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2024
AGENDA
Agenda Anchor 1
Wednesday November 27
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM- 5:00PM
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Registration
Alberta Room
Lunch
Alberta Room
Fireside Chat- Fireside Chat
with MP John Barlow, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security, CPP and Tara Sawyer, Chair of Alberta Grains
Alberta Room
Research Top 5
Keisha Hollman, Research Project Manager, Alberta Grains
Alberta Room
Break
Alberta Room
Sponsored by :
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Alberta Grains AGM
Alberta Room
Peculiar Pints Beer Tour Brought to you By:
Special Guest: Beer Influencer, Sondra Baker @TheBeerMaven
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
The Power of Policy Research
Tyler McCann, Managing Director - The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), Dr. Guillaume Lhermie, Director , Simpson Centre for Agricultural and Food Policy – University of Calgary, Ryan Workman, Policy Analyst, Canada West Foundation
Alberta Room
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
ATB Kick off Event
Alberta Room
Entertainment provided by :
Miraya Stokes- ACMA 2019 Female Artist of the Year
Thursday, November 28
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:05AM
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM - 12:00PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
1: 50 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 4:25 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
4:25 PM - 5:30 PM
HOT BREAKFAST
Cascade Ballroom
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Opening Remarks
Alberta Room
Welcome from Alberta Grains Chairs
Global Market Overview and Economic Perspectives- Stephen P. Nicholson – EVP – Global Sector Strategist- Grains and Oilseeds – Rabobank (Virtual)
UCalgary Science: In Support of Sustainable Agriculture
Alberta Room
BREAK
Riverview Lounge
Sponsored by:
Innovating the future: the evolution of plant breeding at Western Crop Innovations
Alberta Room
Erin Collier, WCI and D'Arcy Hilgartner, WCI Board Member
Alberta Grains presents "Spotlight on Research"
Alberta Room
Valentina Anastasini, MSc student, University of Saskatchewan
Weed Management: Research Insights and Farmer Perspectives
Alberta Room
Dr. Charles M. Geddes, Research Scientist AAFC, and Mitchell Jap, Research and Extension Manager, SaskBarley, Emily Ford, Quattro Farms
SPONSORED by:
LUNCH
Cascade Ballroom
Sponsored by:
Harvesting Hope, Strategies for Farmer Wellness
Alberta Room
Blake Copley Backswath Management, Sean Stanford, Twisted Iron farming Co. LTD.
SPONSORED by :
Alberta Grains present "Spotlight on research"
Ginelle Grenier, University of Manitoba
Alberta Room
Plot 2 Farm
Alberta Room
Jeremy Boychyn, Director of Research, Agronomy and Extension at Alberta Grains, Lara De Moissac, Agronomy Programs Specialist, Alberta Grains
BREAK
Riverview Lounge
Sponsored by:
Cereal Variety Development Strategy for Canada:
Better late than never
Riverview Lounge
Lauren Comin, Director of Policy, Seeds Canada
Ricky Forbes, Storm Chaser
Alberta Room
Intermission
BASF Appreciation Zone
Riverview Lounge
Sponsored by:
DINNER BANQUET
Alberta Room
Jeff Newman: Mentalist, Illusionist and Trickster
Alberta Room
Sponsored by:
Friday, November 29
HOT BREAKFAST
Cascade Ballroom
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Official Beer of The Prairie Cereals Summit provided by:
Blindman Brewing
Anchor 2
Meet our Speakers
Prairie Cereals Summit 2024
Anchor 3
How to get here
To make hotel arrangements please call
Fairmount Banff Springs: 403.762.2211
Or
Address
405 Spray Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1J4
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