Manitoba Ag Days Seminar Highlights: Wednesday

Manitoba Ag Days Seminar Highlights: Wednesday

In the FCC theatre at 9:00 am, the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) program gets started with an update from their board chair, Fred Greig. At 9:10 am, Santosh Kumar, Wheat Breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will provide details on “Wheat Breeding for the Canadian Prairies”. Managing Director with the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, Peter Watts will deliver his presentation on “Meeting Quality Specifications for Malting Barley Selection” at 10:00 am. Closing out the morning sessions, Jonathon Driedger, Senior Market Analyst with LeftField Commodity Research will speak on “What Really Matters in Grain Markets, Today and Tomorrow”.  

The afternoon sessions in the FCC theatre will get started at 1:00 pm with Elaine Froese, Farm Family Coach with her presentation on “Finding Fairness in Farm Transition”. Directly following, Neil Townsend, Chief Market Analyst with FarmLink Marketing will give an update on “Canada’s Trade and Market Access”. At 3:00 pm, hear about “Volatility – How YOUR Cropping Decisions can Help!” from Darren Bond, Farm Management Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. At 4:00 pm, Rex Murphy of the National Speakers Bureau Inc. will close out the afternoon session delivery to the crowd his update on “Agriculture Today – Remarks from Rex Murphy.

In the MNP Theatre at 9:00 am we will hear about “Clearing the Confusion on Biostimulants” from Jarrett Chambers, President for ATP Nutrition. Jarrett will then speak again at 9:30 am on how “NutriScan – Real Time Soil Diagnostics has Arrived”. Directly following, at 10:00 am, owner of Taurus Agricultural Marketing Inc., Craig Davidson, will speak on “Researching Sustainable Innovations for the Future – Can it Benefit the Consumer?” At 11:00 am, Dan Aberhart, President of Aberhart Ag Solutions will give a presentation on Bio-Sul: The One Millionth Acre. Patrick Brawner, Agronomy Manager/Product Manager with Nachurs Alpine Solutions will speak at 11:30 am about “What is Your limiting factor”? Closing out the morning sessions, Scott Walker, Research and Development Coordinator with DSW Enterprises and Consulting will give us the “Biological Stimulants 101” at 12:00 am.

Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 pm learn about “Farmland and the Tax Man” from Stino Scaletta, Partner of Taxation Services with MNP. At 1:30 pm, hear Dr. Keri Hudson Reykdal, Veterinarian, also known as Dr. Keri: Prairie Vet and Hudson Reykdal Veterinary Services give a presentation on “Raising Livestock Under A Magnifying Glass”. Directly following, don’t miss the opportunity to take a look into “The Crystal Ball of Cattle Markets” with Manager of Canfax, Brian Perillat. At 3:00 pm, Tyler Fewings, a producer from Tilston, MB will deliver his presentation on “Filling the gaps; My CYL Mentorship”. Closing out the afternoon sessions is Livestock Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Raymond Bittner will speak on “Cows, Calves, Cameras and More”!

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