Tuesday, January 26th
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8:00 a.m.
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Registration - Hilton Hotel |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Comments - Ballroom Centre/West - Hilton Hotel
Session Chair: Bruce Shackleton, OPVG
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9:45 a.m.
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Research Sessions:
Tomatoes - Ballroom 4 & 5, Convention Centre
Session Chair: Phil Richards, Chair, Ontario Tomato Research Institute
Green Peas, Green and Wax Beans, Lima Beans, Sweet Corn - Suite 300, Hilton Hotel
Session Chair: John Lugtigheid, Chair, Research Advisory Committee
Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Peppers, Pumpkin & Squash - Queen Victoria Room, Hilton Hotel
Session Chair: Marshall Schuyler, Chair, Ontario Cucumber Research Committee
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| 11:30-1:00 p.m. |
Buffet Lunch - Hilton Hotel |
| 1:15-2:15 p.m. |
Afternoon Sessions - Convention Centre
Session Chair: Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, Professor, Department of Plant Science, University of Guelph
Keynote Speaker:
Jeff Rubin, Economist and Author of "Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller"
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| 3:00-5:00 p.m. |
Industry Vegetable Production Sessions
Tomatoes - Ballroom 4 & 5, Convention Centre
Session Chair: Karl Evans, Business Unit Manager-Agriculture, CanGro Foods Inc.
Janice LeBoeuf, Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs -"2009 Tomato Disease Issues"
Wayne Palichuk, Chairman, LADI - Leamington Area Drip Irrigation Inc.
Steve Smith, Director of Agriculture, Red Gold Ag., LLC - "U.S. Tomato Production and Processing - It's not all about California"
Martin Stillwell, Italagra & FIT, Portugal - "Overview of the World Market for Processing Tomatoes"
Cauliflower/Cucumbers/Peppers - Prince Albert Room, Hilton Hotel
Session Chair: Roland Dainton, Smucker Foods of Canada Co.
Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs - "Downy Mildew" & Phytophthora Update in Ontario"
Robert Grohs, University of Guelph, Simcoe - "Sweet Banana Pepper and Pickling Cucumber Update"
Dan Hartung, President, Hartung Brothers, Inc. - "1st Year Cucumber Operation in Ontario"
Peas/Corn/Beans - Suite 300, Hilton Hotel
Session Chair: Barry Cavanagh, Bonduelle Ontario Inc.
Jim Ballerstein, Research Support Sepcialist, Horticultural Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva - "NYS Processing Snap Bean and Sweet Corn Variety Trials"
Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - "Downy Mildew Update in Ontario"
Arnaud Bardon, Agricultural Corporate Director, Bonduelle Foods - "French Way of Growing Vegetables"
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| 6:00-8:00 p.m. |
Reception and Silent Auction - Hilton Hotel
Join us for our annual Reception & Industry Auction being held to raise funds to support bursaries for students pursuing a career in any aspect of the Ontario processing vegetable industry. This event will provide an opportunity to meet the 2009 recipients of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Industry Bursary: Laura Shackleton, Michael Ball, Sean Dobbelaar (recipient Jim Whitson Memorial Award), Lindsey Cartier (recipient Jim Palichuk Memorial Award), Kurt Makey, Robert Smyth, Chris Koteles and Steven Stasko. This is a fun filled social event with exciting items to acquire in a silent auction format. Dress is casual.
Dinner on your own.
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Wednesday, January 27th
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| 7:30-8:45 p.m. |
Industry Breakfast - Ballroom East & Centre, Hilton Hotel
Session Chair: Kevin Montgomery, Business Development Consultant, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Keynote Speaker:
Hermann Leiningen, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
"The Economy Going Forward...With an Eye on Resources" |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon |
Morning Session - Ballroom 4 & 5, Convention Centre
Session Chair: Jane Graham, Executive Director, Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Processors Association
Keynote Speakers:
Peter Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada - "Buy America" and the Implications for Ontario
John Scott, President and CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers - "Ontario Grocery Retail - Responding to Consumer"
Jerome Bonduelle, Executive Vice-President, Bonduelle North America - "Overview of the North American Processed Vegetable Market and Bonduelle's Business"
Gwen Young, Kagome Inc., Chair, Tomatoes and Health Committee, WPTC - "Vegetable Products, Labeling, Health and Current Topics"
- Closing Comments (Bruce Shackleton, Conference Chair)
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| 11:30-1:30 p.m. |
Buffet Lunch - Ballroom East and Centre, Hilton Hotel |
| 2:00-5:00 p.m. |
OF&VPA Annual Meeting - Prince of Wales Room, Hilton Hotel |
| 1:45-3:15 p.m. |
Grower Sessions:
Tomatoes - Ballroom West, Hilton Hotel
Green Peas, Green and Wax Beans, Lima Beans, Sweet Corn - Suite 300, Hilton Hotel
Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Peppers, Pumpkin & Squash - Queen Victoria Room, Hilton Hotel
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| 3:30-4:30 p.m. |
Grower Business Session - Ballroom West, Hilton Hotel
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| 4:30-5:00 p.m. |
Grower Resolution Session - Ballroom West, Hilton Hotel |
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Conference Concludes
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