Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association
80th Annual General Meeting
Location: Canadian Room, Saskatoon Inn
| 8:15 a.m. | Continuation of Annual Business Meeting (Canadian Room) Canadian Seed Growers Association Update - Ed Lefsrud, President, Viking, AB - Dale Adolphe, Executive Director, Ottawa, ON |
8:50 a.m. |
Members Only Website - Roy Van Wyk, CSGA, Ottawa, ON |
| 9:15 a.m. | CSGA ’09: Key to the Continent - Ray Askins, Portage la Prairie, MB |
| 9:30 a.m. | Midge Tolerant SWAT Team: Plant, Protect, Preserve - Rob Hannam, Issues & Insights, Winnipeg, MB |
| 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | Pedigreed Seed: Quality, Quantity, Questions - Bruce Carriere, Discovery Seed Labs, Saskatoon, SK |
| 10:45 a.m. | Nominating Committee Report - Election of Officers |
| 11:00 a.m. | New Varieties Update: - Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Crop Development Centre, U of S |
| 11:20 a.m. | Resolutions Committee Report |
| 11:45 a.m. | Adjourn |
| 11:45 a.m. | Member to Member Session - Closed to Seed Growers only |
Mustard Day
Location: Saskatoon Inn
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. | Chairman’s Address Baine Fritzler |
| 9:15 a.m. | Mustard 21 Update Pete Desai, Mustard 21 Project Manager |
| 9:45 a.m. | SMDC Website Tour Leslie Sanders, Home Economist |
| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | SMDC Annual Meeting |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | The New Mustard Plant at Gravelbourg Tom Halpenny , Mustard Capital Inc. |
| 1:30 p.m. | The Food Centre and Mustard: A Flavorite Bite |
| 2:00 p.m. | Mustard Market Outlook Steve Gadient, Montana Specialty Mills |
Canola Days
Location: Ballroom B, Saskatoon Inn
| 11:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 1:00 p.m. | Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission Annual General Meeting |
| 2:00 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Guest Speaker: Thomas Mielke - Markets and Future Trends for Canola Oil |
| 3:30 p.m. | Presentation: Pat Flaten, SCDC Research Manager - Research Data Base |
| 4:00 p.m. | Guest Speaker: Elaine Froese - Living an Intentional Life… Profitably |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks - K. Meadows - SCDC Board Chair |
Canola Days continues Thursday, January 15
Special Session:
Fertilizer supply, demand and price outlook
Location: Prairieland Park
| 5:30 p.m. | Beef on a bun supper Limited number of tickets available - $10 per ticket Tickets can be purchased starting January 12 from: • Crop Week communications centre - Room 234 of the Saskatoon Inn • Show Office of the Western Canadian Crop Production Show |
| 7:00 p.m. | Everyone welcome at no cost David Asbridge Doane Advisory Services, St. Louis, Missouri Fertilizer supply, demand and price outlook |
| 9:00 p.m. | Networking, complimentary refreshments and cash bar |
