Crop Production Week Is An Opportunity For A Fresh Start

Source: Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food

The next edition of Crop Production Week, January 9 to 14 in Saskatoon, will provide many excellent opportunities for growers and industry players to learn what’s new in crops for 2006.

“It is a great chance to get a head start on next year,” says Ray McVicar, Special Crops Provincial Specialist at Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF). “Crop Production Week and the Western Canadian Crop Production Show are big events for grain producers because, for many, they will set the wheels in motion for the new crop year. What they experience during that time will influence their seeding plans for the coming production cycle.”

Central to this are all the annual general meetings of production associations like the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission; the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ Association, whose Pulse Days drew over 1,000 participants last year; the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association; the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission; Canola Days; and the Canaryseed Association of Canada.

The event also attracts the Saskatchewan Herb and Spice Association, the Canadian Wheat Board, the Saskatchewan Ag Grads Association, and the Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association, a newcomer this year. All these organizations hold meetings in Saskatoon during Crop Production Week.

What is remarkable about Crop Production Week, according to SAF’s Crop Development Specialist Brian Sim, is the fact that the Production Week and Show—taking place simultaneously at the Saskatoon Inn, Heritage Inn and Prairieland Park—are solely dedicated to grain production.

“Crop Production Week and Show are geared toward producers who can access in one spot all the latest news and developments in crops and technology that is available and useable on the farm now. The quality and depth of knowledge there is absolutely fantastic,” says Sim.

The highlight of this year’s Crop Production Week will be the Wednesday night Special Session titled “What’s the Future of the Prairie Grain Industry?” with Terry Hildebrandt, Ken Rosaasen, Trenton Baisley, and Dennis Wiebe.

Lyle Simonson is President of Crop Production Saskatchewan Inc. “We invite everyone in the industry to join us for what will likely be a turning point discussion, after one of the worst years in a long time for many producers, with representatives from a range of fields in the business. Together, we will explore what the future holds for all of us.”

To find out more, visit: www.cropweek.com, or contact Kevin Hursh at kevin@hursh.ca.

For more information, contact:

Ray McVicar
Provincial Specialist, Special Crops
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 787-4665

Brian Sim
Crop Development Specialist
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 933-5344

Lyle Simonson
President
Crop Production Saskatchewan Inc.
(306) 553-2307