WINTER WHEAT PERFORMANCE TRIALS WEBINAR
MEDIA ADVISORY – GUELPH, ON (August 23, 2011)
In an effort to get Ontario Winter Wheat Performance Trial information to farmers in a timely manner, Grain Farmers of Ontario will be hosting an interactive webinar on September 1st at 8:30 am. Farmers and industry members are encouraged to attend the live session however the recorded webinar will also be available after the event on
www.gfo.ca/webinars and
www.gocereals.ca.
GFO’s Manager of Research and Market Development, Crosby Devitt, will moderate the online seminar. Members of the Ontario Cereal Crop Committee will be on camera to provide comments
about the growing season and to describe the performance trials and their results. They will also answer questions provided by the webinar viewers. Farmers and industry representatives can access the webinar live to view the discussion and send in their questions through an instant messaging forum.
To register for the webinar, send your name and email address to
info@gfo.ca. You will receive a confirmation email with webinar details and instructions upon registration.
Grain Farmers of Ontario
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) is the province’s newest and largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farmers. The crops they grow cover 5 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5 billion in farm gate receipts, result in over $9 billion in economic output
and are responsible for over 40,000 jobs in the province.
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To be a contributor to the interactive map, email us at
info@gfo.caTo see and use our interactive map go to
www.gfo.caFor media and public relations inquiries, contact:
Andria Louca, 1-226-971-0270,
alouca@gfo.ca
