Crop Production Week: Canola Agenda

Thursday, January 12, 2012
8:30 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m.	Saskatchewan Canola Growers Association Final Business Meeting Global Market Access Through a Consistent Policy Landscape Tracy Jones
9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks - Minister of Agriculture Hon. Bob Bjornerud
9:45 a.m.	Canola Trends in Saskatchewan - Venkata Vakulabharanam, SK Ministry of Agriculture
10:00 a.m.	Coffee break
10:15 a.m.	Canola Market Outlook - Greg Kostal, Kostal Ag Consulting
11:15 a.m.	Canola Meal Promotion - Les Nernberg, Canola Council of Canada
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
12:30 p.m.	AGM Business Meeting
1:30 p.m.	Clubroot and Its Spread: What SK Canola Growers Can Do to Control the Disease - Clint Jurke, Canola Council of Canada
2:00 p.m.	Role of Canola in Weed Resistance - Hugh Beckie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2:30 p.m.	Coffee break
2:45 p.m.	Canola Performance Trials - Franck Groeneweg, SaskCanola
3:00 p.m.	Science-based Solutions to Prevent Trade Barriers Panel Discussion - Low Level Presence: what it means Janis Tranberg, CropLife Canada - LLP Impact on International Trade Peter Phillips, University of Saskatchewan - Impacts on Canadian industry Ray Elliot, Bunge Canada
3:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks
5:30 p.m.	“Celebrating Canola Industry” Banquet - Cocktail Reception
6:30 p.m.	Dinner - Program to include speakers from canola days gone by.