Manitoba Agronomists' Conference

• In-person attendance registration will close @ 4:00 pm on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
• Virtual attendance registration will close @ 4:00 pm on Monday, December 11, 2023.
• An individual email address is required for each participant to access the webcast.  Do not use the same email address for multiple registrations and complete all required fields.

Registration confirmation and conference details will be emailed to you within 72 hours of registration. 

Registration will be considered complete once full payment has been received.

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Manitoba Agronomists' Conference Refund Policy

Notification of cancellation must be received by email by 4:00 pm on Monday, December 11, 2023 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 4:00 pm Monday, December 11, 2023.  Send notification to:  mbagconf@umanitoba.ca

Complete the following to claim your CEUs:

Note:  Watching an archived version of the conference does not qualify for CCA credits.

See posters for the CCA quiz and answer submission form

CCSC Day 1 - December 13

CCSC Day 2 - December 14

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

Day 1 - Wednesday, December 13, 2023

PLENARY SESSION

8:25    Welcome 

8:30      Setting the Stage for MAC 2023

8:45    My Personal Learnings in Ag Tech: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    Todd Ormann, Olds College of Agriculture and Technology

9:30      Assessing and Weeding Out New Ag Technologies for Agronomists
    Dr. Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University

10:15   Coffee Break & Poster Session

10:45     Outfitting your Agronomists and Farmers with Useful Technologies
    Dale Cowan, AGRIS Co-operative Ltd.

11:10    AI and Agronomy - Is the Cart Ahead of the Horse?
    Emile deMilliano (retired)

11:35    Plenary Speaker Q & A 
    
12:00    Lunch

PEST MANAGEMENT SESSION

1:00    Farmer Panel: Implementing New Technologies in the Field

1:45    Kochia Warrant our Full Attention
    Dr. Brian Jenks, North Dakota State University

2:30    Coffee Break & Poster Session

3:00    Improving the Management of Foliar and Root Diseases in Field Peas
    Dr. Michael Wunsch, North Dakota State University

3:30    Do you ‘Walk the Line?’
    Marcie Schultz, Pesticide Compliance Program, Health Canada

4:00    The Diversity and Role of Native Bees in Field Crop Production
    Dr. Jason Gibbs, University of Manitoba

4:30    Reception 

Day 2 - Thursday, December 14, 2023

CROP MANAGEMENT SESSION

8:30    Multiple Herbicide-Resistant Waterhemp: The Ontario Experience
    Dr. Peter Sikkema, University of Guelph

9:15    The Evolution of Soybean Production
    Horst Bohner, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
    Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture

10:00    Coffee Break & Poster Session

10:30    Agronomic Management to Maximize Spring Wheat Yield and Protein while Minimizing Lodging Risk
    Dr. Amy Delaquis, Manitoba Canola Growers

11:00    Crop Diversification: What Works and What Hasn’t
    Scott Chalmers, Manitoba Agriculture

11:30    Making Every Seed Count: Crop Management Effects on Canola Establishment
    Chris Holzapfel, Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation

12:00    Lunch

SOIL MANAGEMENT SESSION

1:00    Tuning Up Fertility with Fertilizer Rich and Omission Strips
    Dr. Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University

1:30   Nutrient Uptake and Removal in Prairie Crops    
    John Heard (retired)

2:00    What is a Plant Nutrient? Changing Definitions to Advance Science and Innovation in Plant Nutrition
    Dr. Patrick Brown, University of California-Davis

2:30    Coffee Break & Poster Session
    
3:00    Fertilizer Management Challenges for Direct Seeding
    Lyle Cowell, Nutrien
    
3:45    Soil Salinity Fixes: Quick or Patient
    Dr. Tom DeSutter, North Dakota State University

4:30    Closing Comments
 

Soil Fertility 

On-Farm Evaluation of Inoculation Strategies in Soybeans
Christopher Forsythe, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers

Performance of Soybean-based Rotations in Manitoba: Soil P and K
Ramona Mohr, Yong Min Kim, Mohammad Khakbazan, Debbie McLaren (ret’d), and Byron Irvine (ret’d) 

Farm-scale Research on Stabilization of Fall Anhydrous Ammonia in Manitoba
Muhammad Junaid Afzal, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba, John Heard (ret’d) Manitoba Agriculture

Effect of Nitrification Inhibitors on Nitrogen Transformations in Soils with Different Textures – An Incubation Study
Rida Sabirova, Muhammad Junaid Afzal, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

