2019 Annual Meeting Agenda

Monday, February 4 – Lunch then Learn: Farm Worker Recruitment and Orientation

11:30            Registration

12:00            Lunch

1:00-4:00     Seminar

This event is free to attend, but you must register in advance.​

Day 1 – Tuesday, February 5

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7:30                 Breakfast – Assiniboia on Concourse Level

Sponsored by Manitoba Pork

8:00                 Registration for KAP Annual Meeting delegates

9:00                 Call to Order

9:05                 State of the Industry Address

Bill Campbell, KAP President

9:30                 Greetings from the Province of Manitoba

Ralph Eichler, Minister of Agriculture

10:00               The Role of Agriculture in Canada’s Economic Strategy

Lee Moats, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association (invited)

10:45               Economic Strategy Response Panel

Panelists: Jean Marc Rouest – Richardson Int, Wade Barns – Farmers’ Edge

Moderated by Richard Cloutier – CJOB

11:30               Finance Committee chair’s report and vote on by-law amendment

12:00               Lunch – Assiniboia on Concourse Level

Sponsored by Dairy Farmers of Manitoba

1:00                 Resolutions

2:15                 GHG Offset Market Opportunities – Lessons from the Alberta Experience

TBD

3:00                 Coffee Break

3:30                 Election of the President

3:45                 Nominations for Vice-Presidents/Election of Vice-Presidents

4:00                 General Manager’s Report

5:30                 Cocktails – Ballroom Foyer/Mezzanine

Sponsored by Bothwell Cheese

6:30                 Banquet – Ballroom B/C

Sponsored by The Co-operators

9:00                 President’s Hospitality Suite – Manitoba Suite on the 4th floor

Sponsored by Spirits Canada

Day 2 – Wednesday, February 6

7:30                 Breakfast – Assiniboia on Concourse Level

8:30                 Welcome Manitoba Young Farmers

8:45                 What Do Canada’s New Trade Deals Mean for my farm?

Craig Klemmer, Principal Agricultural Economist Farm Credit Canada

9:45                 Resolutions

10:15               Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports and Me

Michael Landsberg, TSN

11:00               Coffee Break

11:15               Emerging Protein Market Opportunities

Bill Greuel, CEO Protein Industries Canada

12:30               KAP Annual Meeting concludes