Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association
81st Annual General Meeting

Location: Canadian Room, Saskatoon Inn

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 (continued from Tuesday, January 12)

8:15 a.m.	Continuation of Annual Business Meeting (Canadian Room) Canadian Seed Growers Association Update - Neil Shanks, President, Wheatley, ON - Dale Adolphe, Executive Director, Ottawa
8:45 a.m.	CSGA Programs and Priorities - Dale Adolphe, CSGA Executive Director, Ottawa
9:15 a.m.	New Varieties Update: - David Gehl, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Indian Head - Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Crop Development Centre, U of S.
9:50 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10:15 am	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.	Resolutions Committee Report
11:15 a.m.	Adjourn
11:20 a.m.	Member to Member Session - Attendance Limited to Seed Growers only - Moderator: Joe Rennick, Past President, SSGA

 

Mustard Day

Location: Saskatoon Inn

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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.	Wanted: Good weed control for mustard - Eric Johnson, AAFC Scott
10:15 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.	SMDC Annual Meeting
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 p.m.	Mustard is a Must - Adele Buettner, General Manager, SMDC
1:00 p.m.	The Story of French's Mustard - Lindsay Mathisen, Reckitt Benckiser, New Jersey
1:30 p.m.	The European Market for Canadian Mustard Seed - Christian Eberle, GRANOSA AG, Switzerland
2:00 p.m.	Mustard Market Outlook - Steve Foster, Viterra

 

Canola Days: SaskCanola

Location: Saskatoon Inn

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

9:00 a.m.	In-person registration and pre-registration voucher pick-up
10:00 a.m.	Introductions and greetings
10:15 a.m.	Larry Weber (Weber Commodities) - Canola Trade and Access
11:15 a.m.	Denise Maurice (CCC) - Bigger, better science to achieve the 2015 goal
12:00 p.m.	Lunch buffet
12:30 p.m.	Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission Annual General Meeting
1:30 p.m.	Faye Dokken-Bouchard (Sask Ag) - Is your Canola at Risk? Clubroot Update
1:50 p.m.	Chris Holzapfel (IHARF) - Fine-Tuning N Rates using GreenSeeker® Technology
2:10 p.m.	Lone Buchwaldt (AAFC-Saskatoon) - Promising new sources of sclerotinia resistance in Brassica napus from Asia
2:30 p.m.	Coffee break
2:50 p.m.	Chris Holzapfel (IHARF) - Evaluating Pod Sealants for Direct-Combined Canola
3:10 p.m.	Murray Drew (U of S) - Canola in Trout and Salmon diets
3:30 p.m.	Del Craig (Elevance) - Bio-based Chemicals: The Potential and Growing Demand for Vegetable Oil-Based Industrial Products

Canola Days continue Thursday, January 14

 

Special Session:
The Politics and Policy Affecting Grain Prices

Location: Prairieland Park, Hall B

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

	Free transportation to and from Special Session event. Buses will depart Saskatoon Inn main lobby at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Buses will return to Saskatoon Inn from Prairieland main entrance at 9:15 and 10:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.	Beef on a Bun Tickets at the Door - $14.75 per person
7:00 p.m.	Special Session Presentation: The Politics and Policy Affecting Grain Prices John Phipps - U.S. Ag Journalist and Farmer www.johnwphipps.com No Charge - Speaker Sponsored by RBC Royal Bank