farming smarter conference brochure · 2014. 9. 25. · Jonathon Driedger, Farmlink marketing Solutions 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Mycorrhizae: understanding this friendly fungus”

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DREwlERNER

DrewlernerisPresidentandSeniorAgriculturalmeteorologistofworldweather,Inc.Drewhasbeenforecastinginternationalweatherfor34years.hebeganhismeteorologycareerin1978asheparticipatedinaninternationalefforttocollectdataandimproveweatherforecast-ingfortheAsianmonsoon.Sincethen,Drew

hasbeensupportingtheagriculturalindustrybyprovidingdetailedshortandlongrangeweatherpredictionsforeachmajorcropareaintheworld.hisdailyassessmentsofcropandweatherexpectationssupportscommoditymarkettradeandhelpsmanycompaniesmakebetteragriculturalbusinessdecisions.Drewstartedworldweather,Inc.in2001afterleadingglobalweatherServicesinthelate1990s.worldweather,Inc.isbasedintheKansasCityareaandsupportsanexpandinggroupofclienteleresidinginNorthandSouthAmerica,India,Europe,AfricaandAustralia.

DR.mARTINPARRy

martinisanAssociateDirectoratRothamstedResearch,harpendenherts,uK.RothamstedResearchisthelongestrunningagriculturalresearchstationintheworld,providingcutting-edgescienceandinnovationforaround170years.RothamstedResearchhasthemissiontodelivertheknowledgeandnewpractices

toincreasecropproductivityandqualityandtodevelopenvironmentallysustainablesolutionsforfoodandenergyproduction.martinisalsotheheadofthePlantbiologyandCropScienceDepartmentandleadsthe20:20wheat®StrategicProgramme.

martinisalsoanhonoraryProfessoratlancasteruniversity,uK.;honoraryProfessor,universitatdelesIllesballears,Palma,Spain;andavisitingProfessoratNorthwestA&Funi-versity,yanglin,China.martinistheEditorinChiefofFoodandEnergySecurityanewOnlinewileyOpenAccessJournal.

KEllyTAylOR

hasperformedinallfourmajorCanadianfestivalsincludingvancouver,winnipeg,halifax,andmontreal’sJustforlaughs.headlinedinforty-fivestates,andperformedforthetroopsfromThailandtoAfghanistan.winnerofCanadianCollegeComedianoftheyear,andhashisownonehourcomedy

specialonthecomedynetwork.

keynote PResenteRs

Food, Fun and 4-h sPeakeR

ConFeRenCe and tRadeshow agenda

tuesday, deCembeR 3Rdtime event PResenteR

7:30a.m.– 8:30a.m. RegistRation/tRadeshow/bReakFast

8:30a.m.– 9:00a.m. Alberta Canola Producers Commission: yourcommission–workingforyou! RickTaillieu,ACPC

9:00a.m.– 9:45a.m. Capital assets:buy,leaseorrent? merlegood,gRSlimited

9:45a.m.–10:15a.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

10:15a.m.–10:45a.m. healthybees,healthyagriculture! Dr.Shelleyhoover,ARDlethbridge

10:45a.m.–11:45a.m. Prairies weather outlook 2014: Springdrynessmaybeaconcern Drewlerner,worldweatherInc

11:45a.m.–12:45p.m. lunCh/tRadeshow

12:45p.m.– 1:00p.m. 4-hFutureleaders 4-hSpeechContestwinners

1:00p.m.– 1:30p.m. howtorunyourbusinesslikeabusiness DougStroh,mNPllP

1:30p.m.– 2:00p.m. Saveacow,grazewithsanfoin Dr.SuryaAcharya,AAFClethbridge

2:00p.m..– 2:30p.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

2:30p.m.– 3:15p.m. glyphosate’sroleinagriculture Dr.Donhuber,EmeritusProfessorPurdueuniversity

3:15p.m.– 4:15p.m. Managing Our Soil Resource: Past,PresentandFuture! Dr.RossmcKenzie,OrvilleyankeAwardpresentation

4:15p.m.– 5:00p.m. dRink bReak/move downstaiRs

5:00p.m.– 6:00p.m. Saskatchewan’ssecondbestexportafterwheat KellyTaylor,Comedian

6:30p.m.– 8:00p.m. Food, Fun and 4-h auCtions

wednesday, deCembeR 4th 7:30a.m.– 8:30a.m. RegistRation/tRadeshow/bReakFast

8:30a.m.– 8:45a.m. what’supwithwheat? brianKennedy,AlbertawheatCommission

8:45a.m.– 9:45a.m. 20:20® Wheat: AuKresearchinitiativetoimprovewheatyields Dr.martinParry,RothamstedResearch

9:45a.m.–10:15a.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

10:15a.m.–11:00a.m. Game change: Themarkettransitiontolargersupplies JonathonDriedger,FarmlinkmarketingSolutions

11:00a.m.–11:30a.m. Mycorrhizae: understandingthisfriendlyfungus” Dr.Chantalhamel,AAFCSwiftCurrent

11:30a.m.–12:00p.m. Industrial hemp: multipurpose,highvaluecropfortheCanadianprairies Dr.JanSlaski,AlbertaInnovates-TechnologyFutures

12:00p.m.– 1:00p.m. lunCh/tRadeshow

1:00p.m.– 1:15p.m. 4-hFutureleaders 4-hSpeechContestwinners

1:15p.m.– 1:45p.m. Can you see the difference? Nightsprayingprojectupdate KenColes,FarmingSmarter

1:45p.m.– 2:15p.m. Sortingthroughthelayersofprecisionagriculture JodieDunbar,FarmingSmarter

2:15p.m.– 2:45p.m. Farmspecificeconomicthresholdsforpestmanagement NevinRosaasen,ARDEdmonton

2:45p.m.– 3:15p.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

3:15p.m.– 3:45p.m. wheatmidgemanagement Scottmeers,ARDbrooks

3:45p.m.– 4:30p.m. Apracticalguidefornaturalaerationgraindrying Dr.RonPalmer,universityofRegina

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