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Hear from experts at the Top Crop Summit
on Feb. 27-28 at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon.

The Top Crop Summit is right around the corner, bringing farmers and industry experts together for the latest in crop production research and insights on Feb. 27-28 at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon.

For $159.99, you’ll hear from more than a dozen speakers, receive lunch and enjoy happy hour on day one, breakfast on day two, and have time for networking with peers and industry suppliers. Get your ticket today!.

Below are some of our esteemed speakers, with the full lineup available online at www.topcropsummit.com.

Dr. Tyler Wist

Aster Yellows: 2012 vs 2023

Western Canada saw the most severe Aster Yellows pressure in 2023 since 2012. Dr. Tyler Wist discusses the outbreak, the disease and its vector, the aster leafhopper, along with how his team is designing tools for detection of the phytoplasma and determining the migratory origins of these leafhoppers.

Lyle Cowell

Preparing for and managing after a drought

Lyle shares how to adapt your management practices to best mitigate the downside of dry conditions and addresses what agronomic steps can be taken to protect farm profitability during a drought.

Dr. Breanne Tidemann

The adoption of physical impact mills

Impact mills are likely to be the best fit of the harvest weed seed control strategies for western Canadian farms. With an estimated 30 mills in use on the Canadian Prairies, Dr. Tidemann will share key feedback from those producers, showing farm types, associated costs, benefits, challenges and strategies implemented.

Ken Coles

Nuffield Scholar travels and learnings

Ken believes that effective non-profit organizations can play a pivotal role in making a farmer-focused innovation system function. With recent visits to Europe, Africa and new Zealand, Coles will share his perspective on what needs to happen to help boost practical, regional and farmer-relevant innovation.

Steve Shirtliffe

Quadcopters, fixed wing UAV’s and satellites in crop imaging

Crop imagery from drones and satellites can now provide farmers and agronomists useful information to assist in crop management. Steve reviews recent research from the Crop Imaging Lab at the University of Saskatchewan, including remotely sensed satellite information, scouting crop emergence, mapping kochia infestations and more.

Other sessions will highlight Bacterial leaf streak, Crop rotation’s impact on Fusarium Head Blight, Drone spraying in Canada, Biologicals vs Biostimulants and so much more! View the full agenda at www.topcropsummit.com.

The Top Crop Summit is approved for CCSC-CEU’s and 8 total CCA-CEUs in the categories of Nutrient Management, Soil & Water Management, Crop Management, Integrated Pest Management and Professional Development.