Concurrent Speakers

FarmTech 2014 Speakers will be added in September

 

FarmTech 2013 Concurrent Speakers

Randy-Anderson

Research Agronomist
United States Department of Agriculture
Brookings, SD


Managing Weeds with a Population - Based Approach
Tuesday, January 29          4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 2
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 5


anthony-anyia

Lead Scientist and Manager, Bioresource Technologies
Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures
Edmonton, AB


Biochar Production and Potential in Alberta
Tuesday, January 29          5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 5


Stuart-Barden

Farmer & Nuffield Scholar
Kenya, Africa


Keynote Address

From Australia to Kenya
Thursday, January 31 9:00 am - 10:00 am Plenary Room
 

Concurrent Session

Nuffield Report – Farming in Low Rainfall areas of the World
Thursday, January 31 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Room 3


Bob-Blackshaw

Research Scientist
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Lethbridge, AB


Opener and Seeding Speed Effects on Canola Emergence
Tuesday, January 29           11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 1
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 3


curtis-boyd

Policy Analyst
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Lacombe, AB


Growing Forward 2 - Where Are We At?
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 1
Wednesday, January 30        4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 4


Dave-Burdek

Executive Director
Policy, Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs Division
Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
Edmonton, AB


Growing Forward 2 - Where Are We At?
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 1
Wednesday, January 30        4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 4


Timothy-Caulfield

Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy
Health Senior Scholar, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health
Research Director, Health Law and Science Policy Group
Edmonton, AB


The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness
Thursday, January 31        11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 4
Thursday, January 31        3:30pm - 4:30pm    Room 4


james-christie

Farmer
Trochu, AB


Controlled Traffic Farming: Building a System
Tuesday, January 29         5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 2
Thursday, January 31        2:45pm - 3:45pm    Room 2


David-Drozd

President & Senior Grain Marketing Analyst
Ag-Chieve Corporation


Grain Market Outlook: Where are Prices Headed?
Tuesday, January 29    1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 7
Wednesday, January 30        11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 7


Bonnie-Drozdowski

Reclamation Researcher
Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures
Edmonton, AB


Biochar Production and Potential in Alberta
Tuesday, January 29          5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 5


Patrick-Fabian

Farmer
Fabian Seed Farms Inc.


Tillage Radish - A New Option to Fertility Reclamation
Tuesday, January 29    5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 3

Soybeans - The Next Crop on the Horizon for Alberta?
Thursday, January 31    2:45pm - 3:15pm    Room 3


Sarah-Foster

Senior Seed Analyst
20/20 Seed Labs
Nisku, AB


"Semillas al sur" - Testing Canola Seed South of the Equator
Tuesday, January 29    5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 1
Thursday, January 31   2:45pm - 315pm    Room 1


Peter-Gamache

Project Leader
CTF Alberta
Edmonton, AB


Controlled Traffic Farming: Building a System
Tuesday, January 29         5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 2
Thursday, January 31        2:45pm - 3:45pm    Room 2


Greg-Gartner

Principal
Moodys Gartner Tax Law LLP
Sherwood Park, AB


Partnering in Land
Wednesday, January 30    11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 2
Thursday, January 31        3:30pm - 4:30pm    Room 2


Merle-Good

Provincial Tax Specialist
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Olds, AB


Partnering in Land
Wednesday, January 30    11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 2
Thursday, January 31        3:30pm - 4:30pm    Room 2


Mark-Goodwin

Pest Management Coordinator
Pulse Canada
Winnipeg, MB

 


Global Harmonization of Crop Protection Product Registration
Tuesday, January 29    11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 2
Tuesday, January 29    4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 5


Peter-Gredig

Vice President
AgNition Inc.
St. Thomas, ON


AgNerds LIVE! Max Out Your Mobile Technology
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 2
Wednesday, January 30        11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 5


shaun-haney

Founder
RealAgriculture.com
Picture Butte, AB


AgNerds LIVE! Max Out Your Mobile Technology
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 2
Wednesday, January 30        11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 5


Neil-Harker

Research Scientist
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Lacombe, AB


High Yield Canola Production on the Canadian Prairies
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 1
Wednesday, January 30        11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 3


dan-heaney

Owner
RandomCross Consulting


Ferilizer Stewardship on the Farm
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 4
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 6


JeremyHummel

Instructor, Plant & Soil Sciences
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, AB


Beneficial Insects: Obscure Superheroes?
Wednesday, January 30    4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 3
Thursday, January 31        11:00pm - 12:00pm    Room 5


Peter-Johnson

Cereal Specialist
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Stratford, ON


Breaking Yield Barriers - the Production Package to Hit 150 bu/ac Wheat
Wednesday, January 30    1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 2
Thursday, January 31        11:00pm - 12:00pm    Room 2


