Swift Current Winter Pulse Meeting

Overview

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers invites you to join us for the winter pulse meeting series in Swift Current. This meeting has attendance options for in-person or virtual, and registration is recommended. 

CEU and CCSC credits available. 

Agenda

• 8:45 AM | Registration opens
• 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks & Introductions
• 9:10 AM | Agronomic Outlook for Pulses – Mike Brown, Agronomy Manager, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
• 10:00 AM | New Pulse Breeding Landscape & Varieties – Carl Potts, Executive Director & Mike Brown, Agronomy Manager, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
• 10:25 AM | Limagrain Breeding Program Update – Lorena Pahl, Commercial Product Development Manager, Limagrain Cereal Seeds
• 10:40 AM | Coffee Break (15 minutes)
• 10:55 AM | Root Rot: Current situation and discussion on projects – Dr. Syama Chatterton, Plant Pathologist, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
• 11:40 AM | Sponsor presentation
• 11:45 AM | Lunch (45 minutes)
• 12:30 PM | Agronomy for Lentils: residual nitrogen ongoing project, lentil input study – Chris Holzapfel, Research Manager, Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF)
• 12:55 PM | Agronomy for Chickpeas: key takeaways and learnings from trials – Amber Wall, Research Technician, Wheatland Conservation Area
• 1:20 PM | Update on Chickpea Health – Dr. Michelle Hubbard, Research Scientist Pulse Pathology, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
• 1:50 PM | Coffee Break (15 minutes)
• 2:05 PM | Combating Market Access Risks with Targeted Pulse Market Development & Diversification – Jeff English, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Pulse Canada
• 2:20 PM | Pulse Market Outlook – Jon Driedger, Vice President, LeftField Commodity Research
• 3:10 PM | Closing Remarks

Registration for this event has closed.