Manitoba Agronomists' Conference

Early Bird registration rate is $185 (includes 5% GST) until November 25, 2022, 11:59 pm.

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

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 9, 2022, 11:59PM.

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Manitoba Agronomists' Conference 2022 Refund Policy

Notification of cancellation must be received by email by 4:30pm on Friday, December 9, 2022 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 9, 2022.

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

Complete one of the two options below 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Note:  Watching an archived version of the conference does not qualify for CCA credits.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 14

CCSC Day 2 - December 15

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

PDF MAC 2022 Program

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

PLENARY SESSION

8:25     Welcome

8:30     Setting the Stage for the Plenary

8:45     Furthering 4R to Verify Sustainable Emissions Reduction                                                                                                                                                                  Dr. Tom Bruulsema, Chief Scientist, Plant Nutrition Canada

9:25     Research-Validated Strategies to Achieving 30%                                                                                                                                                                                   Dr. Mario Tenuta, Professor, Soil Science, University of Manitoba

9:55     Coffee Break & Poster Session

10:25   Soil Carbon Sequestration: Opportunities & Challenges                                                                                                                                                                        Dr. Benjamin Ellert, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

11:10   Carbon Farming in the Northern Great Plains: Recent Research Findings                                                                                                                                       Dr. Mark Liebig, Research Soil Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service

11:40   Funding Change - The Prairie Watersheds Climate Program                                                                                                                                                               Mr. Dan Cox, Project Manager, Manitoba Association of Watersheds

11:50   Canola 4R Advantage: Grower Incentives for Nitrogen Management                                                                                                                                  Mr. Chris Manchur, Canola Council of Canada

12:00   Lunch

CROP MANAGEMENT SESSION

1:00     Crop Diseases – Old and New

• Crown Rust: A Perennial Concern in Oats - Dr. James Menzies, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Verticillium Stripe: What We Know and Don’t Know - Justine Cornelsen, Agronomic and Regulatory Services Manager, BrettYoung Seeds
• Aphanomyces Root Rot - Dr. Syama Chatterton, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

1:45     Unravelling the Challenges of Growing Canola: Emergence and Establishment in 2022                                                                                                               Mr. Chris Manchur, Agronomy Specialist, Canola Council of Canada

2:30     Coffee Break & Poster Session

3:00     Keep Them Standing! Management Strategies to Minimize Lodging in Cereals                                                                                                                             Mr. Peter Johnson, Agronomist, Real Agriculture

3:45     Agronomist Panel - Considerations When Planning Crop Rotation                                                                                                                                                   Mr. Jason Voogt, Owner Agronomist, Field 2 Field Agronomy                                                                                                                                                             Ms. Elizabeth Karpinchick, Agronomist, Tone Ag Consulting Ltd.                                                                                                                                                         Mr. Kory Van Damme, Owner Agronomist, Fortified Agronomy

4:30      Reception

Thursday, December 15, 2022

SOIL MANAGEMENT SESSION

8:30     Meeting Phosphorus Needs with Struvite                                                                                                                                                                                               Dr. Joanne Thiessen Martens, Assistant Professor, Soil Science, University of Manitoba

9:00     Soil Acidification Trends and Solutions                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mr. Ryan Buetow, Cropping Systems Specialist, North Dakota State University

9:30     Nutrient Uptake Interactions in Wheat as a Function of Long-Term Rotation and Fertilization                                                                                Dr. Miles Dyck, Professor, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Physics, University of Alberta

10:00   Coffee Break & Poster Session

10:30   Tires, Traction and Minimizing Compaction                                                                                                                                                                                           Dr. Scott Shearer, Professor & Chair, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University

11:15   Biological Potential to Meet Crop Nutritional Needs                                                                                                                                                                           Dr. Barney Geddes, Assistant Professor, Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University

12:00   Lunch

PEST MANAGEMENT SESSION

1:00     Cover Crops on the Prairies                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Dr. Yvonne Lawley, Professor, Plant Science, University of Manitoba

1:30     Are Spot Sprays the Future for Pesticides?                                                                                                                                                                                             Dr. Tom Wolf, Owner, Agrimetrix Research & Training

2:00     Outside the Box Weed Control                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Dr. Breanne Tidemann, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

2:30     Coffee Break

3:00     Using RNA Interference to Protect Crops Against Fungal Pathogens                                                                                                                                                 Dr. Mark Belmonte, Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba

3:30     From an Orthopteran Overload to Sinister Sap-Suckers: Main Insect Concern in Crops in Manitoba in 2022                                                        Dr. John Gavloski, Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

4:15     Closing Comments

Certified Crop Advisor Poster Quiz

Certified Crop Advisor Poster Quiz Answer Form

POSTERS

Nutrient Management

Improving In-Season Corn Nitrogen Dressing Using Canopy Sensing In Manitoba  (PDF)
Claudia Quilesfogel-Esparza, Mario Tenuta, Paul Bullock, University of Manitoba

Nutrient Uptake in Buckwheat  (PDF)
Réjean Picard, Manitoba Buckwheat Growers Association Inc.

