Location: Saskatoon Inn
Seed Growers - Wednesday, January 11 (Saskatoon Inn)
| 12:30 p.m. | SSGA Annual Meeting Registration and Coffee (Ballroom B) |
| 1:00 p.m. | SSGA Annual Business Meeting President's Report - Roy Klym Executive Director's Report - Dave Akister Committee Reports - Education & Publicity - Shawn Fraser - National Directors' Report - Joe Rennick, Bob Rugg - Financial Report - Dave Akister Presentation of 2017 Budget - Cathy Fedoruk - Appointment of Auditor for 2017 |
| 2:20 p.m. | Weed Seeds Order - What do Growers Need to know? - Tanya Staffen, National Operations Specialist, CFIA, Saskatoon, SK |
| 2:45 p.m. | Pedigreed Seed: Quantity, Quality, Questions - Bruce Carriere, Discovery Seed Lab, Saskatoon, SK |
| 3:00 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Hybrid Cereals - Embarking on an Odyssey for Answers - Panelists: - Curtis Pozniak - Plant Geneticist and Wheat Breeder, CDC. U of S, Saskatoon, SK - Mike Schefflel - Director of Policy & Standards, CSGA, Ottawa, ON - TBD -Acting National Seed Program Manager, CFIA, Ottawa, ON - Rod Merryweather -CEO, FP Genetics, Regina, SK - Moderator: - Lorena Pahl, North American Product Manager, Bayer CropScience, Strathmore, AB. |
| 5:15 p.m. | Recess |
| 6:00 p.m. | Cocktail Hour - hosted by CPS Proven Seed (Ballroom C) |
| 7:00 p.m. | Banquet & Awards Presentations (Ballroom B) |
Seed Growers - Thursday, January 12 (Saskatoon Inn)
| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast - hosted by Seed Depot (Ballroom B) |
| 8:00 a.m. | Canadian Seed Growers Association Update - Kevin Runnalls, President, New Liskeard, ON - Glyn Chancey, Executive Director, Ottawa, ON |
| 8:30 a.m. | A Vision for the Future: CSGA’s Strategic Plan - Monty Doyle, Montague Doyle & Associates, Ottawa, ON |
| 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture: Year in Review - Mitchell Japp, Provincial Crop Specialist |
| 10:30 a.m. | Nominating Committee Report - Election of Officers |
| 10:45 a.m. | New Varieties Update: - Dr. Richard Cuthbert, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current - Dr. Pierre Hucl, Crop Development Centre, U of S, Saskatoon |
| 11:15 a.m. | Resolutions Committee Report |
| 11:40 a.m. | Adjournment |
| 11:45 a.m. | Member to Member Session - Attendance Limited to Seed Growers only - Moderator: Roy Klym, Past President, SSGA |
