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Thursday, June 21, 2007 |
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Time |
Speaker(s) |
Title /
Activity |
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8:30 |
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Registration |
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9am |
Bob
Bors |
Introduction to Haskap
Bob will talk about what makes Haskap so unique and why it is
worth trying. |
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9:30
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U of S
Staff
Linda Matthew |
Haskap Research
Antioxidants
Linda does health and value-added research in the fruit program.
Recently she has been involved in anti-oxidant research of several fruit
species including Haskap. |
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Bob Bors
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How we selected the new varieties
Methods designed to mimic mechanical harvesting and processing,
taste panels, and breeder observations were used to select the best
varieties |
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Tyler
Kaban
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Haskap breeding in Oregon
Tyler in an undergraduate student who spent 2 weeks helping Dr.
Maxine Thompson with Haskap breeding in Oregon. |
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Jon
Treloar |
Wild Canadian Haskap
Jon has been gathering wild Canadian Haskap as part of his Master Degree
research. |
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10:45
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Bob
Bors |
Tour of Haskap plots
See our Haskap breeding plots in person. |
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Noon
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Lunch
on your own or buy a barbeque lunch from Parkland Agroforestry
(profit
goes for Haskap research) |
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1 pm
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Rick
Sawatzky
Bob
Bors & Growers |
Growing and training Haskap bushes
We will discuss our own growing methods as well as various theories on
what could be done differently. |
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2 pm |
Linda
Matthews & Parkland Agroforestry |
Haskap product testing and development
While Haskap may seem similar to Saskatoons and blueberries it has clear
advantages over those two crops for certain products |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3 pm |
Bob
Bors & Jill Thompson |
Sask Ag and food research grant for Haskap
What we plan to do over the next two years |
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3:30 pm |
Various
companies |
Advice and information from those who are
propagating Haskap |
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4:00 |
Haskap
Canada Association
Committee |
What will happen tomorrow |
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4:15 |
End of talks, Socialize until 5pm |
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Friday June 22, 2007 |
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All Day |
Plant Sale starting at 10 am, ending at 5pm
(unless a big lineup) |
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9am |
Panel
of those who had dealings with Japan |
Summary of Haskap Services visit to Saskatoon
and other developments with Japan |
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9:30 |
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Open discussion about Japanese marketing
Strategy |
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10:15 |
Coffee
break |
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10:30 |
Haskap
Canada Committee |
What is Haskap Canada and what could it be? |
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10:45
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Open discussion on Haskap Canada |
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Noon
|
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Lunch
on your own or buy a barbeque lunch from Parkland Agroforestry
(profit
goes for Haskap research) |
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1:00 |
Haskap Canada Association |
Annual general meeting (Vote
for directors, Open floor and discuss actions required) |
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