Optimizing Nitrogen Management under Conditions of Extreme Moisture  (PDF)
Timi Ojo, John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development; Ramona Mohr, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Trevor Fraser, Paul Bullock, University of Manitoba

10 Years of Reduced vs Enhanced Rates of N and P Fertilizer  (PDF)
John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development; Adam Gurr, Agritruth Research; Don Flaten, University of Manitoba; John Breker, AgVise Laboratories

Meta-Analysis of 4R Nitrogen Management on Direct Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Croplands in Cold Climates  (PDF)
Sakshi, Xiaopeng Gao, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

Fertilizer Use in Manitoba: Results from the 2021 Survey  (PDF)
Ashley Ammeter, Morgan Cott, Manitoba Crop Alliance

The Effect of Cricket Frass Fertilizer on the Growth of Canola (c.v. Westar)  (PDF)
John Steadman, Xiaopeng Gao, University of Manitoba

Field Evaluation of Biological Nitrogen Fixing (BNF) Products for Non-Legumes  (PDF)
John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

Soil Sampling Fields with Banded Fertilizer  (PDF)
John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

Soil and Water Management

Soil Temperature as Affected by Drainage Spacing in Heavy Clay Soils of Manitoba  (PDF)
Nirmal Hari, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

A Field Study of Soil N2O Concentrations Affected by Cover Crop in the Red River Valley, Manitoba  (PDF)
Faezeh Parastesh, Xiaopeng Gao, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

Effect of Manure and Perennials on Soil Health Indicators in the Red River Valley  (PDF)
Jacob Kolody, Yvonne Lawley, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

The Wild Hydrologic Cycle of 2022  (PDF)
Timi Ojo, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development; Muhammad Iqbal, Manitoba Environment, Climate and Parks

Crop Management

Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Resources for Farmers and Agronomists  (PDF)
Laura Schmidt, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers

Preliminary Study of Teff (Eragrostis tef): Seeding Rate and Quality Analysis  (PDF)
James Frey, Nirmal Hari, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

Economic and Agronomic Performance of Emerging Cropping Systems for Western Canada  (PDF)
Ramona Mohr, Mohammad Khakbazan, Debbie McLaren, Yong Min Kim, Aaron Glenn, Maria Antonia Henriquez, Bill May, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Brian Beres, Francis Larney, Newton Lupwayi, Henry Chau, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre; Rob Gulden, University of Manitoba; Chris Willenborg, University of Saskatchewan; Terry McGonigle, Brandon University

Growth and Development of Yellow Pea and Dry Bean in Manitoba  (PDF)
Kristen MacMillan, Ishan Samaranayake, Brodie Erb, University of Manitoba

Innovation Farms Powered by AgExpert  (PDF)
Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative (EMILI)

Pest Management

On-Farm Evaluation of Foliar Fungicide Applications in Field Peas  (PDF)
Laura Schmidt, Leanne Koroscil, Ian Kirby, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers

The Fungicide Application Decision Support Tool (FADST) for White Mould Management in Dry Beans in Manitoba  (PDF)
Baljeet Singh, Eric Purvis, Steven Hills, Billie Bootsman, Lisa Crede, Assiniboine Community College

New Fusarium Head Blight Disease Risk Maps for the Canadian Prairies  (PDF)
T. Matengu, P. Bullock, M. Mkhabela, F. Zvomuya, D. Fernando, University of Manitoba; T. Ojo, R. Picard, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development; M. Henriquez, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; R. Avila, A. Akhavan, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Saskatchewan; M. Harding, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Development of Molecular Soil Test for Soybean Cyst Nematode in Manitoba  (PDF)
Nazanin Ghavami, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba; Albert Tenuta, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture

Pratylenchus neglectus Common to the Canadian Prairies and a Parasite of Chickpea and Soybean  (PDF)
Fernando Gouvea, Priscillar Wenyika, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba; Syama Chatterton, Francis Larney, Tom Forge, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Development of a Disease Risk Assessment Tool for Fusarium Species  (PDF)
Rhodesia Celoy, Fouad Daayf, University of Manitoba; Ahmed Abdelmagid, Assiut University; Mohamed El-Shetehy, Tanta University

Impact of Non-target Herbicide Exposures on Potato  (PDF)
Vikram Bisht, Haider Abbas, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

Residual Weed Population Shifts in Manitoba – 1978 to 2022  (PDF)
K. Brown-Livingston, S. Hladun, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development; J.Y. Leeson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Harmonized Surveillance of Common Waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D. Sauer) as a Model of National Collaboration  (PDF)
S. Flores-Mejia, Centre de recherché sur les grains; K. Obeid, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture; J. Schnell, Canadian Food Inspection Agency; A. Picard, Laboratoire d’expertise et de diagnostic en phytoprotection; C. Kora, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Pathogenic Variability of Eight F. graminearum Isolates after Serial Passages in Wheat and Soybean Plants  (PDF)
Nadia Garma, Mohammad Sayari, Puneet Rehal, Fouad Daayf, University of Manitoba

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

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 John Heard (john.heard@gov.mb.ca)

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