Rooted in the success of past conferences, two high-profile sessions will be presented in March, 2010 - - the 4th Annual Growing the Margins: Green Energy and Economy for the Farm and Food Sectors Conference and Exhibition and the 2nd Annual Canadian Farm and Food Biogas Conference and Exhibition.
Mark your calendar!
Growing the Margins and the Canadian Farm and Food Biogas conferences and their joint exhibition, as well as several associated events of great value, will be presented the week of March 8th, 2010 at the London Convention Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
Here is an overview of the exciting five-day program (click on event for further details):
- 2nd Biomass Heat Networking Forum: Growing the Value Chain for Agriculture and Rural Biomass Heat Businesses (Monday, March 8)*
- Biogas 101: Introduction to Building a Biogas System Workshop (Monday, March 8)*
- Solar 101: Building Your On-farm Solar PV System Workshop (Monday, March 8)*
- Technology Tours of renewable energy, energy conservation and many other relevant and interesting operational projects (Tuesday, March 9)
- 4th Annual Growing the Margins: Green Energy and Economy for the Farm and Food Sectors Conference and Exhibition (Wednesday and Thursday, March 10-11)
- 2nd Annual Canadian Farm and Food Biogas Conference and Exhibition (Wednesday and Thursday, March 10-11)
- Biogas Co-substrates for the Farm and Food Sectors Workshop (Friday, March 12)
* Monday, March 8th workshops to be held at the Hilton London Hotel. All other events are at the London Convention Centre.
Note to Farm Business Operators
All of the above training opportunities are eligible for cost-share funding through the Growing Forward Business Development for Farm Businesses program in Ontario. For more information on program requirements, please call 1-877-424-1300 or visit www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/about/growingforward/busdev.htm
Exhibits
Growing the Margins and Canadian Farm and Food Biogas conferences will share a joint exhibition of leading-edge technologies, processes and programs.
Added value
Registration for one of either the Growing the Margins or Canadian Farm and Food Biogas conferences provides full access to the plenaries and technical sessions of both conferences. Registration for the associated events is additional.
Further information
Details regarding all events will be posted on the conference web sites as they become available (www.gtmconference.ca or www.biogasconference.ca). You can also join the Growing the Margins and Canadian Farm and Food Biogas Mailing List to have all the latest news sent to your inbox.
Meanwhile, if you are interested in participating, as a sponsor or exhibitor, please contact John McMullen at
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About the Growing the Margins Conference
The 4th Annual Growing the Margins: Green Energy and Economy for the Farm and Food Sectors Conference and Exhibition will extend GTM’s successful track record by further exploring new technological, operating, policy, regulatory, financial and other challenges and opportunities facing farms and related food and rural industries as they strive to improve their energy efficiency, better utilize byproducts - - and ultimately improve their bottom lines.
Growing the Margins will also be a timely occasion to delve into issues and opportunities arising from Ontario’s Green Energy and Green Economy Act and the new Feed-in Tariff Program.
Growing the Margins will be of interest to:
- livestock and field and horticulture crop farmers
- greenhouse operators
- food and beverage processors
- technology and service providers
- governments at all levels
- utilities
- researchers
- financial institutions
--and other stakeholders who recognize the social, economic and environmental opportunities and benefits of expanding farm and food processing operations beyond traditional crop, meat and food production and who wish to become suppliers of energy and new products.
