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Soil and Water Conservation Field Day A field demo day will take place on August 5th as part of Centenary
festivities in Saint-André, New Brunswick. To make this activity possible the Eastern Canada Soil and Water Conservation
Centre (ECSWCC) formed an organising committee in partnership with representatives from the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and stakeholders from the agricultural community. "The main objective of the day is to inform the agricultural community
and the public in general about innovative techniques for soil management, soil and water conservation, greenhouse effect
mitigation, demonstrate specialised equipment, and have discussions on sustainable management of agricultural land and resource
protection," says Jean-Louis Daigle, ECSWCC Director. The field day begins with an open house at the Eastern Canada Soil and
Water Conservation Centre. The contribution of the agricultural sector and sustainable socio-economic development of the rural
community will be underlined.
Guests are coming from every corner of the province to participate in the
regional event. A farm equipment exhibit featuring over 30 information booths concerning agriculture and environment will
be on display throughout the day in a potato storage building situated on the Lionel and Alyre Poitras Farm Ltd. In the afternoon, a demonstration of various equipment and work techniques
for soil conservation will take place on an eight-acre field close to the exhibition site. A few guided tours on farms are also planned to demonstrate testing of
different varieties of potatoes, environment friendly fertilisers, nitrogen management techniques in cereal, and residue management. This event is possible thanks to a financial contribution from the New
Brunswick Agricultural Council. The Council manages the Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Fund from the federal government.
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