New and Emerging Technologies
Program Sessions

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Wednesday, December 3

Morning Sessions
     
10:30 – 10:35 am  

Introduction
ANDREW DICKSON
Chair of Hog & Poultry Days

     
10:35 – 10:55 am   A Practical, Economical and Environmentally Sustainable Approach to Manure Management
DEREK PRATT
Penergetic Canada
     
10:55 – 11:15 am   A New Business Model for Hogs
VICTOR VAN SLYKE
ATD Waste Systems Inc.
     
11:15 – 11:35 am   The Economic Benefits of an In-Barn Manure Management Solution
DR. PAUL DEPREZ
Nordevco Associates Ltd.
     
11:35 – 12:05 pm   Group Housing for Sows: How to Do It
KEES VAN ITTERSUM
New Standard Ag Inc.
     
Afternoon Sessions
     
1:00 – 1:05 pm  
Introduction

DAVID HUNT
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
     
1:05 – 1:25 pm   New Feeding Tools and Strategies to Lower Cost of Production
DREW RYDER
Feedlogic Corp.
     
1:25 – 1:45 pm   PigCHAMP- The Next Generation of Swine Record Keeping and Analysis
STACIE EUKEN
PigCHAMP
     
1:45 – 2:05 pm   Advantages of Pure Drinking Water; The Cheapest Input on Farms
WIM TEN KATE
TwinOxide Canada Corp.
     
2:05 – 2:35 pm   Application of a Swine Growth Model to Improve Performance and Profitability in Finishing Pigs
LES NERNBERG
Landmark Feeds
     
2:35 – 2:55 pm   New Field Efficacy Data Confirms that Suvaxyn PCV-2 One Dose Improves your Bottom Line
DR. ED DOORNENBAL
Wyeth Animal Health
     
2:55 – 3:15 pm   Tools for Managing Safety and Health
GLEN BLAHEY
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
     
3:15 – 3:35 pm   Think Pink
SHEILA MCINTOSH
The Lung Association, Manitoba
     
3:35 – 3:55 pm   Apx2 - The Use of Antioxidants to Boost Fertilty
JIM WARD
Minitube Canada


Thursday, December 4

Morning Sessions
     
10:30 – 10:35 am   Introduction
DAVID HUNT
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
     
10:35 – 10:55 am   Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart Bioenergy Optimization Program
DENY ST. GEORGE
Manitoba Hydro
     
10:55 – 11:15 am   The Future of Hog Insurance
RICHARD BARNABE
BSI Insurance Brokers Ltd.
     
11:15 – 11:35 am   What Can Be Seen on Sows and Pigs With Ultrasound?
LOUIS BONNEVILLE
SEC Repro Inc.
     

11:35 – 12:05 pm
  PigWatch: Insemination Management System at the Farm
GUY DENIS
Penner Farm Services/Conception Ro-Main