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RegistRation FoRm Full Conference: $225/ per person Includes: conference pass, lunches, snacks, refreshments, trade show pass and one ticket for the social. One Day: $150/ per person Includes: conference pass, lunch, snacks, refreshments and a trade show pass. NOTE: if guests are attending Tuesday and want to attend the social they will need to purchase a banquet ticket. Banquet tickets: $30/ per person * Please notify us of any special dietary requirements prior to November 29, 2013. * Full refund up to November 22, 50% up to November 29, 2013, NO refund after November 29, 2013. * Registrations may be transferred to another individual as long as we are notified of change in advance. * CCA, CCSC and pesticide applicator credits have been applied for. ContaCt inFoRmation ___________________________________________________________________ DElEgATE #1 ___________________________________________________________________ DElEgATE #2 ___________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________ TOwN /PROvINCE POSTAl CODE ___________________________________________________________________ TElEPhONE # FAx ___________________________________________________________________ EmAIl ___________________________________________________________________ TwITTER hANDlE method oF Payment ChEquE ENClOSED mASTERCARD vISA ________________________________________________________________________ CREDIT CARD # ________________________________________________________________________ ExPIRy DATE Please make youR Cheque Payable to: FARmINg SmARTER Registration also available by phone, contact Jamie: (403) 381-5118 or online: www.farmingsmarter.com ConFeRenCe & tRadeshow deCembeR 3 Rd & 4 th , 2013 lEThbRIDgE lODgE 320 SCENIC DR. S For more information contact: Jamie PuChingeR Tel: 403-381-5118 Fax: 403-382-4526 Email: [email protected] www.farmingsmarter.com DREw lERNER Drew lerner is President and Senior Agricultural meteorologist of world weather, Inc. Drew has been forecasting international weather for 34 years. he began his meteorology career in 1978 as he participated in an international effort to collect data and improve weather forecast- ing for the Asian monsoon. Since then, Drew has been supporting the agricultural industry by providing detailed short and long range weather predictions for each major crop area in the world. his daily assessments of crop and weather expectations supports commodity market trade and helps many companies make better agricultural business decisions. Drew started world weather, Inc. in 2001 after leading global weather Services in the late 1990s. world weather, Inc. is based in the Kansas City area and supports an expanding group of clientele residing in North and South America, India, Europe, Africa and Australia. DR. mARTIN PARRy martin is an Associate Director at Rothamsted Research, harpenden herts, uK. Rothamsted Research is the longest running agricultural research station in the world, providing cutting- edge science and innovation for around 170 years. Rothamsted Research has the mission to deliver the knowledge and new practices to increase crop productivity and quality and to develop environmentally sustainable solutions for food and energy production. martin is also the head of the Plant biology and Crop Science Department and leads the 20:20 wheat® Strategic Programme. martin is also an honorary Professor at lancaster university, uK.; honorary Professor, universitat de les Illes ballears, Palma, Spain; and a visiting Professor at North west A&F uni- versity, yanglin, China. martin is the Editor in Chief of Food and Energy Security a new Online wiley Open Access Journal. KElly TAylOR has performed in all four major Canadian festivals including vancouver, winnipeg, halifax, and montreal’s Just for laughs. headlined in forty-five states, and performed for the troops from Thailand to Afghanistan. winner of Canadian College Comedian of the year, and has his own one hour comedy special on the comedy network. keynote PResenteRs Food, Fun and 4-h sPeakeR

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  • RegistRation FoRm

    Full Conference:$225/perperson Includes:conferencepass,lunches,snacks,refreshments,

    tradeshowpassandoneticketforthesocial.

    One Day: $150/perpersonIncludes:conferencepass,lunch,snacks,refreshmentsandatradeshowpass.NOTE:ifguestsareattendingTuesdayandwanttoattendthesocialtheywillneedtopurchaseabanquetticket.

    Banquet tickets:$30/perperson

    *PleasenotifyusofanyspecialdietaryrequirementspriortoNovember29,2013.

    *FullrefunduptoNovember22,50%uptoNovember29,2013,NOrefundafterNovember29,2013.

    *Registrationsmaybetransferredtoanotherindividualaslongaswearenotifiedofchangeinadvance.

    *CCA,CCSCandpesticideapplicatorcreditshavebeenappliedfor.

    ContaCt inFoRmation___________________________________________________________________DElEgATE#1___________________________________________________________________DElEgATE#2

    ___________________________________________________________________ADDRESS

    ___________________________________________________________________TOwN/PROvINCEPOSTAlCODE

    ___________________________________________________________________TElEPhONE#FAx

    ___________________________________________________________________EmAIl

    ___________________________________________________________________TwITTERhANDlE

    method oF PaymentChEquEENClOSEDmASTERCARDvISA

    ________________________________________________________________________CREDITCARD#

    ________________________________________________________________________ExPIRyDATE

    Please make youR Cheque Payable to: FARmINgSmARTER

    Registration also available by phone, contact Jamie:

    (403) 381-5118

    or online: www.farmingsmarter.com

    ConFeRenCe & tRadeshowdeCembeR 3Rd & 4th, 2013lEThbRIDgElODgE320SCENICDR.S

    Formoreinformationcontact:Jamie PuChingeRTel:403-381-5118Fax:403-382-4526

    Email:[email protected]

    DREwlERNER

    DrewlernerisPresidentandSeniorAgriculturalmeteorologistofworldweather,Inc.Drewhasbeenforecastinginternationalweatherfor34years.hebeganhismeteorologycareerin1978asheparticipatedinaninternationalefforttocollectdataandimproveweatherforecast-ingfortheAsianmonsoon.Sincethen,Drew

    hasbeensupportingtheagriculturalindustrybyprovidingdetailedshortandlongrangeweatherpredictionsforeachmajorcropareaintheworld.hisdailyassessmentsofcropandweatherexpectationssupportscommoditymarkettradeandhelpsmanycompaniesmakebetteragriculturalbusinessdecisions.Drewstartedworldweather,Inc.in2001afterleadingglobalweatherServicesinthelate1990s.worldweather,Inc.isbasedintheKansasCityareaandsupportsanexpandinggroupofclienteleresidinginNorthandSouthAmerica,India,Europe,AfricaandAustralia.

