Crop Production Week: Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association Agenda

Friday, January 16 & Saturday, January 17, 2009
Presented by: Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association, University of Saskatchewan & Saskatchewan Agriculture & Food
Location: Heritage Inn, 102 Cardinal Crescent

Friday, January 16, 2009
8:30 a.m.	Registration/Coffee
9:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks
9:30 a.m.	Eating - Is There a Solution to the Confusion Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill University’s Office for Science & Society
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break/Booth Displays
11:00 a.m.	Gathering Haskap Across the Boreal Forest of Canada Bob Bors, U of S, Plant Sciences
12:00 p.m.	Lunch Served/Silent Auction
1:00 p.m.	Saskatoon Farmers’ Market - A Place to Savour & Celebrate Deb Claude, Manager of Operations Saskatoon Farmers’ Market
1:50 p.m.	Microwave Technology - A New Age in Fruit Venkatesh Meda, U of S, Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering
2:20 p.m.	Coffee Break/Booth Displays
2:50 p.m.	Eating - Is There a Solution to the Confusion (continued)
4:00 p.m.	Happy Hour
6:00 p.m.	Banquet (Optional) Guest Speaker: Amy Jo Ehman
7:30 p.m.	Social/Displays
9:00 p.m.	Conference room closes for the evening

Saturday, January 17, 2009
8:30 a.m.	Registration/Coffee
9:00 a.m.	Sask. Fruit Industry Developments & Fruit Industry Trends From Around the World Forrest Scharf, Provincial Specialist, Fruit Crops, Crop Development Branch, SK Ministry of Agriculture
9:45 a.m.	The Canada Brand George Adman, Senior Marketing & Trade Officer, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break/ Booth Displays
11:00 a.m.	Sobeys - A Marketplace for Local Producers Michelle Ducie, In-House Chef, Sobeys
12:00 p.m.	Lunch Served
1:00 p.m.	Annual General Meeting
2:00 p.m.	Agri-Tourism Opportunities in Sask. Tim Ouellette, Tourism Saskatchewan
2:30 p.m.	Buying Local for the New Ground Café Jennifer Willems, Chef/Proprietor, New Ground Cafe
3:15 p.m.	Coffee/Silent Auction Windup
3:45 p.m.	Chefs’ Experiences with Local Foods Panel of Regional Chefs