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The Program Day 2:

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

South End of Arena

 

Salon A


Morning -
Machinery Showcase
Chairperson
- Scott Day, MAFRI
 
Morning -
Farm Business & Farm Production
Chairperson
- Stephanie Cruickshanks, MAFRI

10:00 - The In's and Out's of Grain Bagging Systems
Dr. Digvir Jayas - Dean of Biosystems Engineering, U of M

10:30 - New Machinery Showcase
John Deere - Jim Rienhardt
CaseIH - Darryl Priel
New Holland - Sheldon Gerspacher

AGCO - Nate Gardner
Buhler - Grant Adolph (COO)
Lexion/Claas - Aaron Challoner

 
10:00 - The Death of a Farmer - is your farm operation ready?
Shawn Friesen - BDO Dunwoody

10:30 - Getting the most from your Ag Expert Software
Sean McDougall - Tech Specialist, FCC

11:00 - Integrating Insect Resistant crop varieties into your Farm
John Gavloski - MAFRI Entomologist - Carman.

11:30 - Overview of all the New Varieties for 2010
Pam De Rocquingny - MAFRI Grains Specialist - Carman
 

 

South End of Arena

 

Salon A


Afternoon -
Livestock's Latest
Chairperson -
Tod Wallace, MAFRI
 
 
Afternoon -
Innovative Farming
Chairperson -
Rejean Picard, MAFRI

1:00 - Interest Rates - Volatility and Strategies
Terry Betker - Meyers, Norris & Penny

1:30 - 2010 Cattle Market Outlook
Scott McKinnon - CanFax, C
algary

2:15 - Residual Feed Intake - The New way to improve Feed Efficiency!
Dr. John Basarab, Alberta Ag – Edmonton, Ab.


3:00 - Update on the Canadian Beef Advantage (CBA) program and the Beef Info Exchange System (BIXS)
Larry Thomas - CCA, Canadian Beef Advantage, Calgary, Ab
 

 
1:00  - The constant need for quality: from Flax to the EU to Fusarium in our Wheat
Cam Dahl - Commissioner, Canadian Grains Commission.

1:45 - Grain farming, Wood Floors and Power Bars!
MB's 2009 Outstanding Young Farmers:
Grant & Colleen Dyck - Artel Farms Ltd., Niverville, Manitoba

2:30 - Inventing, Manufacturing and using Farm Equipment. Making it all work together
Kevin Hruska - Bridgeview Manufacturing and Hruska Farms, Gerald, Sk.

3:00 - From the Farm to the "Dragon's  Den" - The story of Naked Oats, Cavena Nuda
Scott Sigvaldason, Wedge Farms Nutrition Ltd., Arborg
 

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