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 |
