AgDays 2026: January 20, 21 and 22 - 9am to 5pm Daily

Visitors

Schedule

FCC Theatre

Theatre Sponsor

MCGA Program 2026

9:30 am - 10:15 am

Weevil Be Fine: Review of Insects Bugging Manitoba Canola Farmers

Dr. John Gavloski

Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture

10:15 am - 11:30 am

Verticillium Stripe: Because Farming Wasn’t Hard Enough Already

Dr. Harmeet Singh Chawla

Professor, University of Manitoba

Dr. Stephen Fox

Plant Breeder, DL Seeds Inc.

Research and Extension Coordinator, Manitoba Canola Growers Association

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Powering the Future: Canola’s Role in Global Trade and Biofuels

Senior Manager, Transportation & Trade Policy, Canadian Canola Growers Association

Field Tested

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Farmer Panel: A Conversation About Farm Profitability

Editor, Canola Digest Magazine , Canola Council of Canada

Farmer, Russell, MB

Farmer, Sunaert Farms Ltd.

Farm Management Specialist , Manitoba Agriculture

Farmer, Blue Diamond Farms Ltd.

2:30 pm - 3:20 pm

Risk, Resilience, and Reality: What Crop Insurance Data Reveals

David Van Deynze

Chief Product Officer, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation

3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

If you Build it, Will They Grow?

Edgar Hammermeister

Professional Agrologist, Western Ag Professional Agronomy

4:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Mapping Drones in Agriculture

Owner, Green Aero Tech

MNP Theatre

Theatre Sponsor

The Future of Ag

8:45 am - 10:15 am

Manitoba Young Speakers for Agriculture

Manitoba Young Speakers for Agriculture

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Farming Simulator: an Opportunity to Learn and Discover

Farming Simulator Mod Creator, Bcbuhler Farms

11:00 am - 11:15 am

Manitoba Young Speakers for Agriculture Awards Presentation

11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Dignitaries Address

Heath MacDonald

Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Premier of Manitoba

Manitoba Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture and Associate Minister of Environment & Climate Change, Manitoba Metis Federation

Mayor Of Brandon

Fields, Fertilizer & Food

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Land and Legacy: Tax Strategies for Farm Succession

Partner & Regional Tax Leader, MNP

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Feeding the Future

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Professor, Dalhousie University

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Rates and Placement - Helping or Hurting?

Curtis de Gooijer

Agronomy Manager, Bourgault Industries

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Lessons From the Field

Agronomist, Steven Smith Agronomy