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What’s up – for Jan. 1, 2009

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Published: January 1, 2009

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Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected]or call 204-944-5762

Jan. 7-9 – Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association 39th annual convention, Fairmont Hotel, 2 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.wheatgrowers.caor call Blair Rutter at 204-256-2353. Early-bird registration deadline Dec. 22.

Jan. 11-12 – Manitoba Forage Seed Association alfalfa and forage seed conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.forageseed.mb.caor e-mail [email protected].

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Jan. 20-22 – Red River Basin Land and Water International Summit Conference, Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway, Winnipeg. Theme: “Shaping the basin’s future together.” For more info visit www.redriverbasincommission.org.

Jan. 25-31 – Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program, College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. For more info call Pat Englund at 306-665-1678 or visit http://agribusiness.usask.ca/.

Feb. 11-12 – Manitoba Special Crops Symposium, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Keynote speaker: Jolene Brown. For more info visit www.manitobaspecialcrops.ca.

Feb. 19-20 – Canadian Value Chain Network workshops, Brandon. Topics: “Partnering and collaboration” (Thurs.) and “Gathering and planning for new product introductions” (Fri.). Registration $50 per person per workshop, deadline one week before workshops. For more info call Kristin Yaworski-Lowdon at MRAC at 1-800-216-9767 or e-mail [email protected].

Feb. 22-24 – GrainWorld, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-983-4236.

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