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For More Information call the Seager Wheeler Historic Farm @ 232-5959

SEEDING TRENDS 2010

Sponsored by the

SEAGER WHEELER NATIONAL

HISTORIC FARM

 In Co-operation With AGRI-ARM

Friday, June 4, 2010

At the Seager Wheeler Farm, Located 7 Km East of Rosthern on Highway #312

Sponsored by the

ctivities commence at 9:00 a.m. (See agenda below)

Program Highlights:

■ Direct seeding demonstrations

■ Sprayer demonstrations

■ Agronomic seminars

■ Industry exhibits

■ Specialists from the Saskatchewan

Ministry of Agriculture

Admission: $10.00 per Person

Lunch provided by Syngenta

EQUIPMENT PARTICIPANTS FOR THE DAY:

Direct Seeding Equipment Participants Tradeshow Exhibitors

Seed Hawk Inc. Moody’s Equipment

Seedmaster Canadian Wheat Board

John Deere Dutch Industries

Pillar Laser Yellowrose Ent.

Bourgault Industries Ltd Pillar Laser

Morris Industries Ltd Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

Redhead Equipment

Sprayer Equipment Participants

John Deere: 4630 SP Sprayer

Redhead Equipment: SPX Sprayer

For more information call the Seager Wheeler Farm at 232-5959 or

Visit our website at: www.seagerwheelerfarm.org

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION/TRADESHOW OPENS

9:25 a.m. ► Opening remarks

9:40 a.m. ► Automated Control of Natural Air Drying Systems

Joy Agnew PEng, Project Leader, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute

10:00 a.m. ► High Moisture Canola in Grain Bags

Kim Stonehouse AAg, Regional Crop Specialist, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

10:30 a.m. ► Variable Rates: Do they pay and how would you know?

Stewart Brandt, Researcher, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

11:00 a.m. ► Clarifying Generic Herbicide Choices

Clark Brenzil PAg, Provincial Specialist, Weed Control

11:30 a.m. ► Insect Forecasts & Concerns for 2010

Scott Hartley PAg, Provincial Specialist, Insect/Pest Management

12:00 p.m. LUNCH & TRADE SHOW

1:00 p.m. ► Seedling Health: Soil & Seed Borne Diseases

Faye Dokken-Bouchard PAg, Provincial Specialist, Plant Disease

1:30 p.m. ► Sprayer Demonstration

Take a sprayer for a test drive!

► Direct Seeding Demonstration

Featuring seeding demonstrations with the latest in seeding and opener technology

3:45 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS