Agenda – Ottawa 2018

Back to 2018 Annual General Meeting details

Note: The Conference Office will be closed daily during lunch (11:45 – 13:00)

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• Monday, March 12
• Tuesday, March 13
• Wednesday, March 14
• Thursday, March 15

Monday, March 12, 2018

13:00 – 17:00 
United Potato Growers Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Les Saisons (3^rd floor) 14:00 – 17:00
Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Saskatchewan (3^rd floor) 18:00 – 21:00
Potato Task Force / Potatoes Canada Steering Committee Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Ontario (3^rd floor)

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

07:00 – 18:00
Conference Office Open
Room: New Brunswick (4^th floor) 07:00 – 15:00
Canadian Potato Council Meeting (open to Canadian potato industry only)
Room: Ontario (3^rd floor) 07:00 – 08:00
Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Saskatchewan (3^rd floor) 08:00 – 15:00
Apple WG Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Nova Scotia (4^th floor) 09:00 – 15:00
Greenhouse Vegetable WG Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Newfoundland (4^th floor) 12:00 – 14:30
Berry WG Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Alberta (4^th floor) 13:30 – 15:00
Vegetable WG Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Saskatchewan (3^rd floor) 15:00 – 18:00
Regional Caucus Meetings:

• British Columbia (room: Newfoundland, 4^th floor)
• Prairies (room: Alberta, 4^th floor)
• Ontario (room: British Columbia and Manitoba, 2^nd floor)
• Québec (room: Saskatchewan, 3^rd floor)
• Maritimes (room: Les Saisons, 3^rd floor)

18:00 – 20:00
Welcome Reception (hosted by President Alvin Keenan and Bayer CropScience)
Location: Venue on TwentyTwo (22^nd floor)

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

07:00 – 18:00
Conference Office Open
Room: New Brunswick (4^th floor) 07:00 – 08:00
Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Saskatchewan (3^rd floor) 08:00 – 17:00
Exhibits
Room: Governor General Foyer (4^th floor) 08:00 – 09:30
Annual General Meeting of Members
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor) 10:00 – 11:00
Labour Committee
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• Primary Agriculture Review (Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst and Janet Krayden, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council)
• International Farm Worker Awareness Campaign (Michael Hicks, Hyperactive)

11:00 – 12:15
Business Risk Management Committee
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• Update on Business Risk Management Review (Francesco Del Bianco, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
• BRM review (Scott Ross, Canadian Federation of Agriculture)

12:15 – 13:15
Buffet Luncheon
Room: Provinces (4^th floor) 13:15 – 14:30
Plenary Session
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• 2018 Economic Outlook for Canadian Horticulture (J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada)
• Government of Canada Trade Priorities (Pamela Rose, Global Affairs Canada)
• DRC membership requirement in SFCR (Fred Webber, Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation)

14:30 – 15:30
Trade and Marketing Committee
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• Growing Trade and Expanding Markets (Frederick J. Gorrell, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

15:30 – 17:00
Industry Standards and Food Safety Committee
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• Tools to support grower education and food safety program implementation (Heather Gale, CanadaGAP)
• Canadian Organic Standards Review (Nicole Boudreau, Organic Federation of Canada)

18:00 – 19:00
Banquet Reception
Room: Governor General Foyer (4^th floor) 19:00 – 22:00
Annual Banquet
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• National Anthem (Rebecca Shew, Fourth-year voice major, University of Ottawa)
• Opening remarks (Dusty Zamecnik, Winner of 2017 Ontario Outstanding Young Farmer)
• Blessing (Claudette Commanda, First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres)

Thursday, March 15, 2018

07:00 – 16:00
Conference Office Open
Room: New Brunswick (4^th floor) 07:00 – 08:00
Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting (by invitation only)
Room: Saskatchewan (3^rd floor) 08:00 – 15:00
Exhibits
Room: Governor General Foyer (4^th floor) 08:00 – 09:30
Crop, Plant Protection and the Environment Committee
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• Innovation in Crop Protection (Maria Trainer, CropLife Canada)
• Plant and Animal Health Strategy, Plant Health Network and the Sydney Lab (Pierre Bilodeau, Plant Health Science Directorate, CFIA)
• Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada’s Science to Support Plant Protection for the Horticulture Sector (Dr. Della Johnston, AAFC)

10:00 – 12:00
Greenhouse Committee
Room: Newfoundland & Nova Scotia (4^th floor)

• Building Public Trust (Crystal Mackay, Canadian Centre for Food Integrity)
• CFA Standing Policy on Climate Change Update (Drew Black, Canadian Federation of Agriculture)

10:00 – 12:00
Vegetable Committee
Room: Ontario (3^rd floor)

• Study on the Export Potential of Canadian Fruits and Vegetables in the US (Eric Lessard, Marcon)
• Grades Matter: The importance of grade standards for fresh fruit & vegetables in Canada (Luc Mougeot, Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation)

10:00 – 12:00
Potato Committee
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor)

• Grades Matter: The importance of grade standards for fresh fruit & vegetables in Canada (Luc Mougeot, Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation)

10:00 – 12:00
Apple and Fruit Committee
Room: Les Saisons (3^rd floor)

• What’s all the buzz about pollination? (Allan Campbell, Durston Honey Farms Ltd.)
• Grades Matter: The importance of grade standards for fresh fruit & vegetables in Canada (Luc Mougeot, Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation)

12:00 – 13:00
Buffet Luncheon
Room: Provinces (4^th floor) 13:00 – 15:00
Committee of the Whole
Room: Governor General I & II (4^th floor) 15:30 – 17:00
Board, Committee Chairs and CHC Staff AGM debrief (by invitation only)
Room: Oak (Executive Meeting Centre / Basement) 18:00 – 21:00
Board, Committee Chairs, CHC Staff Dinner (by invitation only)
Location TBD

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