Clint-Jurke

Agronomy Specialist
Canola Council of Canada
Lloydminster, SK


Canola Diseases - Blackleg, Clubroot, Sclerotinia
Wednesday, January 30    4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 5
Thursday, January 31        11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 3


catherine-king

Director of Programs
Nutrients for Life
Ottawa, ON


Ferilizer Stewardship on the Farm
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 4
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 6


Glen-Kroeker

Director FCC Management Software
Farm Credit Canada
Regina, SK


Using Field Manager PRO 360 to Improve Your Farm Management
Wednesday, January 30    5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 6


Drew-Lerner

Founder and President
World Weather Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas


 

North America Drought Still Lingers - 2013 Moisture is Critical
Wednesday, January 30    4:00pm - 5:00pm     Room 2
Thursday, January 31        3:30pm - 4:30pm    Room 1


Dennis-McKnight

President
The Innovators


Canadian Food Trends and Their Impact on Production Agriculture
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 6
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 7


Scott-Meers

Insect Management Specialist
Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
Brooks, AB


Understanding the 2012 Aster Yellows Outbreak
Tuesday, January 29          11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 4
Wednesday, January 30        4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 7


Thomas-Mielke

Executive Director
ISTA Mielke GmbH
Hamburg, Germany


World Oilseed Market Outlook
Tuesday, January 29    11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 7
Tuesday, January 29    4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 1


malcom-mullin

Chief Inspector, Dangerous Goods
Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Edmonton, AB


Ferilizer Stewardship on the Farm
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 4
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 6


John-O'Donovan

Research Scientist
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Lacombe, AB


Varietal and Agronomic Impacts on Malting Barley Yield & Quality
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 5
Wednesday, January 30       11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 1


Chrystel-Olivier

Entomologist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Saskatoon, SK


Understanding the 2012 Aster Yellows Outbreak
Tuesday, January 29          11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 4
Wednesday, January 30        4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 7


mark-olson

Unit Head - Pulse Crops
Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
Edmonton, AB


What's New in Pulse Research in Alberta?
Tuesday, January 29          4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 4
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 1


chuck-penner

LeftField Commodity Research
Winnipeg, MB


Pulse Market Perspectives
Wednesday, January 30      4:00pm - 5:00pm   Room 1          
Thursday, January 31      11:00am - 12:00pm   Room 7


richard-phillips

Executive Director
Grain Growers of Canada
Ottawa, ON


Ferilizer Stewardship on the Farm
Tuesday, January 29          1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 4
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 6


Brian-Rossnagel

Professor Emeritus, Crop Development Centre
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK


Western Canadian Cereal Breeding – looking 30 years back and forward – it’s not all about Biotech!
Tuesday, January 29          4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 7
Thursday, January 31        11:00pm - 12:00pm    Room 1


Robert-Semeniuk

Farmer
RAS Farms
Smoky Lake, AB


2012 Outstanding Young Farmers for the Alberta/NWT Region
Tuesday, January 29    5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 7


reg-shandro

Lacombe, AB


“We’ve Got to Do Something”... an Adventure in the Farm Transfer Process
Wednesday, January 30      4:00pm - 5:00pm   Room 3         
Thursday, January 31      11:00am - 12:00pm   Room 4


Kathleen-Sullivan

Executive Director
Canadian Agri-food Alliance
Ottawa, ON

 


Can Canadian Agriculture Take on the World?
Tuesday, January 29    11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 6
Tuesday, January 29    4:00pm - 5:00pm    Room 6


Kelly_Turkington

Plant Pathologist
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Lacombe, AB


Practical Strategies for Effective Cereal Disease Management
Tuesday, January 29          11:00am - 12:00pm   Room 5          
Wednesday, January 30      11:00am - 12:00pm   Room 6


Brent-VanKoughnet

Owner
Agri-Skills Inc
Carman, MB


Farm CEO version 2.0 - The Evolution of Farm Leadership
Tuesday, January 29           11:00am - 12:00pm    Room 3
Wednesday, January 30        1:30pm - 2:30pm    Room 4


albert-wagner

Farmer
Stony Plain, AB


Grain Bagging Technology for Storing Grain and Fertilizer
Tuesday, January 29         5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 4
Thursday, January 31        2:45pm - 3:45pm    Room 4


Ian-White

President and Chief Executive Officer
CWB
Winnipeg, MB


The CWB in the New Marketing Era
Wednesday, January 30    4:00pm - 12:00pm    Room 5
Thursday, January 31        11:000am - 12:00pm    Room 6


Susan-Wood-Bohm

Executive Director, Biological GHG Management
Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions
Edmonton, AB


Biochar Production and Potential in Alberta
Tuesday, January 29          5:15pm - 5:45pm    Room 5


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