CCA Credits

FarmTech 2014 CCA Credits will be posted as soon as they are approved

 

FarmTech 2013 CCA Credits

The following sessions have qualified for Certified Crop Adviser continuing education credits

Nutrient Management (NM) – 2
Soil & Water Management (SW) – 4
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – 12
Crop Management (CM) – 29
Professional Development (PD) – 17.5

Note – many sessions were updated and reassigned on January 14, 2013

Tuesday, January 29
Time Session Credit Area
9:30-10:30 Todd Hirsch
Alberta Economy: Into the Great Unknown
 1.0 PD
11:00-12:00 Bob Blackshaw
Opener and Seeding Speed Effects on Canola Emergence
 1.0  CM
Mark Goodwin
Global Harmonization of Crop Protection Product Registration
 1.0  IPM
Brent VanKoughnet
Farm CEO version 2.0 – the Evolution of Farm Leadership
1.0 PD
Chrystel Olivier & Scott Meers
Understanding the 2012 Aster Yellows Outbreak
1.0  IPM
Kelly Turkington
Practical Strategies for Effective Cereal Disease Management
1.0 IPM
Kathleen Sullivan
Can Canadian Agriculture Take on the World?
 1.0  PD
Thomas Mielke
World Oilseed Market Outlook
 1.0  PD
1:30 – 2:30 Neil Harker
High Yield Canola Production on the Canadian Prairies
1.0  CM
Shaun Haney & Peter Gredig
Ag Nerds LIVE! Max Out Your Mobile Technology
 1.0 CM
Dave Burdek & Curtis Boyd
Growing Forward 2 – Where Are We At?
 1.0  PD
Daniel Heaney, Catherine King, Malcom Mullin, Richard Phillips
Fertilizer Stewardship on the Farm Panel
 1.0  NM
John O’Donovan
Varietal and Agronomic Impacts on Malting Barley Yield & Quality
 1.0  CM
Dennis McKnight
Canadian Food Trends and Their Impact on Production Agriculture
 1.0  PD
David Drozd
Grain Market Outlook: Where are Prices Headed?
 1.0 CM
4:00-5:00 Thomas Mielke
World Oilseed Market Outlook
1.0  PD
Chrystel Olivier & Scott Meers
Understanding the 2012 Aster Yellows Outbreak
 1.0 IPM
Reg Shandro
“We’ve Got to Do Something”… an Adventure in the Farm Transfer Process
 1.0  PD
Mark Olson
What`s New in Pulse Research in Alberta?
 1.0  CM
Mark Goodwin
Global Harmonization of Crop Protection Product Registration
 1.0  IPM
Kathleen Sullivan
Can Canadian Agriculture Take on the World?
 1.0  PD
Brian Rossnagel
Western Canadian Cereal Breeding – looking 30 years back and forward – it’s not all about Biotech!
 1.0  CM
5:15-5:45 Sarah Foster
“Semillas al sur” – Testing Canola Seed South of the Equator
0.5  CM
Jamie Christie & Peter Gamache
Controlled Traffic Farming in Alberta
 0.5  CM
Patrick Fabian
Tillage Radish – A New Option to Fertility Reclamatio
 0.5  CM
Albert Wagner
Grain Bagging Technology for Storing Grain and Fertilizer
0.5  CM
Susan Wood-Bohm, Bonnie Drozdowski, Anthony Anyia
Biochar Production and Potential in Alberta
 0.5 CM
Glen Kroeker
Using Field Manager PRO 360 to Improve Your Farm Management
0.5 CM
Robert Semeniuk
2012 Outstanding Young Farmers for the Alberta/NWT Region
 0.5  PD
Wednesday, January 30
Time Session Credit Area
9:00-10:00 John Izzo
Stepping Up Your Leadership Game
 1.0 PD
10:00-11:00 Alberta Barley Commission Annual Event
Malting Barley in North America
