FarmTech 2014 Speakers will be added in September
FarmTech 2013 Concurrent Speakers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Reclamation Researcher
Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures
Edmonton, AB
Biochar Production and Potential in Alberta
Tuesday, January 29 5:15pm - 5:45pm Room 5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Farmer
RAS Farms
Smoky Lake, AB
2012 Outstanding Young Farmers for the Alberta/NWT Region
Tuesday, January 29 5:15pm - 5:45pm Room 7
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
