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PROGRAM
Tuesday, December 13
| Wednesday, December 14
Tuesday,
December 13
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8:00 |
Registration (foyer
outside of Agriculture Auditorium, 172 Agriculture Bldg.) |
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8:25 |
Welcome to the Conference
- Michele Rogalsky, School of Agriculture, University
of Manitoba |
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Plenary
Session
(172 Agriculture Bldg.)
Sorting
Agronomic Fact from Fiction
Chair - John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture,
Food and Rural Initiatives |
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8:30 |
Sorting
agronomic fact from fiction - Dr. Jeff
Schoenau, University of Saskatchewan |
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9:15 |
Putting
practices and products to the test of statistics
- Dr. Rigas Karamanos, Viterra |
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9:45 |
Coffee Break
(Atrium) and Poster Session (138 Agriculture Bldg.) |
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10:15 |
Yield
busters: Farmer directed research of products and practices
- Chris Holzapfel, Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation |
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10:45 |
Grower Panel - Using
on-farm tests to evaluate practices and products
- Moderator: Brent
VanKoughnet, Agri Skills
- Craig
Riddell, Warren
- Harold
Janzen, Morris |
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11:30 |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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(172
Agriculture Bldg.)
Pest Management
Chair - Ingrid Kristjanson |
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1:00 |
Weeds
2012: What to expect, why and what to do about it
- Dr. Bruce Murray, Monsanto |
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1:40 |
Approaching
the silver anniversary of weed resistance in Manitoba
-
Dr. Hugh Beckie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
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2:20 |
Insects
in field crops in Manitoba in 2011, and forecast for 2012
- Dr. John Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural
Initiatives |
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2:50 |
Coffee Break
(Atrium) and Poster Session (138 Agriculture Bldg.) |
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3:20 |
Clubroot
of canola: Overview of an emerging problem
-
Dr. Stephen Strelkov, Faculty of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental
Sciences, University of Alberta |
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4:00 |
Foxtail
barley - Dr. Rob Gulden, University of
Manitoba |
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4:30 |
Beer and Pretzel
Reception |
Wednesday, December
14
| |
8:00 |
Registration (foyer outside of
Agriculture Auditorium, 172 Agriculture Bldg.) |
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(172 Agriculture
Bldg.)
Soil
Management
Chair - Doug Pryor |
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8:30 |
Volatilization
losses from surface-applied urea during cold weather months
- Dr. Rick Engel, Montana State University |
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9:15 |
Sulphur
fertilization: what has changed? - Dr.
Cynthia Grant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon |
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9:45 |
The
role of the agronomist in nutrient management planning
- David Hay, Manitoba Water Stewardship |
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10:00 |
Coffee Break (Atrium) and Poster
Session (138 Agriculture Bldg.) |
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10:30 |
Making
effective, flexible and environmentally responsible fertilizer
recommendations - Dr. Dave Mengel, Kansas
State University |
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11:15 |
Grower Panel - Assessment of variable rate fertilization
- Moderator: Dr. Don Flaten, University of Manitoba
- Rob
Patenaude, Treherne
- Mark
Keating, Russell
- Myron
Pederson, Red River Valley |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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(172 Agriculture
Bldg.)
Crop
Management
Chair - Anastasia Kubinec |
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1:00 |
The
relationship between early root growth and canola seed yield
- Chad Koscielny, Pioneer Hi-Bred, University
of MB, MSc candidate |
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1:45 |
Will
foliar fungicides increase the quality and yield of oats?
- Bill May, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Indian
Head, Saskatchewan |
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2:30 |
Coffee Break (Atrium) and Poster
Session (138 Agriculture Bldg.) |
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2:45 |
Seed
carryover - Barry Little, 20/20 Seed
Labs Inc., Nisku, Alberta |
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3:30 |
Reduce
cropping risks by making the most of Seed Manitoba - Pamela
de Rocquigny, MAFRI Cereal Specialist and Editor of Seed Manitoba |
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4:15 |
Adjourn |
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