New Brunswick Potato
Conference 2010
E.&P. Sénéchal Centre, Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
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8:00 |
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Registration |
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9:00 |
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Welcome
Robert Gareau, Executive Director, PNB |
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9:10 |
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2009 Crop in Storage Update
Dr. Yves
Leclerc, McCain Foods (Canada) |
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9:30 |
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Powdery Scab of Potato
Dr. Khalil
Al-Mughrabi, DAA |
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9:50 |
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On farm safety: Plan for it.
Angela
Acott-Smith, WorkSafe NB |
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10:10 |
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BREAK |
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10:40 |
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Knobby tubers – from where do they come?
Dr. Loretta Mikitzel, DAA |
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11:00 |
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Potatoes NB Market Information Project
Chris Petty, PNB |
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11:20 |
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On farm demonstration and validation of the new
fertilization tables for potatoes
Daniel Savoie,
DAA |
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11:40 |
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Pesticides: Personal Protection & You
Cathy Morris, PMRA, Health Canada |
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12:00 |
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LUNCH |
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12:45 |
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Comedy by Jimmy the Janitor |
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13:45 |
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"Stop the Fighting on the Way to the Funeral
Home!"™
Jolene Brown, CSP, West Branch, Iowa |
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15:15 |
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BREAK |
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15:45 |
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National Potato Late Blight Working Group -
Canada
Dr. Khalil Al-Mughrabi, DAA |
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15:55 |
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2010 AAFC Accelerated Release Program
Dr. Benoit Bizimungo, AAFC |
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16:00 |
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Closing remarks and grower door prizes |
Media Centre
