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Updated Agenda for the 2018 Ontario Potato Field Day

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The 2018 Ontario Potato Field Day on Thursday, August 23, now includes a tour of the cutting-edge packing plant at Tupling Farms at Melancthon, Ont., at 1 p.m. EDT.

HJV Equipment at Alliston, Ont., will host displays of potato equipment, new potato varieties, and a trade show at 3 p.m., followed by a barbeque at 5:30 p.m., sponsored by Syngenta.

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