AGENDA
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Speakers and sessions will be updated as the event approaches
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Day 01
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- 8:45 AM
Registration for the Alberta Canola conference opens at 8:00am. Coffee is served. Plan to arrive early and visit with Alberta Canola directors and staff and fellow attendees.
- 9:00 AM
Roger Chevraux, Chair of Alberta Canola and Master of Ceremonies Dianne Finstad welcome attendees to the 3nd annual Alberta Canola Conference.
- 10:00 AM
Dianne Finstad will host an interactive panel featuring Alberta Canola's Chair, Executive Director and the Chairs of Alberta Canola's working subcommittees. Learn more about what Alberta Canola is doing for canola growers in this interactive panel setting in these key areas:
- Government & Industry Affairs
- Grower Engagement & Extension
- Public Education & Promotion
- Research
- 10:30 AM
- 12:00 PM
Join Alberta Canola for the 35th Annual General Meeting. The 2023-24 audited financial statements and the budget for the current fiscal year will be reviewed along with voting on any resolutions brought forward.
The draft agenda for the AGM will be available in early January.
- 1:00 PM
Lunch is included with registration.
- 1:45 PM
Chris Davison will provide an update on the opportunities and challenges ahead for canola in a changing global marketplace.
- 2:30 PM
Jonathon Driedger will provide an update on the global oilseed market with a focus on the future for canola.
- 3:00 PM
- 3:45 PM
Cheryl Mayer will update growers on the top national policy issues that CCGA is actively working on.
- 4:30 PM
Joel Bokenfohr and Ebony Verbonac will review and discuss farm planning strategies and key tax changes impacting your bottom line in the years to come.
- 6:00 PM
Engage in conversations with the speakers, Alberta Canola directors, staff, and fellow attendees. Cash bar with light appetizers.
- 7:15 PM
An optional buffet supper is included in registration. A cash bar is available until 10:00pm.
- 8:30 PM
Join Host Jay Whetter and test your canola knowledge for a chance to win prizes.
Day 02
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- 8:30 AM
Join us early for a complimentary full hot breakfast that is included in your registration
- 9:00 AM
Alan Hampton, Chair of Alberta Canola's Research Committee and Research Symposium MC Jay Whetter will set the stage for a day of research engagement.
- 9:45 AM
We know how to grow canola, but do we know how canola grows? Crop Physiologist Nate Ort will guide us through how canola grows, develops, and responds to abiotic stress that is reducing yield.
- 10:30 AM
Has canola hit a yield plateau that is keeping growers from profitably increasing production? The Canola Council of Canada has done a deep dive into the data, and identifying the barriers to bumping up yields will help direct the day's discussion on research needs.
- 10:45 AM
- 12:00 PM
Join Jay Whetter as he welcomes the researchers to give a quick update on what their team is working on, and what they are excited and worried about in their research area.
- 1:00 PM
Lunch is provided in your complimentary registration.
- 2:30 PM
Facilitated by Jay Whetter, this interactive panel with researchers will help Alberta Canola with prioritizing research opportunities.
- 3:00 PM
Alan Hampton and Jay Whetter wrap up the day and attendees get to make their research priorities known when they get to spend their allotted Symposium Bucks!
Select the date on the top left of the page to see the detailed agenda for each day
Select the date at the top of the page to see the detailed agenda for each day
