Speakers
Coming soon!
Amy Mangin is currently a PhD student in the department of plant science at the University of Manitoba under the supervision of Dr. Yvonne Lawley, focused on intensive spring wheat agronomy.
Dan Orchard
Dan joined the Canola Council of Canada in March 2011. As a Bachelor of Science graduate from the University of Alberta, Dan combines his education and more than 20 years of field experience to assist the Canola Council of Canada and the crop production team.
Jeff Schoenau
Professor of Soil Fertility, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Jeff Schoenau is a professor of soil fertility and professional agrologist who works in the department of soil science at the University of Saskatchewan.
John Gavloski
Extension Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture
John is an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture in Carman. He conducts monitoring programs for some of Manitoba's major insect pests and provides information on insects and insect management to farmers, agronomists and those working in the agriculture industry. John does numerous presentations and information updates for agronomists and farmers, and co-produces a weekly Manitoba Crop Pest Update during the spring and summer. He has worked for Manitoba Agriculture since 1997.
Joy Agnew
Director of Applied Research, Olds College Centre for Innovation
Joy grew up on a grain farm near Prince Albert, Sask., and earned her PhD in Ag/Bio Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.
Leon Kochian
Global Institute for Food Security
Leon V. Kochian joined the faculty at the University of Saskatchewan in 2016, as the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security and Associate Director of the Global Institute of Food Security. He also is a Professor in the Department of Plant Science. Previously, he was the Director of the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health and a Professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Cornell University.
Sheri Strydhorst
Research Scientist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Sheri Strydhorst is a cereal agronomic research scientist for the Livestock and Crops Research Branch of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry based in Barrhead, Alberta. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta – Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Syama Chatterton
Plant Pathologist, AAFC Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
Syama joined AAFC-Lethbridge in July 2011 as the pulse and special crops pathologist. Her research focuses on management of root and foliar diseases of pulse crops, and molecular diagnostics and identification of soilborne pathogens. She currently leads numerous research projects on pea root rot, white mold of dry bean, and chocolate spot of faba bean. She published the first report describing Aphanomyces root rot in pea in Alberta in 2013, and has been on a journey of discovery of this disease every since.
Tom Wolf
Ph.D., P. Ag. - Owner, Agrimetrix Research & Training
Tom Wolf is a spray application specialist, based in Saskatoon. He grew up on a farm in the Red River Valley of Manitoba and studied agriculture at the University of Manitoba and Ohio State University. Tom has more than 30 years of research experience in spray technology, including work on spray drift, coverage, efficacy, sprayer cleanout and waste disposal.
