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CWB Weather school
The Canadian Wheat Board is offering one-day weather workshops targeted to producers. The workshops will provide training on how to collect weather data on farm and how to use this information to aid in agronomic decisions, enhance production and improve environmental stewardship. The workshops run from 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m. Each workshop will include a draw to win a weather station.
- Calgary, AB: Postponed until fall
- Saskatoon, SK: Postponed until fall
- Brandon, MB: Postponed until fall
Registration fee:
Free to farmers
Certified Crop Advisor Credits are available at each workshop.
Workshop Outline
- Building a weather network
- General weather station set up and operation
- How forecasts are made and how to use a 1 to 5 day forecast
- Using Growing Degree Days for crop scouting (Calgary and Brandon workshop)
- Using Weather Data to Maximize Pesticide Application Performance (Saskatoon workshop)
- Cereal disease forecasting
- Fertility program considerations
- Environmental stewardship
- On farm food safety certification overview
- Equipment demonstration
For further information please contact:
Guy Ash, CWB Weather and Crop Analyst
Canadian Wheat Board
Phone: (204) 984-6820
Email: guy_ash@cwb.ca