Soil and Water Management

Meta-analysis of 4R Nitrogen Management on Direct N2O Emissions from Croplands in Cold Climate
Sakshi, Xiaopeng Gao, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

The Prairie Precision Sustainability Network (PPSN): Can we identify marginal field areas using only satellite imagery and precision yield data? 
Prairie Precision Sustainability Network

Comparing N2O Concentration with Surface Fluxes under Different Farming Practices During the Spring Thaw 
Faezeh Parastesh, Xiaopeng Gao, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

2023 Growing Season: How Dry Was It and Did Soil Health Matter?
Grace Thomson, Martin Entz, Sarah Wilcott, University of Manitoba

Update on Detailed Soil Survey Activities in Manitoba
Megan Westphal, Ronggui Wu, Manitoba Agriculture

Crop Management

Teff (Eragrostis tef) Intercrops for Forage Production in Manitoba
James Frey, Manitoba Agriculture

Leveraging On-Farm Research to Evaluate New Malting Barley Varieties for Production and Malting Selection in Manitoba
Li Yueshu, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, Ashley Ammeter, Morgan Cott, Daryl Rex, Andrew Hector, Manitoba Crop Alliance

Performance of Soybean-based Rotations in Manitoba: Yield and Quality
Ramona Mohr, Yong Min Kim, Mohammad Khakbazan, Debbie McLaren (ret’d), Byron Irvine (ret’d), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Agronomic Response of Pea to Preceding Crop, Tillage Strategy and Phosphorus Fertilization in Southern Manitoba
Brodie Erb, Kristen MacMillan, Joanne Thiessen Martens, Rob Gulden, University of Manitoba

Can Hairy Vetch be a Worthwhile Companion in Grain Corn & Grazing Corn Strategies, or is it just another Big Hairy Monster?
Scott Chalmers, Manitoba Agriculture

Plant Breeding to Increase Productivity of Organic Wheat: Results from the Glenlea Long Term Study
Sarah Wilcott, Martin Entz, University of Manitoba

Enhancing Resilience of Brassica napus Plants to High Temperature and Drought Through Manipulation of Phytoglobins (Pgbs)
Mohammed Mira, University of Manitoba

Establishment of Annual Crop - Living Mulch System
Jessica Frey, Joanne Thiessen Martens, University of Manitoba

Agronomic Strategies to Intercrop Corn in Manitoba 
Talyia Tober, Navneet Brar, Emma McGeough, Yvonne Lawley, University of Manitoba

Pest Management

Reducing Root Rots in Soybean through Better Understanding of Host Defense to Fusarium graminearum
Nadia Garma, Rhodesia Celoy, Mohammad Sayari, Mohamed El-Shetehy, Pawanpuneet Rehal, Fouad Daayf, University of Manitoba

Performance of Soybean-based Rotations in Manitoba: Root Diseases
Yong Min Kim, Debbie McLaren (ret’d), Ramona Mohr, Byron Irvine (ret’d), Mohammad Khakbazan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Are Intercropped Cover Crops Compatible with Canola Weed Management on the Canadian Prairies?
Janelle Gawiak, Yvonne Lawley, University of Manitoba, Maryse Bourgault, University of Saskatchewan, Linda Gorim, University of Alberta

Manitoba Survey of Herbicide-resistant Weeds in 2022
Charles Geddes, Mattea Pittman, Kim Brown-Livingston, Julie Leeson

Predicting Prairie Weed Community Emergence During Drought: A 1930’s Dust Bowl Case Study
S.M. Sharpe, J. Sandhu, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Comparative Fungicide Efficacy Testing for Managing Mycosphaerella Blight and White Mould in Peas in Manitoba
Baljeet Singh, Dustin Bauer, Nevaeh Witherspoon, Shreyas Gopi Venkatesh Prasad, Assiniboine Community College

Weed Suppression by Integrating Cultural Tactics in Western Canadian Soybean Production
Charles Geddes, Shamini Jayasekara, Mallory Anderson, Robert Gulden, Chris Holzapfel
 

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.  

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.

Posters will be available to conference participants on the MAC website. 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) 

POSTER SIZE FOR POSTER SESSIONS

• All posters will be displayed on a half-size poster board for both days. Display space per poster can be no larger than 44.5" x 44.5".

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 mbagconf@umanitoba.ca.

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