POGA's 22nd Annual AGM and Conference, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
"Location: Delta Hotel, Winnipeg, MB
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019
Thanks to our Sponsors!"
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8:00am
Registration and Free Hot Breakfast
8:40am
Welcome and Introduction – Jenneth Johanson, POGA President
8:45am
Secrets of The Old Farmer's Almanac Prairie Forecasts, What's Predicted for Weather in 2020, and Other Stuff He probably Shouldn't Be Telling You - Jack Burnett, Managing Editor, The Old Farmers Almanac
9:30am
POGA Annual General Meeting – Jenneth Johanson, POGA President
10:00am
GHG Emissions and Carbon Capture in Canadian Agriculture - Fraser McPhee, P.Eng. in Bio Systems Engineering and a Manitoba farmer
10:30am
Coffee Break
11:00am
Agricultural Trade Opportunities and Challenges in the Current Global Context - Fred Gorrell, ADM International Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency & Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
12:00pm
Soup and Sandwich Lunch – Tour the Sponsors' Displays
1:00pm
Regenerative Agriculture: What Does it Really Mean and Does it Have Real Value for Farmers? - Kris Nichols, PhD, Soil Microbiologist for KRIS Systems Education & Consultation
1:45pm
Know GMO: Will Agriculture be ALLOWED to Feed 9 Billion People? - Robert Saik, CEO, Saik Management Group/AGVisorPROInc
2:45pm
Intensive Agronomy, Intercropping, and Everything In Between to Maximize Profits with Oats - Jessica Pratchler, Research Manager, Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation
3:30pm
Coffee Break
4:00pm
The Canadian Oats Market: What to Expect in 2020 - Brennan Turner, CEO, Farmland
5:00pm
Wrap-up and Adjourn – Jenneth Johanson, POGA President
5:45pm
Social Hour at the Winnipeg Delta Hotel
6:30pm
Dinner and Speaker: "If You Can't Laugh, You Can't Farm!" - Steve Stublejumpski
8:00pm
Adjourn