“Partners in Progress: Tools for Success”
Wednesday March 14, 2018
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
“Meet the Experts” session for post-secondary students (Attendance by
Invite Only)
Invite Only)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch for students and experts (Networking continues)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Humane euthanasia workshop
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
AFAC Annual General Meeting
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Reception, cocktails, appetizers and evening speakers (Everyone welcome!!)
Thanks to ATB Financial for sponsoring this event.
– Reflections and Ruminations- Joanne Lemke
– Consumer Demands- How to Reach a Floating Target- Cherie Copithorne-
Barnes
Thanks to ATB Financial for sponsoring this event.
– Reflections and Ruminations- Joanne Lemke
– Consumer Demands- How to Reach a Floating Target- Cherie Copithorne-
Barnes
Thursday March 15, 2018- Moderated by Dianne Finstad
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration Open
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Message from Jamie Curran, Assistant Deputy Minister
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Welcome and AFAC update – Annemarie Pedersen, then Susan Church
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Temple Grandin
10:30 am – 11:00 am
MORNING BREAK
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Pig Production: Changing Times and Changing Ways? Swine Panel – Dr. Egan
Brockhoff & Dr. Jennifer Brown
Brockhoff & Dr. Jennifer Brown
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Can Old School Farming be the Future of Food? – Shannon Ruzicka
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
LUNCH BREAK & AWARDS OF DISTINCTION PRESENTATION
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Proactive Approach in the Poultry Industry – Dr. Clover Bench & Levi Hofer
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Cattle Research Panel: Progress in Beef, Dairy, and Transportation – Dr. Karen
Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Dr. Jeffrey Rushen & Dr. Melissa Moggy
Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Dr. Jeffrey Rushen & Dr. Melissa Moggy
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AFTERNOON BREAK
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
A Little Something to Ruminate On – Dr. Paula Menzies
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Engaging the Public- How to tell YOUR story! – Annemarie Pedersen &
Kristen Hall
Kristen Hall
4:30 pm
Conference Adjournment