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Opportunities with Switchgrass – Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Spring Meeting
April 24 @ 5:45 pm – 8:00 pm
Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Spring Meeting
Date- Wed April 24, 2024
Location- Glen Young, Halton Hay/Empire Switchgrass, 6800 Bell School Line, south of Derry Road
Time- starting 5:45 pm Come and socialize with your fellow farmers over Pizza and refreshments. Please bring a chair if standing is an issue.
Program @ 6 pm:
-Glenn will explain about his operation for processing switchgrass and hay for a variety of farm and non-farm markets.
-Jamie Fisher President of the Ontario Biomass Producers Co-op and the Hay processors co-op, will talk about markets and prospects for the future.
-Nancy Van Sas our regional communication coordinator will speak about the many programs being offered by the OSCIA at this time. Including the RALP program which encompasses switchgrass.
She will also talk about dosimeters to measure nitrogen gasification from fertilizer applications.
Thank you to Ontario Biomass Producers Co-op for providing the pizza and refreshments.