Please note that the agenda is subject to change, and that the most current agenda is posted here. (last update Jan 9, 2023)
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | |||
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8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome and introductions | ||
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Nitrification and urease inhibitors: Protecting fertilizer investment | ![]() | Rigas Karamanos |
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Managing carbon for soil health in wheat-based cropping systems | ![]() | Ben Ellert - AAFC - Lethbridge |
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Testing, placement, and environmental factors for micronutrients | ![]() | Jeff Schoenau - University of Saskatchewan |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | The challenge of improving wheat grain protein using inhibitor-treated urea | ![]() | Adam Fast - AAFC - Lethbridge |
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Bio-break | ||
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Nutrient uptake and removal update for Western Canada | ![]() | Fran Walley - University of Saskatchewan |
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Monitoring Alberta cereal seed health concerning Fusarium graminearum | ![]() | Monica Klaas - Alberta Seed Processors |
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Field crop disease update for 2022 | ![]() | Michael Harding - Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation |
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Lunch | ||
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Awareness and management of bacterial leaf streak in cereals | ![]() | Michael Harding - Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation |
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | An update on Aphanomyces: status and management tools | ![]() | Syama Chatterton - AAFC - Lethbridge |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network: Quick disease reporter tool | ![]() | Kelly Turkington - AAFC - Lacombe |
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Bio-break | ||
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Verticillium stripe in canola | ![]() | Courtney Boyachek - Canola Council of Canada |
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Panel: Importance of herbicide mixing, rotation, and layering in western Canada | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Breanne Tidemann - AAFC - Lacombe Charles Geddes - AAFC - Lethbridge Jenny Seward - Cronkhite Ag Consulting Dale Fedoruk - Elite Environmental Ltd. |
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | |||
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Provincial insect update and forecasts for 2023 | ![]() | Shelley Barkley - Alberta Agriculture and Forestry |
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Flea Beetles: Monitoring and management strategies | ![]() | John Gavloski - Manitoba Agriculture |
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Managing wild oats in cereal cropping systems | ![]() | Zhenyi Li - University of Alberta |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 2021 Alberta kochia survey results | ![]() | Charles Geddes - AAFC - Lethbridge |
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Bio-break | ||
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Glyphosate stewardship | ![]() | Tom Wolf - Agrimetrix Research and Training |
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Glyphosate use on a global scale and assessment of alternatives | ![]() | Harm van Rees - Cropfacts |
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Lunch | ||
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Citizen Science: Leveraging community involvement for pest surveillance | ![]() | Brent McCallum - AAFC -Morden |
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Wheat midge: Potential new management tactics | ![]() | Tyler Wist - AAFC - Saskatoon |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | How variable does a field need to be for variable rate nitrogen to make sense? | ![]() | Herman Simons - Olds College |
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Bio-break | ||
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Assessing lodging with drones and computer learning: A field trial example | ![]() | Felippe Karp - McGill University |
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Precision spraying technology for weed management: Lessons learned at Olds College Smart Farm | ![]() | Shabeg Briar - Olds College |
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Team Alberta wetland monitoring project | ![]() | Nevin Rosassen - Alberta Pulse |
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Building Resiliency Together | ![]() | Megz Reynolds - The Do More Agriculture Foundation |