AOGC 2023 AGM – Monday, January 30, 2023
The Alberta Oat Growers Association will hold their 2023 AGM at The Edmonton Westin the evening of Monday, January 30, 2023. Come early for a light meal and free beverage including an oat beer from Battle River Brewery and stick around to hear why Battle River Brewery uses oats in their beer, what oat research Dr. Chen is working on at the University of Alberta and hear the latest on oat markets from Ryan Denis of Farm Business Network. Then finish off the night with socializing and a beverage!
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE 2022 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers Association held their 2022 AGM at The Edmonton Westin the evening of Monday, January 24, 2022. The group held their business portion, and then the following presentations were made:
- Oat Market Outlook – Shayne Murphy, Senior Grain Merchandiser, Parrish & Heimbecker Limited
- AAFC Oat Varieties: What’s New, on its Way, and Good for Alberta Producers (including information from the Lacombe Testing Centre) – Kirby Nilsen, Oat Breeder, AAFC, Brandon, MB
- Stoked Oats: How We Got Here, What We Do, How Technology is Driving Sales and Why We Chose Oats – Simon Donato, President, Stoked Oats
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:
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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:
Due to COVID-19 the AGM will be held virtually via Zoom — for updates check poga.ca. Please RSVP to info@poga.ca, and check poga.ca for the meeting documents.
Times and agenda topics subject to change due to COVID-19.
*Please note: a 30-day notice for resolutions is required at the Alberta Oat Growers Commission’s Annual General Meeting. Please send any resolutions to dpopescul@poga.ca no later than 5pm Mar. 8, 2021.
AGM Meeting Documents:
- AOGC 2021 AGM Agenda
- Minutes from AOGC AGM 2020 – January 27, 2020
- 2019-2020 Financial Statements
- 2019-2020 Annual Report
Alberta Oat Growers Commission Director Nominations Open
Are you interest in becoming a director or do you know someone who is? Here are just a few of the benefits:
- Identify and direct research to benefit of the entire industry.
- Increase industry knowledge.
- Opportunity to meet influential millers, buyers and government officials provincially, nationally and internationally.
- Information sharing with other growers.
- Professional development.
- Reimbursement for all travel and honorarium for time spent on Commission projects and committees.
A registered producer means any producer who has had an Alberta Oat Growers Commission service fee deducted since August 1, 2018.
Deadline for nominations is Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 – 5pm MT.
For nomination forms and further information, contact:
AOGC Administration Office,
PO Box 20106,
Regina, SK S4P 4J7Telephone: (306) 530-8545
Fax: (866) 286-1681
Email: dpopescul@poga.ca
AOGC AGM Archive
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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:
AGM Meeting Documents:
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PRESENTATION FROM THE 2020 AGM
The Alberta Oat Growers Association held their AGM on Monday, January 27, 2020. The group held their business portion, and then Devin Dreeshen, Alberta Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development brought greetings and took questions from the crowd.
Presentations were made by: Dr. Aaron Beattie, oat breeder at the Crop Development Centre (CDC) in Saskatoon and Randy Strychar, Oat Marketing Analyst for OatInformation.com.
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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.
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
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The Alberta Oat Growers held their annual general meeting on Monday, January 29, 2018 at The Edmonton Westin, 10135 100th Street, Edmonton, AB.
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
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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:
AGM Meeting Documents:
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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.
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
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The Alberta Oat Growers held their annual general meeting on Monday, January 29, 2018 at The Edmonton Westin, 10135 100th Street, Edmonton, AB.
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
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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
- Optimizing Oat Yield, Quality and Standability in Central Alberta (PDF, 2.1MB) – results from AOGC-funded 3-year research study
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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.
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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.
- Optimizing Oat Yield, Quality and Standability in Central Alberta (PDF, 25MB)
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Following are presentations made at the meeting:
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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.
Following are presentations made at the meeting:
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Phone (306) 530-8545
Fax (866) 286-1681
Email info@poga.ca
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