External Courses and Events

Agrology Data Series – Part 1

Agrology Data Series – Part 1

Join the PRSSS and BCCAI on November 28th for our first installment in our Agrology Data Series!

PRSSS-BCCAI Preliminary Survey

PRSSS-BCCAI Preliminary Survey

In collaboration with the British Columbia Centre for Agritech (BCCAI), the PRSSS is developing a series of seminars to teach students and professionals data analysis and application skills. Complete the attached survey to have your input heard, and enter the prize draw! Loading…

2023 World Soil Day Trivia

2023 World Soil Day Trivia

Join us for Trivia and Beverages on this World Soil Day (December 5th, 2023). The theme of this year’s World Soil Day is Soil and Water. If you are interested in attending, fill out this survey!   Loading…

3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference, 2021

3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference, 2021

The 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference is scheduled for November 1-3, 2021 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference theme is Science as a basis for the sustainable use and conservation of soil biodiversity. For more information visit their website at http://gsb2021.ie

SOIL – I Dig it! BC Institute of Agrologists, November 16, 2019

SOIL – I Dig it! BC Institute of Agrologists, November 16, 2019

Vancouver and Fraser Valley Branches present: “Soil – I Dig it!” November 16th, 2019 from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Location: SFU (Simon Fraser University) Surrey Campus, 250 – 13450 – 102 Avenue, Surrey, Room 5240 http://www.sfu.ca/campuses/maps-and-directions/surrey-map.html Please join us for a Professional Development event where we hear from speakers discussing all things soil. Topics may include enforcement […]

Lecture: Mega-companies in the Global Food System

Lecture: Mega-companies in the Global Food System

Join the UBC Farm and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 for a talk: Mega-companies in the Global Food System: Implications for Justice and Sustainability. Dr. Jennifer Clapp is a Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability, and a Wall Institute International Visiting Research Scholar from the School […]

8th International Crop Science Congress – June 21-25, 2020

8th International Crop Science Congress – June 21-25, 2020

Under the auspices of the International Crop Science Society and the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan, the 8th Internaional Crop Science Congress will be held at the Prairieland Park Convention Centre in Saskatoon from June 21 – 25, 2020. The theme of the congress will be Food Security & […]

Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity – March 10-12, 2020

Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity – March 10-12, 2020

The FAO is hosting a Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI20) at its Headquarters in Rome, Italy on 10 – 12 March 2020. This Symposium, will be jointly organized by the Global Soil Partnership (GSP), the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), the Global Soil Biodiversity Ini[a[ve (GSBI) and the UN Conven[on on Biological Diversity […]

Soil Science Society of America  Annual Meeting – November 10-13, 2019

Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting – November 10-13, 2019

The American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America will host approximately 4,000 scientists, professionals, educators, and students at the 2019 International Annual Meeting, “Embracing the Digital Environment,” on November 10-13, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas. This premier scientific meeting provides unlimited networking opportunities, scientific abstracts, oral and […]

Summit on Canadian Soil Health – October 1-2, 2019

Summit on Canadian Soil Health – October 1-2, 2019

TheSummit on Canadian Soil Health 2019: Setting the Course for the Future will be held on October 1st and 2nd 2019 in Winnipeg and Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba. Early bird pricing is in effect until August 15, 2019 and space is limited so book early! Please go to www.soilcc.ca for more information, to register or […]