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31 Years of Service |
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January 15, 16 and 17, 2008 - Keystone Centre |
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Manitoba Ag Days
Where the Ag Year Begins!
Manitoba Ag Days
Program Day 1
Tuesday January 15th |
Patron
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AMPHITHEATRE
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Morning Program
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“CANOLA CONFERENCE”
Chairperson: Brian Chorney
Manitoba Canola Growers
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| 9:00 am |
Growing Canola Profitably!
Derwyn Hammond, Agronomist
Canola Council of Canada |
| 9:45 am |
No Talk?, No Plan?, No Farm Succession!
Let’s Talk!, Act!, and Succeed!
Elaine Froese, Business Coach
Canadian Association of Farm Advisors, Seeds of
Encouragement |
| 10:35 am |
Canola Market Update!
Don Bousquet
Resource News International |
| 11:10 am |
Video: Racing the Biodiesel Jet Funny
Car!
Owner Kevin Therres
Humbolt, Sask. |
| 11:20 am |
Producing Biodiesel in Manitoba: What is
it, How is it Made and Where to Next?
Dr. Rex Newkirk, Director of Biofuels and Feed
Canadian International Grains Institute
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ASSEMBLY HALL
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Morning Program
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“AGRONOMY & ENVIRONMENT”
Chairperson – Rejean Picard
MAFRI
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| 10:00 am |
New Nitrogen Management –
the Latest in Variable Rate Technology
Dr. Guy Lafond, Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| 10:45 am |
Carbon Offset Trading. . .What’s all the
fuss about?
Blair McClinton
Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association |
| 11:30 am |
Weather Outlook for 2008 & the CWB Farmer
Weather Network
Bruce Burnett, Director
Weather and Market Analysis
Canadian Wheat Board |
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AMPHITHEATRE
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Afternoon Program
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“2008 Farm Outlook”
Chairperson – Blake Nestibo
Producer, Goodlands, Manitoba
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| 1:00 pm |
How Does your Farm Score on the Myers
Norris Penny report Card?
Grant Griffith, Regional Ag Leader
Myers Norris Penny
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| 1:30 pm |
Hon. Rosann Wowchuk
Manitoba Minister of
Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) |
| 2:00 pm |
What will the Market’s do for 2008?
Mike Jubenville
President, Pro Farmer Canada |
| 3:00 pm |
Setting your Farm up for Financial
Success
Michael Hoffort, Vice-President, Prairie Operations
Farm Credit Canada |
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ASSEMBLY HALL
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Afternoon Program
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“FAMILIES, FARMING & FOOD”
Chairperson – Valerie MacKay
Southwest Farm Women’s Network
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| 1:00 pm |
Canadian Domestic Affairs - Household
secrets that everyone should know
Reena Nerbas
CBC Radio & TV |
| 1:30 pm |
Mentorship is More than Coffee Breaks –
Young Farmer Mentorship Program
Cathey Day, Rural Leadership Specialist
MAFRI |
| 2:00 pm |
Manitoba’s Amazing Race
Aggie Buhler, Boissevain, MB
Turtle Mountain Challenge |
| 2:30 pm |
Positioning your farm for profitability
Deborah Calverley, CGA
Calverley Accounting, Deloraine Mb. |
| 3:00 pm |
What’s the Future for Young Farmers?
KAP Young Farmers Committee
Leigh Smith, Producer, Oaklake
Eric McLean, Producer, Oak River
Mike Gillis, Producer, Thornhill |
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