PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS*
*(Breakfast buffet included)
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7:00 am – 8:00 am | WORKSHOP A FOR FARMERS AND DAIRY STAKEHOLDERS ONLY (Closed session – Bilingual)
Demonstration of the Canadian Dairy Production Sustainability Assessment Tool – Edouard Clément, VP Corporate Responsibility Services, AGECO |
7:00 am – 8:00 am | WORKSHOP B FOR SCIENTISTS ONLY (Closed session – English only)
Dairy Science, Knowledge Mobilization and the Media – Shelley Crabtree, Dairy Research Cluster and Isabelle Bouchard, Dairy Farmers of Canada |
BILINGUAL SYMPOSIUM
TIME | THEMES |
8:30 am – 8:40 am | Welcoming Remarks
David Wiens, Executive Committee member, Dairy Farmers of Canada |
8:40 am – 9:00 am | Innovate3: PROmoting PROgress to the PROfit of the dairy sector and Canadians
Isabelle Neiderer, Director of Nutrition, Dairy Farmers of Canada & Émie Désilets, Assistant Director, Dairy Production Research, Dairy Farmers of Canada |
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9:00 am – 10:15 am |
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10:15 am – 10:45 am | Nutrition Break |
Genetics and Genomics: Breeding the next generation of cows |
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10:45 am – 11:00 am | Breakthroughs in Dairy Genetics and Genomics – Jacques Chesnais, Senior Geneticist, SEMEX |
Sustainability and Profitability: Can we achieve both? |
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
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12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | LUNCH PROVIDED |
Dairy Research Student Video Competition | |
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm | My dairy research in 180 seconds! |
Animal Health: Are we winning the battles but losing the war? |
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1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
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2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Wrap up: Innovate3 – Preparing for the next generation of dairy science and on-farm innovation |