Crop Production Week: Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association Agenda

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
7:30 p.m.	Soils and Crops Bearpit (Wig & Pen Room) - Brent Flaten and Patrick Mooleki, Ag Knowlege Centre, Moose Jaw For SSCA Members and Conference Participants Cash Bar

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
8:00 a.m.	Registration Opens (Ballroom B)
8:45 a.m.	Welcoming & Opening Remarks
	- Morning Session -
9:00 a.m.	Climate Change and Crop Risk Management – Keynote Speaker - Dr. Paul Bullock, Department of Soil Science, U of Manitoba
10:00 a.m.	Refreshment and Networking Break
10:30 a.m.	Lowering Carbon Footprint by Diversifying Cropping Systems - Dr. Yantai Gan, AAFC, Swift Current
11:15 a.m.	Improvement on Soil Fertility for Sustainable Agriculture - Dr. Masayuki Tani, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
11:35 a.m.	Carbon credits – Policy and Legislation - Doyle Wiebe, Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association
12:00 p.m.	Luncheon and Awards Presentations
	- Afternoon Session -
1:00 p.m.	Farming with Social Media and Smart Phones - Ian Boyd, Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association
1:30 p.m.	Inter-row Seeding - Rick Atkins, AgTech Centre, Lethbridge
2:00 p.m.	Precision Agriculture and Variable Rate Technology - Ty Faechner, ARECA, Edmonton
2:30 p.m.	Refreshment and Networking Break
3:00 p.m.	Glyphosate Resistant Weeds - Dr. Hugh Beckie, AAFC, Saskatoon
3:30 p.m.	Beneficial Microorganisms - Dr. Chantal Hamel, AAFC, Swift Current
4:00 p.m.	Longterm Crop Rotations - Dr. Reynald Lemke, AAFC, Saskatoon
4:30 p.m.	SSCA AGM