Saturday, January 10 to Saturday, January 17, 2009  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
 
Crop Production Week: Saturday, January 10 to Saturday, January 17, 2009 
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association
80th Annual General Meeting

Location: Canadian Room, Saskatoon Inn

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 (continued from Tuesday, January 13)
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
- Moderator: Joe Rennick, Past President, SSGA

 

Mustard Day

Location: Saskatoon Inn

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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
Dan Prefontaine, Food Centre

2:00 p.m. Mustard Market Outlook
Steve Gadient, Montana Specialty Mills

 

Canola Days

Location: Ballroom B, Saskatoon Inn

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
11:30 a.m. Registration
1:00 p.m.

Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission Annual General Meeting
• Call to Order and Opening Remarks - K. Meadows, SCDC Board Chair
• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of 2008 AGM Minutes
• Financial Review - J. Serhienko
• AGM Reports: 
     - State of the Industry - K. Meadows
     - Research - W. Bacon
     - Market Development and Communications - T. Wiens
• Proposed Activities for 2008-2009
• Resolutions
• New Business
• Adjournment

2:00 p.m. Coffee Break
2:15 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Thomas Mielke - Markets and Future Trends for Canola Oil
Sponsored by the Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan through the ACAAFS program

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
Sponsored by the Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan through the ACAAFS program

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

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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

 

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