Midwest Ag Conference

January 17th, 2025

heartlandsoilcrop.org/mwac/ ◥

Main Sponsor

Waterloo, ON

Conference Information

Date: 
January 17th
Location: 

Forbes Hall, RIM Park Manulife Sportsplex
2001 University Ave. E.,
Waterloo, ON

The MidWest Agricultural Conference (MWAC) – held in Waterloo in January each year – is supported and delivered by:

  • Golden Horseshoe and Heartland regional Soil and Crop Improvement Associations
  • The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA)

  • Strategic partners representing industry

We are a partner in the Ontario Agricultural Conference (OAgC) with our sister conferences:

  • SouthWest Agricultural Conference (SWAC) – Ridgetown

  • Eastern Ontario Crop Conference (EOCC) – Kemptville

OAgC has a province-wide joint arrangement for a virtual conference, available to all registrants of the regional events.

 

Waterloo Accommodations

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Waterloo St. Jacobs
14 Benjamin Road
Waterloo, ON N2V 2J9
519-772-9800 or 1-888-Holiday
 
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Waterloo St. Jacobs
55 Benjamin Road
Waterloo, ON N2V 0C6
519-514-0090

View full agenda at heartlandsoilcrop.org/mwac!

Sessions

Decoding the Precision Ag Market
Cory Weber, FS Partners; Dilan Boisvert, FieldView; Jonathan Zettler, Fieldwalker Agronomy; Graham Burton, Premier Equipment; Dr. John Sulik, UG [Moderator]
What are the business models behind Precision Ag services? Setting realistic expectations for ROI.
Where to Start with Precision Ag
Dr. John Sulik, UG and Dale Steele, Steele Ag Insights, AB
What keeps you up at night? Leveraging Precision Ag to address farmers’ agronomic problems.
If You Can Map It, You Can Manage It
Dale Steele, Steele Ag Insight, AB
Quantifying field variability using many types of sensor data to inform management.
Transforming Data into Management
Graham Burton, Premier Equipment; Aaron Breimer, Moose Ag; Brendan Louwagie, Sylvite; Danny Jefferies, Honeyland Ag Services [Moderator]
Quantifying field variability using many types of sensor data to inform management.
Validating the Results
Dr. Adrian Correndo, UG; Dr. Scott Shearer, The Ohio State University
How to measure agronomic significance of precision management, driving informed decision making.
The Future of Precision Agronomy
Dr. Scott Shearer, The Ohio State University
What’s coming down the road? What top experts are talking about.

Sponsors (TBA)

2025 Tradeshow (TBA)

  • BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada 
  • Desjardins Agriculture Banking
  • Maizex Seeds Inc.
  • O'Farrell Wealth and Estate Planning
  • Agroliquid 
  • Canadian Wollastonite 
  • Ontario Soil & Crop Improv. Association
  • Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association
  • Speare Seeds
  • Belchim Crop Protection Canada
  • OMAFRA 
  • PT Sullivan Agro 

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Thank You To Our OAgC VIRTUAL Sponsors!

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There are 2 registration options:


1. In-person Registration (Virtual Registration Included!)


To register for any of the three in-person conferences, visit the respective location’s website:



Southwest Ag Conference (SWAC)

southwestagconference.ca



Midwest Ag Conference (MWAC)

heartlandsoilcrop.org/mwac/



Eastern Ontario Crop Conference (EOCC)

eocc.eastontcropconference.ca/



 

2. OAgC VIRTUAL Only Registration



Visit southwestagconference.ca to register for OAgC Virtual.

Learn more about OAgC Virtual Here!