* All times are based on Canada/Atlantic ADT.

    • Monday

    Nov. 14

    Tuesday

    Nov. 15

    Wednesday

    Nov. 16

    Thursday

    Nov. 17

    Friday

    Nov. 18

    9:00 AM

    Canada/Atlantic
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM AST
    Halifax AB

    Registration and Coffee for Joint CWSS/CSA Conference “Growers Day”

    Novel Approaches to Weed Management & Biomass Production Crops

    9:30 AM

    Canada/Atlantic
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM AST

    Welcome

    9:45 AM

    Canada/Atlantic
    9:45 AM - 10:15 AM AST

    Introduction to harvest weed seed control

    10:15 Dr. Breanne Tidemann, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Lacombe, AB

    10:15 AM

    Canada/Atlantic
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM AST
    Nova Scotia AB

    Herbicide carry-over and persistence in horticultural crops

    Dr. Darren Robinson, University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown,ON

    11:00 AM

    Canada/Atlantic
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM AST
    Halifax AB

    Autonomous weeding systems

    Kristen Obeid, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harrow, ON

    11:30 AM

    Canada/Atlantic
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM AST

    Novel cropping systems in Atlantic Canada

    Dr. Aaron Mills, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Charlottetown Research and Development Centre, Charlottetown PE

    12:00 PM

    Canada/Atlantic
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AST
    Nova Scotia AB

    Lunch

    1:00 PM

    Canada/Atlantic
    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM AST
    Halifax AB

    Annual and perennial biomass crop production potential on marginal lands

    Dr. J. Kevin Vessey, Saint Mary’s University and Dr. Yousef Papadopoulos,Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

    1:30 PM

    Canada/Atlantic
    1:30 PM - 2:00 PM AST

    Developing and operating an anaerobic digester in Northern Nova Scotia

    Terrence Boyle, T.E Boyle Farm & Foresty Ltd., Tracadie, NS and Lise Leblanc, LP Consulting, Lower Sackville, NS

    2:00 PM

    Canada/Atlantic
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM AST

    Producing, procuring & utilizing agricultural biomass in an emerging bioeconomy

    Richard (Rick) Corradini, President of Sou’wester Exploration and TechnologyInc.

    2:30 PM

    Canada/Atlantic
    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM AST
    Nova Scotia AB

    Panelists and Speakers Discussion

    3:15 PM

    Canada/Atlantic
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM AST
    Halifax AB

    Closing Remarks

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