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Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association

Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association
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January 10 – 11, 2018, Saskatoon Inn

Seed Growers - Wednesday, January 10 (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 - Cathy Fedoruk
Executive Director's Report - Dave Akister
Committee Reports
- Education & Publicity - Mike Shewchuk
- National Directors' Report - Joe Rennick, Bob Rugg
- Financial Report - Dave Akister
Presentation of 2018 Budget - Shawn Fraser
- Appointment of Auditor for 2018
2:30 p.m.Pedigreed Seed: Quantity, Quality, Questions
- Bruce Carriere, Discovery Seed Lab, Saskatoon, SK
3:00 p.m.Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m.Modernizing the Seed Industry: What do Stakeholders REALLY Need?
- Panellists:
- Kevin Runnalls, Seed Grower, New Liskeard, ON
- Ian Affleck, Executive Director, Plant Biotechnology, CropLife Canada, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. Bryan Harvey, Barley Breeder, Crop Development Centre, Saskatoon, SK
- Jeff Reid, General Manager, SeCan, Ottawa, ON
- Moderator:
- Jonathan Nyborg, First Vice President, Canadian Seed Growers Association, New-Denmark, NB
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 11 (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
9:00 a.m.Standardizing a Vigour Test for Cereals: An Update
- Morgan Webb, President, Commercial Seed Analysts Asscociation of Canada, Leduc, AB
9:30 a.m.Protecting the Sm1 Gene: What’s next
- Todd Hyra, SeCan, Winnipeg, MB
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
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