Manitoba Agronomists' Conference

Early Bird registration rate is $185 (includes 5% GST) until November 26, 2021, 11:59 pm.

Regular registration rate is $225 (includes 5% GST).

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 10, 2021, 11:59PM.

An individual email address is required for each participant to access the webcast and claim CCA CEUs. Please do not use the same email address for multiple registrations and complete all required fields.

High Speed Internet is required for webcast viewing. Once your registration is processed, a receipt, registration confirmation and webcast login information will be emailed to you.

To earn CEUs, your CCA number must be entered on the registration form. A link with a portal to claim your CEUs will be emailed to you AFTER the conference.

Manitoba Agronomists' Conference 2021 Privacy Policy:

The Manitoba Agronomists' Conference (MAC) to be held virtually via the ZOOM Video Conferencing application on Wednesday, December 15th and Thursday, December 16th, 2021, is respectful of your privacy.  All personal information requested during registration or any other time is used only for the internal business and administration purposes of the MAC.  All personal information including names, billing addresses, and credit card information is regarded as highly confidential.  To ensure the protection of your privacy, all registration information is encrypted using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.  The MAC does not knowingly solicit, trade, sell, or otherwise deliver any personal information to any third parties.  By providing the necessary information required in the registration process, you agree to receive information through electronic mail regarding future MAC news and conference updates.  If you prefer not to receive such updates, please contact our office at:  mbagconf@umanitoba.ca

Manitoba Agronomists' Conference 2021 Refund Policy:

Notification of cancellation must be received by email by 4:30pm on Friday, December 10, 2021 in order to receive a refund of a paid registration fee, less an administration fee of $50.00 CAD.  No refunds will be given after the cancellation due date.  Registrations may be transferred without an administration fee on or before 4:30pm on December 10, 2021.

Please send notification to:
Manitoba Agronomists' Conference Coordinator
Email: mbagconf@umanitoba.ca

Complete one of the two options below to claim your CEUs:

See posters for the CCA quiz and answer submission form

CCSC Day 1 - December 15

CCSC Day 2 - December 16

 Please email a signed copy of each sheet to mbagconf@umanitoba.ca

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

PLENARY SESSION

8:30    Welcome

8:40    Financial Tools and Strategies to Navigate Uncertainty
            Terry Betker, President, Backswath Management

9:15    Agronomic Advice Amid Turmoil in Crop Input Pricing and Supply
            Trish Meyers, Director Ag Solutions, Federated Co-operatives Limited & Stewart Boyd, Regional Grow Team Advisor, Federated Co-operatives Limited

9:45    Risky Business - Is Parametric Insurance the Answer?
            Andy Nadler, Agricultural Meterologist, Peak Hydromet Solutions

10:15  Coffee Break & Poster Session
 
10:45  Crop Rotations as a Tool for Reducing Uncertainty
             Dr. Sheri Strydhorst, Agronomy Research Agronomist, Alberta Wheat and Barley Commission 

11:15  Evolving Food Trends and their Impact on our Agri-Food Sector
             Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University

12:00  Lunch

SOIL MANAGEMENT SESSION

1:00    Strategies to Manage Soil Salinity: Case Studies on Tile Drainage and Planting Salt-Tolerant Forages
            John Lee, Soil Scientist, AGVISE Laboratories & Lyle Cowell, Regional Agrologist, Nutrien Ag Solutions

1:45    Do Landowners Care About Proper Land Stewardship?
            Barrie Manikel, Business Development Consultant, AgCall Inc.

2:15    Coffee Break & Poster Session

2:45    Where to Spend Fertilizer Dollars in Tumultuous Times

            •  2:45-3:15 - The Researcher's Perspective: Dr. Cynthia Grant, retired Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada & Dr. Don Flaten, retired University of Manitoba

            •  3:15-3:55 - The Agronomists' Perspective: Wendy Kostur, Senior Agronomist, 360 Ag Consulting & Jason Voogt, Owner, Lead Agronomist, Field 2 Field Agronomy Inc.

            •  3:55-4:30 - Farmer Panel: Fertilization Strategies to Weather the Unpredictable
            Moderator: John Heard, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
            Panel:
            Adam Gurr, Rapid City
            Rick Rutherford, Grosse Isle

Thursday, December 16, 2021

PEST MANAGEMENT SESSION

8:30    Herbicide/Soil Interactions                                                                                                                                                                                  Dr. Sarah Lancaster, Assistant Professor, Kansas State University

9:20    Herbicide Resistance - Act Now Before It's Too Late                                                                                                                                       Dr. Charles Geddes, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

9:50    Coffee Break & Poster Session

10:20  Battling Soybean Cyst Nematode in North America: Past, Present, and Future                                                                                        Dr. Greg Tylka, Professor, Director of the Iowa Soybean Research Center, Iowa State University

10:50  Is Tillage Beneficial or Detrimental for Insect and Slug Management                                                                                                        Dr. Elizabeth Rowen, Service Assistant Professor, West Virginia University

11:20  Old Pests, New Pests and Heaps of Hoppers: Insect Concerns from 2021 and Forecast for 2022                                                       Dr. John Gavloski, Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

12:00  Lunch

CROP MANAGEMENT SESSION

1:00    Heat and Moisture Stress in Canola                                                                                                                                                                    Dr. Malcolm Morrison, Oilseed Physiologist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada & Nate Ort, Agronomy Specialist, Canola Council of Canada

1:30    2021 Field Pea Challenges & Tips for 2022
            Anastasia Kubinec, Agronomist, Roquette Canada Ltd.

