The 24th Annual POGA AGM will be at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, AB.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Registration is now open and early pricing is available until November 24th. Pricing increases after November 24th, so register today!

Daytime seminars, breakfast and lunch: $20.00 ($25 at door)

Optional Evening Banquet $50.00 ($60 at door)

Register for the 24th Annual POGA AGM

 AGENDA

Beginning at 8:00pm on Tuesday, November 30 please join us for a Meet-and-Greet in the Alhambra/Foyer of the Fairmont Springs Hotel.

7:45am
Registration and Free Hot Breakfast

8:25am
Welcome and Introduction — Jenneth Johanson, POGA President

8:30am
Oat Market Outlook, Randy Strychar, President, Oatinformation.com

9:30am
POGA Annual General Meeting — Jenneth Johanson, POGA President

9:50am
TBC: Oatly, How They Became the Leader in Oat Milk, Keeping up with Demand and Where They are Going Next — Tomas Wennerholm, Oatly Global Oat Supply Manager

10:20am
Coffee Break

10:45am
The Influence Factor: How Fake News Impacts Our Perceptions of Food and Our Choices as Leaders — Kevin Stewart, Farmer, Olympic Television Producer and Media Entrepreneur

12:00pm
Soup and Sandwich Lunch — Tour the Sponsor Displays

1:15pm
Assessing North America Crop Weather Trends for 2022 — Drew Lerner, President, World Weather, Inc.

2:15pm
Gene Editing through CRISPR: Possibilities of Decoding and Tuning of Oat Genes — Dr. Jaswinder Singh, McGill University

2:45pm
Oat Product Development, What Consumers Want, What’s Being Tested, and the New Possibilities and Challenges Ahead — Dana Gibson and Maynard Kolskog, Certified Research Chef, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Centre for Culinary Innovation

3:15pm
Coffee Break

3:45pm
Stress Defense: Combat Tips to Help you Move from Stress to Success in your Farm/Business — Michelle Cederberg, Author, Coach, Health and Productivity Expert

5:00pm
Wrap-up and Adjourn — Jenneth Johanson, POGA President

5:45pm
Social Hour at the Fairmont Hotel

6:30pm
Dinner and Speaker: “A Look at the World Through the Eyes of a Saskatchewan Agricultural Technician,” Quick Dick McDick, A YouTube sensation

8:00pm
Adjourn