Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
2008 Presentations
Below are some of the presentations from various speakers throughout Crop Production Week 2008.
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Flax Day 2008: Growing Flax First
Monday, January 7, 2008
AmeriFlax Update
Download PDF // 8.9 MBShort Season Flax
Speaker: Paul Dribnenki, Viterra
Download PDF // 63 KBFlax Canada 2015 - Flax Growers Survey 2006 and 2007
Speaker: Scott Duguid, AAFC
Download PDF // 344 KB2008 Flax Outlook: Where to Now?
Speaker: Larry Weber, Weber Commodities Ltd.
Download PDF // 889 KBGrowing Flax First: Harvest for Seed and Straw - Panel
Speaker: Lyle Simonson
Download PDF // 886 KBGrowing Flax First: Building The Processing Plant
Speaker: Alvin Ulrich, Crop Fibers Canada
Download PDF // 257 KBFlax Straw Building & Pork Production: Alternative Finishing Housing for the Contract Grower
Speaker: Casey Smit, C & C Feeders
Download PDF // 4 MBGrowing Flax First: Navigating The Web
Speaker: Penny Eaton, Eaton & Associates
Download PDF // 2 MB
Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission:
A Vision of the Future
Monday, January 7, 2008
A Vision for the Future
Speaker: Rod Fedoruk, Interim Chair, Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission
Download PDF // 59 KB
Pulse Days 2008: Building the Bioeconomy
Monday, January 7 & Tuesday, January 8, 2008
For Pulse Days presentations, visit: www.saskpulse.com/events/index.php?page=41
Mustard Day
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Mustard 21
Speaker: Bill Greuel, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Download PDF // 70 KBPotential of Mustard as a Protein Crop
Speaker: Dr. Janitha Wanasundara, Ag Canada
Download PDF // 332 KBDesigner Mustards: A True Saskatchewan Product, from the Raw Seed to the Consumer's Plate
Speaker: Michelle Zimmer, Wild Serendipity Foods
Download PDF // 138 KBTraceability and Liability: Dealing with Fall-out in Worst Case Scenarios
Speaker: Patricia Farnese, College of Law, U of S
Download PDF // 33 KBMustard Marketing
Speaker: Steve Foster, Viterra
Download PDF // 217 KBCanadian Mustard Branding Project
Speaker: Steve Foster, Viterra
Download PDF // 74 KB
Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Commodities - A Four Letter Word
Speaker: Monty Bergquist, Former owner of Sun Country Farms marketing bird seed
Download PDF // 561 KBCanaryseed and Novel Food Status
Speaker: Dr. Carol Ann Patterson, President, Pathfinders Research and Management Ltd., Saskatoon
Download PDF // 44 KBCanaryseed Market Update
Speaker: Marlene Boersch, Mercantile Consulting Venture
Download PDF // 54 KB
Special Session: Transportation Challenges & Solutions Panel Discussion
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Grain Transportation in Western Canada - finding a path to reliable rail service
Speaker: Ian McCreary, CWB Director
Download PDF // 217 KBCanada: Global Trade & Transport: Can Prairie Farmers be Globally Competitive?
Speaker: Doug Campbell, Prairie-to-Ports Gateway & Inland Port
Download PDF // 763 KB
Canola Days
Wednesday, January 9 & Thursday, January 10, 2008
Climate Trends
Speaker: Bob Cormier, Meteorologist, Saskatoon
Download PDF // 639 KBOptimizing Harvestability in Oilseeds
Bryan Nybo, Manager, Wheatland Conservation Area, Swift Current
Download PDF // 298 KBManagement practices for improving the performance of canola
Speaker: Dr. Bob Elliott, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Download PDF // 235 KBKFC Goes Canola
Speaker: Christine Moore, Director of Purchasing, KFC Canada
Download PDF // 106 KB
Canadian Wheat Board Day
Friday, January 11, 2008
Agronomy Update
Speaker: Mike Grenier, Agronomist, CWB
Download PDF // 651 KBUnderstanding Basis Contracts
Speaker: Patrick Weatherald, Farm Business Representative, CWB
Download PDF // 340 KBTransportation Update
CWB Weather Outlook & Weather Network Initiative
Rick Steinke, Director of Logistics, CWB
Download PDF // 317 KB
Speaker: Guy Ash, Weather Analyst, Weather and Crop Surveillance, CWB
Download PDF // 1.7 MBMalting Barley Guaranteed Price Program - CashPlus
Speaker: Michael Brophy, Senior Program Manager, Product Development and Marketing Support, CWB
Download PDF // 456 KBMarket Outlook for 2008
Speaker: Bruce Burnett, Director of Weather and Market Analysis, CWB
Download PDF // 621 KB