2:00    Crop Rotation – A Farmer Perspective 
            Moderator: Terry J. Buss, Agriculture Adaptation Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
            Panel: 
            Jenneth Johanson, Beausejour
            Boris Michaleski, Dauphin 
            Rachel Neumann, Emerson

2:45    Coffee Break & Poster Session

3:15    Observations About Sunflower Production
            Dr. Hans Kandel, Extension Agronomist, North Dakota State University

3:45    Ultra-Early Spring Wheat Seeding Systems
            Dr. Brian Beres, Senior Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
 

Performance of Commercial Wheat Varieties under Organic Production (PDF)
Michelle Carkner, Martin Entz, University of Manitoba

Canadian Prairie Canola Yield Trends from 2011 to 2020 (PDF)
Justine Cornelsen, Nathaniel Ort, Canola Council of Canada

Exploring the Effect of High Nitrogen Rates on Oat Production (PDF)
Scott Chalmers, Justice Zhanda, Carlie Johnston, Westman Agriculture Diversification Organization

Fall Nitrification Inhibition of Anhydrous Ammonia in Manitoba (PDF)
Muhammad Junaid Afzal, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba; John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

Direct vs Traditional Potato Planting in Manitoba, 2021 (PDF)
Vikram Bisht, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development; Scott Graham, J.R. Simplot Co; Chad Berry, UTH Farms

Pesticide Rinsate Biobed for Conserving Water Quality (PDF)
Sarah Johnson, Phoenix Nakagawa, Marufa Fatema, Terrance Anseeuw, Andrej Kao, Fahad Khan, Alistair Brown, Inoka Amarakoon, Annemieke Farenhort, Univeristy of Manitoba; Claudia Sheedy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Post-registration Assessment of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Spring Wheat (PDF)
Anne Kirk, Chami Amarasinghe, David Kaminski, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

The 2021 Manitoba Fall Soil Moisture (PDF)
Timi Ojo, Hailey Wright, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

Relationship Between Free Asparagine Concentration and Dough Quality in Canadian Hard Red Spring Wheat (PDF)
Susane Trevisan, Ali Salimi Khorshidi, Yi Xie, James House, Martin Scanlon, University of Manitoba; Elaine Sopiwnyk, Cereals Canada; Zhaoxian Zhou, AoKun Food Ltd.

Agronomic Practices Can Help to Reduce Free Asparagine (ASN) in Western Canadian Wheat (PDF)
Yi Xie, Ali Salimi Khorshidi, Lovemore Nkhata Malunga, Nancy Ames, Rotimi Aluko, Martin Scanlon, University of Manitoba, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Tackling Acrylamide in Canadian Wheat Bakery Products (PDF)
Ali Salimi Khorshidi, Pham Tuan, Belay Ayele, Martin Scanlon, University of Manitoba

All faculty, graduate students and agronomic crop consultants are welcome to submit a poster.

For the 2021 MAC, posters will only be viewed online.  

DEADLINES

Please submit required items to mbagconf@umanitoba.ca

 ABSTRACT

• Submit in a Word Document
• Use Calibri, 11 size font, 1 inch margins, single spacing
• Include title, names and affiliations of authors and email of corresponding author
• 100-200 words in length

POSTER PITCH

Each poster presenter will have an opportunity to address the entire audience at one of four breaks during the conference.  Please submit a 30 second video recording where you introduce yourself and the research highlights of your poster. You can use Zoom web client to record your pitch (instructions here).

POSTER Q/A SESSION

To allow for networking with conference participants, poster presenters are required to host a question and answer break-out session during one of the four coffee breaks. Check the conference program above and select a break you prefer to host your Q/A session. Please indicate your preference in your abstract and poster pitch submission, and we will try to accommodate the preferences on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Instructions on how to login to the Zoom Webinar and host the break-out session will be provided closer to the conference date.

POSTER

Posters will be available to conference participants on the MAC website, and will be viewed either online or printed out. Please ensure your content is legible and discernable using the following formatting requirements:

• Submit as a PDF
• Format for 8.5 x 11 inch paper
• Use Calibri, font size no smaller than 10, landscape orientation, page margins no less than 1/2 inch (1.27cm)
• Use simple tables, figures and graphs (all axis labelled) 

CCA QUESTIONS

Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits are offered to participants viewing the posters and completing a quiz based on the research content. If you would like your poster to be eligible for such credits (which will likely increase the traffic to your poster), please submit five multiple choice questions to MAC Co-Chair, John Heard (john.heard@gov.mb.ca)

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