
Greg and Dean will discuss challenges and solutions they’ve encountered in organic cash cropping as well as encouraging discussion of what attendees experiences have been.
Bring your questions and bring your solutions.
Topics covered will include:
- Seed varieties
- Row widths
- Populations
- Crop Rotations
- Handling Paperwork
- Weed strategy
- Weed strategy
- Weed strategy
Speaker: Greg Dineen, APS Dineen Farms, Kenilworth, Ontario
2019 is Greg’s fourth year with certified land and his sixth year farming. He works 340 acres and his crops include corn, soybeans, spring wheat, winter wheat, winter rye (hybrid and common), and spelt.
Speaker: Dean Martin, Harrow Organic Farms, Harrow, Ontario & Pelee Island
Along with his two sons, Dean farms 900 acres of certified organic crops – mostly corn, wheat and soybeans in Harrow, Ontario as well as on Pelee Island.
