Wednesday March 16th, 2022
Day 1 of The Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture 2022 virtual conference - Food systems redesign: What are the opportunities?
It is co-hosted by the University of Manitoba's National Centre for Livestock and the Environment and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Schedule (all in CT zone):
8:50 - 9:00AM Welcoming Remarks with Kim Ominski and Roland Kroebel
9:00 - 10:00AM Keynote Speaker Dr. David Kanter - Leveraging the agri-food system for a post-carbon world
10:00 - 10:45AM Day 1 Student video competition entries
10:45 - 11:45AM Presentations
- Redesigning grain agriculture with perennality and diversity with Tim Crews
- Support for Indigenous food systems at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada with Emily Missyabit McAuley
- Integration of local plant-based food processing co-products in Manitoba livestock feeding with Christian Delporte, Saskia Reutter and Michelle Finley
11:45 - 12:30PM Panel Discussion
12:30PM Adjourn
For more information about the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture 2022 virtual conference, visit here.