Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Piper's Heath Golf Clubhouse
5501 Trafalgar Road, Hornby (Milton), L9E 0Z5

Attend the annual Growers Fall Meeting to network, enjoy dinner and hear informative speakers.

Registration

Tickets are $55/person (includes dinner).
Deadline to register: November 20, 2017

You can also register by fax / e-mail using the REGISTRATION FORM

Itinerary

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Networking/mix & mingle
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner (buffet)
7:00 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Welcome/Opening Comments | Moderator John Mantel
7:10 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Session with Q&A | Ken Linington – LICC
8:00 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. Break
8:10 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. Session with Q&A | John Van de Vegte – OMAFRA
8:50 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Closing Remarks | John Mantel

Sessions

		Changing Landscape of Agricultural Labour Ken Linington, Labour Issues Coordinating Committee The presentation will provide a brief history of agricultural labour in Ontario, focusing on the circumstances that have led to current government policy; LICC's reaction to Bill 148 related to public consultation and the current attempts to mitigate the impacts of minimum wage and proposed standards and finally what can agriculture anticipate in the next year.
		Methods to Improve the Cost of Production in Nurseries | John Van de Vegte, P. Eng. Strategies to reduce the cost of production have been in use in industries such as the automotive sector for years. This session will focus on how these proven methods can be used to provide the same benefits to the nursery industry.

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