PROCEEDINGS

 

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SESSION I: PLENARY SESSION - Serving Farmers in a Changing World

Meeting Customer needs in a changing world
Kim McConnell, Adfarm

Monthly and seasonal weather - is it predictable?
Richard Moffet, Environment Canada

Crop profitability - Where should we focus our management efforts?
Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, K-State Ag. Economics

SESSION II: Soil Management

What does reducing soil greenhouse emissions mean for the farm?
Dr. Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

The role of anhydrous ammonia in the 4R nutrient stewardship principle
Dr. Rigas Karamanos, Viterra

Supercharging your P fertilizer - Does it work?
Dr. Cynthia Grant, AAFC Brandon

Applying manure to defined management zones using precision farming techniques
Scott Dick and Cliff Loewen, Agra-Gold Consulting

Preventing and dealing with soil compaction - A toolbox approach
Curtis Cavers, CMCDC Portage

Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations for Winter Wheat Production, a Review of Present Recommendations and New Opportunities
Dr. Tom Jensen, IPNI

SESSION III: Crop Management

Integrated weed management in an HT canola world
Dr. Neil Harker, AAFC Lacombe, AB

Grain yield and grain protein in spring wheat - I want both ...can I?
Dr. Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN

Root growth in the field
Dr. Michael Goss, University of Guelph

Panel - Unplanted, drowned out or unharvested: Advising growers on their wet acres
Jared Munro - MASC; Rick Storoschuk - GJ Chemical; Michael Hall - Cargill

SESSION IV: Pest Management

Effect of fungicide and cultivar on cereal yield and quality
Dr. Patti Cuthbert, MAFRI and Pam de Rocquigny, MAFRI

The value of pollinators to crops in western Canada
Dr. Rob Currie, University of Manitoba

Managing blackleg resistance breakdown and trade barriers through blackleg resistance stewardship in canola
Dr. Dilantha Fernando, University of Manitoba

Development of sclerotinia resistance in canola
Winnie McNabb, Pioneer Hi-Bred

Herbicides: Past, present and future
Eric Johnson, AAFC Scott, SK

POSTERS

New races of sunflower downy mildew in Manitoba
Khalid, Y. Rashid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5

Where's the brome?
Robert H. Gulden and Derek W. Lewis, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2

Phosphorus ramp calibration strips demonstrate economical yield improvement in alfalfa crops
R. Bittner, T. Clarke, D. Stoyanowski and J. Heard, Interlake GO Team and Crops Knowledge Centre, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Perennial crop development
D.J. Cattani, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

Manitoba forage seed report - 2010 Summary
D.J. Cattani, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2; B. Elliott and D. Ostermann, Crops Knowledge Centre, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Carman MB, R0G 0J0

A phosphorus rate of return calculator for wheat, barley and canola in Manitoba
Rigas Karamanos, Viterra Inc., Calgary AB; John Heard, Crops Knowledge Centre, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Carman, MB R0G 0J0

2010 Update on selected diseases of concern in Manitoba
Vikram Bisht, Crops Knowledge Centre, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Carman, MB R0G 0J0

Growth and N supply from legume cover crops in organic rye and wheat production
Harun Cicek and Martin Entz, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

Implications of the Nutrient Management Regulation on Manitoba Agricultural Producers
David Hay, Water Science and Management Branch, Manitoba Water Stewardship, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2N2

No-till agriculture without herbicide
Caroline Halde, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of conventional and zero-till wheat production in MB
Matthew Wiens, Agri-Environment Knowledge Centre, Carman, MB R0G 0J0; Goretty Dias, University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON, N2L 3G1; Humaira Dadfar, GHGm, Guelph, ON, N1H 4W8; Gudmundur Johannesson, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1; Steve Young, GHGm, Guelph, ON N1H 4W8; Pamela de Rocquigny, Crops Knowledge Centre, MAFRI, Carman, MB R0G 0J0; Graham Dyer, Farms.com, Guelph, ON N1H 1B4; Randy Wolgemuth, Farms.com, Guelph ON N1H 1B4

Nutrient cycling in grazing cattle on pasture: three years after bale grazing
Réjean Picard, Farm Production Advisor, Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives, Somerset, MB, R0G 2L0

Using aerial imagery for site specific fungicide application on annual crops
Réjean Picard, Farm Production Advisor, Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives, Somerset, MB, R0G 2L0

Community well water testing in the Assiniboine Hills Conservation District
Réjean Picard, Farm Production Advisor, Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives, Somerset, MB, R0G 2L0

Community well water testing in the Pembina Valley Conservation District
Réjean Picard, Farm Production Advisor, Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives, Somerset, MB, R0G 2L0

Observations of ESN release rates and mechanical damage during handling
John Heard, Crops Knowledge Centre, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Carman; Kurt Ginter, KR Crop Check, Winkler