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Forage Selection and Cereal Trial Field Day
July 26 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
10:00am: Field walk and discussion on what to plant to benefit from forage nitrogen fixing capabilities at Graham Farms Ltd. Forages and their management based on your soil and desired outcomes. Nitrogen fixation, persistence, milk production…
Dr. Nancy McLean from Dalhousie University to speak on forage legume selection and suitability.
12:00pm: FREE BBQ Lunch
1:00pm: Insight into the problematic European Corn Borer.
Jason Wells, NBDAAF forage specialist to speak on forages and Bt corn.
2:30pm: NBDAAF 2024 Cereal Plot Trial Tour at Albright Farms.
Peter Scott, NBDAAF cereal specialist to speak on the different wheat, barley, oat and soybean varieties that have potential in NB.
Honored guest, the Hon. Margaret Johnson, Minister of NBDAAF