About Ron Tone
Ron has operated his own Agronomic Consulting Practice since 1996. Some of the projects to which he as lent his expertise are; Manure Management Plans and Reports, on Farm Research on hemp and a determination of best practices for the production of hemp in Western Canada, Damage Assessments, Environmental Impact Assessments, Crop Management Reviews. He was a Select Seed Grower and has served with Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) in Ghana, West Africa.
Credentials Include:- Graduate of University of Manitoba with a B. Sc. in Agriculture.
- Volunteer Agricultural Extension Worker working overseas in Ghana, West Africa for CUSO.
- Experience in the Retail Seeds Sector of the agricultural industry.
- Experience as a Field Representative with the Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation.
- Background as a Grain Farmer, with over 18 years spent farming.
- Farm Tax Consultant with Farm Business Consultants for 13 years.
- Member of the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists - Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.)
- Completed Forensic Agrology Certificate Program
- Certified Crop Advisor
Reference Projects:
- Carried out three years of extension work in Ghana, West Africa. His focus was irrigation and the introduction of quality seed in field and vegetable production.
- Presented a paper entitled "Hemp Fertility Year 2" to the Manitoba Society of Soil Sciences
- Collected an extensive data base profiling Hemp Production in Western Canada
- Served as Senior Agronomist with overall responsibility for 18,000 acres of Hemp production across Western Canada for Consolidated Growers and Processors.
- Introduced Borage and Hemp into St. Pierre area of Manitoba
- A leader in the use of GIS for Manure Management in Manitoba
- Manure Management Plans and Reports for operations of all sizes across Manitoba
- Numerous Agronomic Assessments for Irrigation Projects
- Carried out professionally certified Soil Surveys at survey intensity level 3 (SIL3) for inclusion in the Manitoba soil database
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