    DR.mARTINPARRy

    martinisanAssociateDirectoratRothamstedResearch,harpendenherts,uK.RothamstedResearchisthelongestrunningagriculturalresearchstationintheworld,providingcutting-edgescienceandinnovationforaround170years.RothamstedResearchhasthemissiontodelivertheknowledgeandnewpractices

    toincreasecropproductivityandqualityandtodevelopenvironmentallysustainablesolutionsforfoodandenergyproduction.martinisalsotheheadofthePlantbiologyandCropScienceDepartmentandleadsthe20:20wheat®StrategicProgramme.

    martinisalsoanhonoraryProfessoratlancasteruniversity,uK.;honoraryProfessor,universitatdelesIllesballears,Palma,Spain;andavisitingProfessoratNorthwestA&Funi-versity,yanglin,China.martinistheEditorinChiefofFoodandEnergySecurityanewOnlinewileyOpenAccessJournal.

    KEllyTAylOR

    hasperformedinallfourmajorCanadianfestivalsincludingvancouver,winnipeg,halifax,andmontreal’sJustforlaughs.headlinedinforty-fivestates,andperformedforthetroopsfromThailandtoAfghanistan.winnerofCanadianCollegeComedianoftheyear,andhashisownonehourcomedy

    specialonthecomedynetwork.

    keynote PResenteRs

    Food, Fun and 4-h sPeakeR

  • ConFeRenCe and tRadeshow agenda

    tuesday, deCembeR 3Rdtime event PResenteR

    7:30a.m.– 8:30a.m. RegistRation/tRadeshow/bReakFast

    8:30a.m.– 9:00a.m. Alberta Canola Producers Commission: yourcommission–workingforyou! RickTaillieu,ACPC

    9:00a.m.– 9:45a.m. Capital assets:buy,leaseorrent? merlegood,gRSlimited

    9:45a.m.–10:15a.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

    10:15a.m.–10:45a.m. healthybees,healthyagriculture! Dr.Shelleyhoover,ARDlethbridge

    10:45a.m.–11:45a.m. Prairies weather outlook 2014: Springdrynessmaybeaconcern Drewlerner,worldweatherInc

    11:45a.m.–12:45p.m. lunCh/tRadeshow

    12:45p.m.– 1:00p.m. 4-hFutureleaders 4-hSpeechContestwinners

    1:00p.m.– 1:30p.m. howtorunyourbusinesslikeabusiness DougStroh,mNPllP

    1:30p.m.– 2:00p.m. Saveacow,grazewithsanfoin Dr.SuryaAcharya,AAFClethbridge

    2:00p.m..– 2:30p.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

    2:30p.m.– 3:15p.m. glyphosate’sroleinagriculture Dr.Donhuber,EmeritusProfessorPurdueuniversity

    3:15p.m.– 4:15p.m. Managing Our Soil Resource: Past,PresentandFuture! Dr.RossmcKenzie,OrvilleyankeAwardpresentation

    4:15p.m.– 5:00p.m. dRink bReak/move downstaiRs

    5:00p.m.– 6:00p.m. Saskatchewan’ssecondbestexportafterwheat KellyTaylor,Comedian

    6:30p.m.– 8:00p.m. Food, Fun and 4-h auCtions

    wednesday, deCembeR 4th 7:30a.m.– 8:30a.m. RegistRation/tRadeshow/bReakFast

    8:30a.m.– 8:45a.m. what’supwithwheat? brianKennedy,AlbertawheatCommission

    8:45a.m.– 9:45a.m. 20:20® Wheat: AuKresearchinitiativetoimprovewheatyields Dr.martinParry,RothamstedResearch

    9:45a.m.–10:15a.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

    10:15a.m.–11:00a.m. Game change: Themarkettransitiontolargersupplies JonathonDriedger,FarmlinkmarketingSolutions

    11:00a.m.–11:30a.m. Mycorrhizae: understandingthisfriendlyfungus” Dr.Chantalhamel,AAFCSwiftCurrent

    11:30a.m.–12:00p.m. Industrial hemp: multipurpose,highvaluecropfortheCanadianprairies Dr.JanSlaski,AlbertaInnovates-TechnologyFutures

    12:00p.m.– 1:00p.m. lunCh/tRadeshow

    1:00p.m.– 1:15p.m. 4-hFutureleaders 4-hSpeechContestwinners

    1:15p.m.– 1:45p.m. Can you see the difference? Nightsprayingprojectupdate KenColes,FarmingSmarter

    1:45p.m.– 2:15p.m. Sortingthroughthelayersofprecisionagriculture JodieDunbar,FarmingSmarter

    2:15p.m.– 2:45p.m. Farmspecificeconomicthresholdsforpestmanagement NevinRosaasen,ARDEdmonton

    2:45p.m.– 3:15p.m. CoFFee bReak/tRadeshow

    3:15p.m.– 3:45p.m. wheatmidgemanagement Scottmeers,ARDbrooks

    3:45p.m.– 4:30p.m. Apracticalguidefornaturalaerationgraindrying Dr.RonPalmer,universityofRegina

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