2007 Presentations

Below are some of the presentations from various speakers throughout Crop Production Week 2007.

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Flax Day - Monday, January 8, 2007

Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission Annual Meeting
Download PDF // 669 KB

Flax Canada 2015
Speaker: Kelley Fitzpatrick, Director Health and Nutrition
Download PDF // 292 KB

AmeriFlax
Download PDF // 857 KB

Growing For The Market: The Breeding Program - Panel
Genetic Improvement for Total Utilization
Speaker: Dr. Scott Duguid, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Download PDF // 125 KB
Speaker: Dr. Paul Dribnenki, Agricore United
Download PDF // 323 KB

Flax Genomics: Impact on you as a Producer
Speaker: Jerome Konecsni, Genome Prairie
Download PDF // 116 KB

Quality Feedstock For Fiber
Speaker: Alvin Ulrich, Biolin Research Inc.
Download PDF // 393 KB

Organics In Demand
Speaker: Grant Whitmore, Bioriginal
Download PDF // 87 KB

Biofuels
Speaker: Zenneth Faye, Milligan Bio-Tech Inc.
Download PDF // 531 KB

Sulfentrazone, a potential broadleaf herbicide for flax
Download PDF // 164 KB

Clearinghouse Concept
Speaker: Russ Crawford, Ag Clearing
Download PDF // 842 KB

Pulse Days - Monday, January 8 & Tuesday, January 9, 2007

For Pulse Days presentations, visit: http://www.saskpulse.com/events/index.php?page=41

Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission - Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Is There Gold in Oats?
Speaker: Oat Market Analyst, Randy Strychar of Ag Resources Publishing, Vancouver, B.C.
Download PDF // 263 KB

Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association - Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Genetic Use Restriction Technology:
The Risks and the Rewards
Speaker: Dale Adolphe, Executive Director, Canadian Seed Growers Association
Download PDF // 24 KB

Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Stripe Rust – A New Threat to Wheat Production in Saskatchewan
Speaker: David Gehl, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Download PDF // 135 KB

Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Pesticide Minor Use Program – the Process and Potential for Pesticide Registrations in Mustard
Speaker: Eric Johnson, Weed Biologist, Agriculture  and Agri-Food Canada
Download PDF // 221 KB

Traceability and Liability: Dealing with Fall-out in Worst Case Scenarios
Speaker: Patricia Farnese, College of Law, U of S
Download PDF // 33 KB

SMDC Annual Meeting
Download PDF // 337 KB

Preliminary Report: Quality of the 2006 Mustard Crop
Speaker: Laura Anderson, Manager, Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System, Canadian Grain Commission
Download PDF // 247 KB

Mustard Seed Market Analysis
Speaker: Mark Ziegler, Director of the Horticulture and Special Crops Section, Agriculture  and Agri-Food Canada
Download PDF // 117 KB

Mustard Market Outlook
Speaker: Steve Gadient, Montana Specialty Mills
Download PDF // 1 MB

Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Canaryseed Market Outlook
Speaker: Merv Berscheid CGF Brokerage, Saskatoon
Download PDF // 125 KB

Canola Days - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
Annual Business Meeting
Download PDF // 130 KB

Getting Agronomically Important Traits to Farmers
Speaker: Laurie Hayes, Executive Director, SCDC
Download PDF // 71 KB

CanolaInfo Program Overview
Download PDF // 180 KB

Implications and Potential Impacts from the Expiry of Patents on Herbicide Tolerant Canola Varieties
Speaker: Stuart Smyth, College of Biotechnology, U of S
Download PDF // 61 KB

Special Session: Producer Investment in Biofuel Production Panel Discussion
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

CIGI Biodiesel Short Courses
Speaker: Rex Newkirk, Biodiesel Project Leader, Canadian International Grains Institute
Download PDF // 134 KB

Integrated On-Farm Approach
Speaker: David Rourke, President, Ag-Quest Inc.
Download PDF // 121 KB

Saskatchewan Herb & Spice Association - Thursday, January 11, 2007

[cancelled due to bad weather]

Canadian Wheat Board Day - Friday, January 12, 2007

Agronomy Overview
Speaker: Mike Grenier, Agronomist, CWB
Download PDF // 705 KB

Transportation Overview
Speaker: Dennis Portman, Director of Logistics, CWB
Downloda PDF // 456 KB

Developing and Registering a High Yielding General Purpose Wheat
Speaker: Earl Geddes, Vice-President of Product Development and Marketing Support, CWB
Download PDF // 209 KB

Wheat Processing in Canada
Speaker: Jim Thompson, Senior Marketing Manager, CWB
Download PDF // 195 KB

Weather Outlook
Speaker: Bruce Burnett, Director of Weather and Crop Surveillance, CWB
Download PDF // 731 KB

Market Outlook for 2007
Speaker: Jason Newton, CWB Market Analyst, North America
Download PDF // 1 MB

The Canadian Wheat Board and Barley Marketing
Speaker: Dr. Richard Gray
Download PDF // 121 KB

Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association - Friday, January 12, 2007

Freeze Drying and Freeze-Dried Food
Speaker: Ashraf Abdellatif, Canagra Technologies
Download PDF // 137 KB

International Haskap
Speaker: Bob Bors, U of S, Plant Sciences
Download PDF // 4.5 MB

Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association - Saturday, January 13, 2007

Saskatoon Fruit Harvest Forecasts/Entomosporium Research
Speaker: Quinn Holtslag, Red River College
Download PDF // 2.8 MB

Overview of the U of S Fruit Program
Speaker: Bob Bors, U of S, Plant Sciences
Download PDF // 3.8 MB

Organic Standards
Speaker: Brenda Frick, U of S, Plant Sciences
Download PDF // 224 KB

U-Pick Apples and Then What!
Speaker: Mike Noel, Petrofka Bridge Orchard
Download PDF // 677 KB