Sign up now for Think Wheat 2024 in Outlook!
The Think Wheat extension meetings bring the latest information on marketing, research, and agronomy to Saskatchewan wheat producers.
WHAT THE DAY WILL LOOK LIKE:
8:30 A.M. – ARRIVE
9 – 9:45 A.M. – PHILLIP HARDER, RESEARCH DIRECTOR/HYDROLOGICAL SCIENTIST WITH CROPTIMISTIC/SWATMAPS
9:45 – 10:15 A.M. – MARLENE BOERSCH AND MICHAEL WILTON, WHEAT MARKET OUTLOOK
10:15 – 10:30 A.M. – COFFEE AND SNACK BREAK
10:30 – 11:15 A.M. - DR. MEGHAN VANKOSKY, FIELD CROP ENTOMOLOGIST, AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Insect Update – hear about problem wheat pests from this last season and what you can do about them including sawfly and grasshoppers!
11:15 A.M. – 12 P.M. – POLICY PANEL
12 – 12:30 P.M. – LUNCH
12:30 – 12:45 P.M. – SASK WHEAT UPDATE
12:45 – 1 P.M. – CARMEN PRANG, AGRONOMY AND EXTENSION SPECIALIST - WHEAT WISE UPDATE
1 – 1:45 P.M. – SEED PANEL: LAUREN WENSLEY, SASK. MARKETING REP, SECAN / COLIN TANNER, TERRITORY MANAGER, FP GENETICS / CHAROLETTE GREENSHIELDS, PEDIGREED SEED TERRITORY MANAGER, CANTERRA
Seed Company Panel – Hear from your local seed reps on the new and best wheat varieties for your area!
1:45 – 3 P.M. – CONVERSATION AND DESSERT