1.0 CM
11:00-12:00 John O’Donovan
Varietal and Agronomic Impacts on Malting Barley Yield & Quality
1.0 CM
Merle Good & Greg Gartner
Partnering with Land
 1.0 CM
Neil Harker
High Yield Canola Production on the Canadian Prairies
 1.0  CM
Reg Shandro
“We’ve Got to Do Something”… an Adventure in the Farm Transfer Process
 1.0  PD
Shaun Haney & Peter Gredig
Ag Nerds LIVE! Max Out Your Mobile Technology
 1.0 CM
Kelly Turkington
Practical Strategies for Effective Cereal Disease Management
 1.0  IPM
David Drozd
Grain Market Outlook: Where are Prices Headed?
 1.0 CM
 1:30-2:30 Mark Olson
What`s New in Pulse Research in Alberta?
 1.0  CM
Peter Johnson
Breaking Yield Barriers – the Production Package to Hit 150 bu/ac Wheat
 1.0 CM
Bob Blackshaw
Opener and Seeding Speed Effects on Canola Emergence
 1.0  CM
Brent VanKoughnet
Farm CEO version 2.0 – the Evolution of Farm Leadership
 1.0 PD
Randy Anderson
Managing Weeds with a Population – Based Approach
 1.0 IPM
Daniel Heaney, Catherine King, Malcom Mullin, Richard Phillips
Fertilizer Stewardship on the Farm Panel
 1.0  NM
Dennis McKnight
Canadian Food Trends and Their Impact on Production Agriculture
 1.0  PD
4:00-5:00 Chuck Penner
Pulse Market Perspectives
 1.0  CM
Drew Lerner
North America Drought Still Lingers – 2013 Moisture is Critical
 1.0 SW
Jeremy Hummel
Beneficial Insects: Obscure Superheroes?
 1.0 IPM
Dave Burdek & Curtis Boyd
Growing Forward 2 – Where Are We At?
 1.0  PD
Clint Jurke
Canola Diseases – Blackleg, Clubroot, Sclerotinia
 1.0  IPM
Ian White
The CWB in the New Marketing Era
 1.0  CM
Chrystel Olivier & Scott Meers
Understanding the 2012 Aster Yellows Outbreak
 1.0  IPM
Thursday, January 31
Time Session Credit Area
 9:00-10:00 Stuart Barden
From Australia to Kenya
 1.0 SW
 11:00-12:00 Brian Rossnagel
Western Canadian Cereal Breeding – looking 30 years back and forward – it’s not all about Biotech!
1.0  CM
Peter Johnson
Breaking Yield Barriers – the Production Package to Hit 150 bu/ac Wheat
 1.0  CM
Clint Jurke
Canola Diseases – Blackleg, Clubroot, Sclerotinia
 1.0  IPM
Tim Caulfield
The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness
 1.0  PD
Jeremy Hummel
Beneficial Insects: Obscure Superheroes?
 1.0  IPM
Ian White
The CWB in the New Marketing Era
 1.0 CM
Chuck Penner
Pulse Market Perspectives
 1.0 CM
1:30-2:30 David Chilton
The Wealthy Barber: The Common Sense Guide to Successful Financial Planning
 1.0 PD
 2:45-3:15 Sarah Foster
“Semillas al sur” – Testing Canola Seed South of the Equator
0.5 CM
Jamie Christie & Peter Gamache
Controlled Traffic Farming in Alberta
 0.5 CM
Patrick Fabian
Soybeans – The Next Crop on the Horizon for Alberta?
 0.5 CM
Albert Wagner
Grain Bagging Technology for Storing Grain and Fertilizer
 0.5 CM
 3:30-4:30 Drew Lerner
North America Drought Still Lingers – 2013 Moisture is Critical
1.0 SW
Merle Good & Greg Gartner
Partnering with Land
 1.0  CM
Stuart Barden
Nuffield Report – Farming in Low Rainfall areas of the World
 1.0  SW
Tim Caulfield
The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness
 1.0  PD