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2018 Ontario Potato Scout School

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The 2018 Potato Scout Training Day will be held Monday, June 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn in Guelph (Scottsdale Drive).

On the agenda:

  • Introduction to Potato IPM
  • Potato Scouting Guidelines
  • Diseases
  • Insects
  • Weeds
  • Other Problems

Scouting manuals and handouts will be provided.

Register by email with Eugenia Banks.

 

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