Farming Smarter's annual gathering of brilliant minds sharing research learnings and issue analysis – not just from the stage but also among your peers.  A great opportunity for southern Alberta agriculture community to come together for two days and share knowledge, brainstorm ideas and make connections.

Agenda

February 16, 2022

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast

8:50 a.m. – Introduction/welcome

9:00 a.m. -  Jeff Butler – Building an Effective Multi-Generational Workplace

10:00 a.m. – Tradeshow Break

10:30 a.m. – Ken Coles, Farming Smarter – Living lab

11:00 a.m. – Syama Chatterton, AAFC

11:30 a.m. – Dr. Gurbir Dhillon, Farming Smarter – Deep banding, PP pulse & durum

12:00 p.m.  – Lunch and Tradeshow

1:05 p.m. – 4-H Energy Youth Speakers

1:30 p.m. – Dennis Sudo & Jeff Rempel

2:00 p.m. – Lewis Baarda – Soil moisture (EM38 and update on UBC VRI) 

2:30 p.m. – Tradeshow Break

3:00 p.m. – Jonathan Neilson, AAFC Lethbridge – potato

3:30 p.m. – Ben Ellert, AAFC Lethbridge

February 17, 2022

8:00 a.m.  – Alberta Wheat Commission Breakfast 

9:00 a.m.  – Kim McConnell – Elevating Our Industry

10:00 a.m. – Tradeshow Break

10:30 a.m. – Trevor Deering, Farming Smarter – Rolling barley, alfalfa, winter pulses

11:00 a.m. – Mike Gretzinger, Farming Smarter – Hemp agronomy & PP hemp

11:30 a.m. – Laverne Gill, Orville Yanke award presentation

12:00 p.m. – Lunch and Tradeshow

1:05 p.m. – 4-H Energy Youth Speakers

1:30 p.m. – Jeremy Boychyn, Alberta Wheat Commission – 4R nutrient management

2:00 p.m. – Manasah Mkhabela or Paul Bullock – FHB

2:30 p.m. – Paul Galpern, University of Calgary – Messy fields