Alberta Oat Growers Commission Annual General Meeting 2022
Presentation from the 2021 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers Association held their AGM virtually on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The group held their business portion, and then the following presentation was made:
Oat Market Outlook - Chris Newbergher, Grain Marketing Specialist, Stony Plain Seed Cleaning
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Presentations from the 2019 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers held their annual general meeting on Monday, January 28, 2019 at The Edmonton Westin, during FarmTech. The evening meeting format allowed Alberta oat growers to attend to oat business before checking out the latest in farm technologies and information at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
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Following are presentations made at the meeting:
- Results From Three Years of Oat Variety Trials in Westlock and Falher... will New Varieties Beat Morgan 3 Years in a Row??? - Sandeep Nain, General Manager, Gateway Research Organization
- Rail Transportation, What Changes with the Implementation of Bill C-49 and How Might it Impact Producers? - Mark Hemmes, President, Quorum Corporation
- Alberta Oat Markets: What can Alberta Farmers Expect in Terms of Price for 2019? - John Loogman, Rycroft Elevator Manager/Grain Buyer AB/BC, Grain Millers Canada
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE 2018 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers held their annual general meeting on Monday, January 29, 2018 at The Edmonton Westin, 10135 100th Street, Edmonton, AB.
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Following are presentations made at the meeting:
- Results from two years of oat variety trials in Westlock and Falher...spoiler alert: the best variety was not Morgan in year one; see the results from year one and two! - Sandeep Nain, General Manager, Gateway Research Organization
- Ways U of A is developing oats for end uses and utilizing the total oat to get more value for them - Dr. Lingyun Chen, Ph.D., Professor, University of Alberta (U of A)
- Oat Markets: What can Alberta farmers expect in terms of price and seeded acres for 2018? - Chris Newbergher, Buyer, Providence Grain Solutions
Presentations from the 2017 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers held their annual general meeting on Monday, January 30, 2017 at The Edmonton Westin, 10135 100th Street, Edmonton, AB.
Following are presentations made at the meeting:
- Optimizing Oat Yield, Quality and Standability in Central Alberta (PDF, 2.1MB) - results from AOGC-funded 3-year research study
Linda Hall, Agronomist, University of Alberta - Domestic and Export Oat Marketing from a Sales Person's Perspective (PDF, 2.7MB)
Tracy Bush, Grain Buyer, Stony Plain Seed
Presentations from the 2016 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers held their annual general meeting on Monday, January 25, 2016 at The Edmonton Westin, 10135 100th Street, Edmonton, AB.
Following are presentations made at the meeting:
- Alexander Fedko, GOA, addressed the question “Can another oat variety out-perform Morgan?”
- Chris Newbergher, Stony Plain Seed Cleaning Plant, reviewed CGC grading guide, weight conversion, what affects pricing, what and where the markets are and the Alberta market for feed and pony oats.
Presentations from the 2015 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers held their Annual General Meeting on March 12th in Grande Prairie, AB during the Peace Country Classic.
Following are presentations made at the meeting:
- Optimizing Oat Yield, Quality and Standability in Central Alberta (PDF, 25MB)
Joseph Aidoo, MSc Student, University of Alberta
Linda Hall, Professor, University of Alberta
Sheri Strydhorst, PhD, Research Scientist, Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development - Oat Transportation Issues (PDF, 282KB)
Connor Rosine, Emerging Ag Inc.
Presentations from the 2014 AGM
Following are presentations made at the meeting:
Presentations from the 2013 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers Commission's first Annual General Meeting was held Feb. 28, 2013, at the Ramada Edmonton International Airport, 8340 Sparrow Crescent, Leduc, AB.
