Program Overview

8:00 am        REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

8:45 am        WELCOME / OPENING COMMENTS

Market Perspective
Marlene Boersch, Mercantile Consulting Venture, Winnipeg 

Customer Perspective
Jaume Mas, Technical Director Gallo Group, President Union des Associations des Semouliers de l’Ue / Union of Semolina Associations of the EU, Spain

What About Wheat?
Ellen Pruden, Director of Communications, Cereals Canada

10:30 am      REFRESHMENT BREAK

Profitability Durum vs Spring Wheat. Implications of Durum Genome Sequenced – Utility and Impact
Curtis Pozniak, Crop Development Centre, U of S

On the Horizon - New Traits and Technologies in Durum Varieties
Samia Berraies, Cereal Molecular Pathologist, AAFC, Swift Current
Yuefeng Ruan, Durum Wheat Breeder, AAFC, Swift Current
Jatinder Sangha, Research Scientist (Wheat Physiology and Seed Quality), AAFC, Swift Current

Ultra-early Seeding: Variety x Environment x Management
Brian Beres, AAFC, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre

12:15 pm      LUNCH 

Transportation Panel moderated by Kevin Hursh
Mark Hemmes, QUORUM Corporation
Kira Murphy, Director of Grain Marketing, CP Rail 
Scott Hepworth, Director Sask Wheat and Durum Farmer, Assiniboia
Murdoch MacKay, Standoch International Inc.

Durum Production Response to Carbon Footprint and Greenhouse Gas Emission
Marty Seymour, Carbon RX

3:15 pm        QUESTIONS / CLOSING COMMENTS 

3:30 pm        ADJOURN