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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2008
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8:00 am |
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Registration and Trade Show
Coffee sponsored by DOW AGROSCIENCES |
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Moderator: Jean Marie Pelletier, Potatoes NB |
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8:45 |
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Welcome
Jean Marie Pelletier, Chairman, Potatoes NB |
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9:00 |
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Potato supply and demand in North America
David Beesley, United Potato Growers of America, Idaho Falls, ID |
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9:45 |
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2008 - International Year of the Potato
Robert Gareau, Potatoes NB |
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10:00 |
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BREAK
sponsored by
GRAND FALLS MILLING & BANK OF MONTREAL |
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Moderator: David Wattie, NBDAA |
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10:30 |
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The CHC – Issues and projects pertaining to potatoes
Chuck Dentelbeck, CHC, Ottawa, ON |
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10:55 |
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New Oilseed crops: New opportunities for New Brunswick growers
Darrell Hanscomb, Nature Crops International, Fredericton, NB |
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11:20 |
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The challenge of farming in changing weather and climate
Claude Côté, Environment Canada, Fredericton, NB |
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11:45 |
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Cull pile management guidelines 2008
Brian DuPlessis, NBDAA, Wicklow, NB |
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11:50 |
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People and product updates |
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12:00 |
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LUNCH
courtesy of SCOTIABANK |
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Moderator: Loretta Mikitzel, NBDAA |
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1:15 |
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PIN: Growing our future
Jeff Jennings, BioAtlantech, Fredericton, NB |
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1:35 |
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Factors contributing to potato consumption in eastern Canada
Scott Veitch, NSAC, Truro, NS |
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1:55 |
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Factors affecting potato late blight epidemic risk potential in the North Central Region
William Kirk, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
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2:20 |
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Quality assurance system at Agricultural Certification Services - A grower owned and operated potato testing laboratory
Mathuresh Singh, ACS, Fredericton, NB |
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2:40 |
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Removing field and respiration heat from potato storages
John Walsh, McCain Foods Limited, Florenceville, NB |
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3:00 |
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BREAK
sponsored by SPUDNIK & NB INSTITUTE OF AGROLOGISTS |
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Moderator: Khalil Al-Mughrabi, NBDAA |
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3:30 |
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An overview of potato research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Jacques Millette, AAFC, Fredericton, NB |
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3:50 |
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Late blight control from mid-season into storage
Steve Johnson, University of Maine, Presque Isle, ME |
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4:10 |
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Evaluation and comparison of biofungicides and fungicides for the control of post harvest potato tuber diseases
William Kirk, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
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4:40 |
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New Brunswick Minister of Agriculture and Aquaculture’s message
Hon. Ronald Ouellette, Minister of Agriculture and Aquaculture |
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5:00 |
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Wine & Cheese Reception
(exhibit area)
Compliments of BAYER CROPSCIENCE CANADA |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2008
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8:00 am |
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Registration and Trade Show
Coffee courtesy of AGWORLD SUPPORT SYSTEMS & VALLEY SALES AND SERVICE |
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Moderator: Asma Regragui, Potatoes NB |
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9:00 |
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Export market development opportunities - Seed potatoes: Is NB missing the boat?
David Thornton, NBDAA, Bon Accord, NB |
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9:20 |
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Marketing specialty potatoes
Angela Santiago, Little Potato Co., Edmonton, AB |
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9:40 |
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Single desk selling of potatoes
Wayne Rempel, Peak of the Market, Winkler, MB |
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10:10 |
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PVMI – It’s not a plant virus
Jeanne Debons, PVMI, Bend, OR |
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10:30 |
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BREAK
sponsored by BANK OF MONTREAL & GRAND FALLS MILLING |
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Moderator: Bev Roach, Potatoes NB |
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11:00 |
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Breeding for resistance to Colorado potato beetle
David De Koeyer, AAFC, Fredericton, NB |
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11:20 |
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Combining the old and the new to reduce PVY incidence in the seed potato crop
Gilles Boiteau, AAFC, Fredericton, NB |
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11:40 |
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Ethanol production in New Brunswick
Kevin Shiell, CESAB, Grand Falls, NB |
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12:00 |
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Announcement
Mike Allen, MP Tobique-Mactaquac |
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12:10 |
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LUNCH
Courtesy of FARM CREDIT CANADA & POTATOES NB |
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Moderator: Robert Gareau, Potatoes NB |
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1:15 |
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Potato cyst nematode and seed potato quality program updates
Aaron Perry, CFIA, Fredericton, NB |
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1:35 |
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Meteorology meets technology
David Wattie and Suzanne Young, NBDAA, Wicklow, NB |
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1:55 |
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ToPPS – a potato field monitoring project
Loretta Mikitzel, NBDAA, Wicklow, NB |
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2:15 |
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Salicylic acid suppresses black scurf (Rhizoctonia) and other potato tuber diseases
Khalil Al-Mughrabi, NBDAA, Wicklow, NB |
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2:35 |
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Closing remarks
Robert Gareau, Potatoes NB |
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GROWER DOOR PRIZE
(must be present to win) |
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