The Manitoba Forage Seed Association invites you to join us at our Provincial Forage Seed Conference and Annual General Meeting to be hosted at the Victoria Inn, Wpg on January 6 & 7, 2013. 

The event begins with a Wine and Cheese on the evening of Sunday 6th  followed by a full day of interesting and informative speakers on Monday 7th. 

For a full agenda please refer to the “Events” tab on our web-site or contact the MFSA office at 204 376 3309.

2013 Manitoba Forage Seed Conference
January 6 – 7, 2013
Victoria Inn, Winnipeg
AGENDA

Sunday, January 6
6:00 pm
Exhibit Set-Up & Conference Registration Desk Opens

7:00
Wine & Cheese Reception

Monday, January 7

8:00 am
Registration Desk Opens
Trade Fair Exhibits
Continental Breakfast

8:55 am
Conference Opening & Welcome
Marcel Gousseau, MFSA President

9:00 am
Market Update
Wayne Unger, Vice President – Forage & Turf, BrettYoung

9:30 am
Alternative Seed Delivery for Seed Crop Inspection - Where We Expect to Be in 2014
Dale Adolphe, Executive Director, CND Seed Trade Association

10:10 am
Coffee & Exhibits

10:45 am
Cellular GPS – RTK Field Drainage
John Gehrer, Producer & Entrepreneur

11:20 am
Interrupted Incubation – Long Term Storage of Leafcutting Bees
Joseph Rinehart, Research Biologist, USDA-ARS, North Dakota

12:00 noon
Lunch & Entertainment

1:30 pm
MFSA Annual General Meeting

3:00 pm
Coffee & Exhibits

3:30 pm
Grass & Legume Research from Peace Region
·         Pre-seed Burn Off
·         Growth Regulators on Red and Alsike Clover
·         ESN & Urea Fertilizing on Smooth Bromegrass, Timothy & Creeping Red Fescue
Calvin Yoder, Forage Seed Crops Agrologist, AARD

4:15 pm
MFSA 2013 Research Results & Review
·         Plant Growth Regulators on PRG
·         Growing Degree Days
·         Review of Additional 2013 Research
Kevin Gulay, MFSA Research Manager

4:45 pm
Studies with Foliar Fungicides – Areas of Discussion
·         Nozzle Types
·         Water Volume
·         Spray Pressure
Brian Storozynski, Project Manager, Ag Tech Center, ARD, Lethbridge, AB
(To Be Confirmed)

For further information please contact the MFSA Office @ 204-376-3309

Attachments:

2013 MFSA Conference Registration

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