The 28th Annual Conference of the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association
"Transitioning to Sustainability"
January 11, 2016 - Prairieland Park, Saskatoon
8:00 am Registration Opens
8:45 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Soil Session
9:00 am Keynote Speaker: Succession Soil Development Ecological Intensification: Going Where No Grains Have Gone Before! View PowerPoint (Part 1, Part 2)
Tim Crews, PhD, Director of Research at The Land Institute, Salina, Kansas, USA
10:15 am The Role of Cover Crops in a Sustainable Farm - View PowerPoint
Garry Richards, Richards Family Farm and Livestock Ltd., Bangor, SK
10:45 am Refreshment and Networking Break
11:00 am Soil Fertility Benefits of Short-Rotation Forages - View PowerPoint
Dr. Jeff Schoenau, Department of Soil Science, U of S
11:30 am Nurturing Soil Microbial Partners for Healthy Agro-Ecosystems - View PowerPoint
Dr. Bobbi Helgason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon
12:00 pm Luncheon
Weeds and Conservation Session
1:00 pm Managing Weed Seed Production: The Next Revolution in Weed Control - View PowerPoint
Lena Syrovy, PAg, Department of Plant Sciences, U of S
1:30 pm Non-Herbicidal Weed Control - View PowerPoint (Part 1, Part 2)
Dr. Steve Shirtliffe, Department of Plant Sciences, U of S
2:00 pm Managing Wheat to Make the Most of a Tough Growing Season: Lessons From 2015 - View PowerPoint
Sheri Strydhorst, PhD, Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, Barrhead, AB
2:30 pm Refreshment and Networking Break
2:45 pm Wetlands in Agro-Ecosystems: A Mixed Blessing - View PowerPoint
Dr. Angela Bedard-Haughn, Department of Soil Science, U of S
3:15 pm The Returns to Conservation Tillage Research and the Dearth of Funding - View PowerPoint
Dr. Richard Gray, Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics, U of S
3:45 pm Wrap-up
4:00 pm SSCA AGM
| CCAs: Conference Approved for 5.0 CEUs NM: 2.0 CM: 1.5 PM: 1.0 SW: 0.5 |
CCSCs: Approval Pending for 5.0 CEUs CM: 4.5 IPM: 0.5 |