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GFO: March Classic Registration

Registration is now open for the 2019 March Classic – Growing momentum, Grain Farmers of Ontario's annual conference for farmers and industry.

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Go to https://gfo.ca/marchclassic to register.

We are pleased to have Rick Mercer this year for our keynote session hosted in partnership with Corteva Agriscience, agriculture division of DowDupont. We also have Peter Mackay speaking - Canada’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of National Defence, Minister of Justice, and Attorney General, as well as Jennifer Moss from Plasticity Labs and a representative from Griffith Foods.

The March Classic is the largest grain-focused conference in Eastern Canada, bringing together more than 700 farmers, government, and agriculture industry leaders from across Ontario. The conference will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the London Convention Centre in London, Ontario.  Anyone who pre-registers by Thursday, January 31, will be entered into an early bird draw.

The March Classic features over 70 exhibitors from across Ontario, including equipment, seed, and agriculture retail companies.

Again with www.gfo.ca/marchclassic for details.

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