Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association
81st Annual General Meeting
Location: Canadian Room & Ballroom B, Saskatoon Inn
| 12:30 p.m. | SSGA Annual Meeting Registration and Coffee (Canadian Room) |
| 1:15 p.m. | SSGA Annual Business meeting President's Report - Lyndon Olson Executive Director's Report - Dave Akister Committee Reports - Education & Publicity - Bob Rugg - National Directors' Report - Gerald Girodat, Donna Edwards - Financial Report - Dave Akister Presentation of 2010 Budget - Appointment of Auditor for 2010 |
| 2:20 p.m. | Biotech - Hijacking of Plant Breeding - Dr. Brian Rossnagel, U of S Crop Development Centre |
| 2:40 p.m. | Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame |
| 3:00 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Declining Cereal Production: Will GM Varieties Save the Industry? |
| 5:15 p.m. | Recess |
| 6:00 p.m. | Cocktails |
| 7:00 p.m. | Banquet & Awards Presentations (Ballroom B) |
| 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: |
| 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 |
