OPENING DAY
4:00-7:00 pm
Registration Check-In
4:00-7:00 pm
Sponsor Exhibit Area & Poster Viewing
4:30-7:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by: Dept AFNS University of Alberta
7:00 am
Registration Check-In
Tradeshow Floor 7am to 6pm
Poster Session All Day
7:30 am
Morning Coffee
Sponsored by: APC Inc., Polar Pork Farms, SEC Repro & SKOV A/S
Plenary Session I
Sponsored by Swine Veterinary Partners (Demeter Québec, Demeter Ontario, Precision and PremierSHP)
8:00 am
Welcome to BPS 2024
Steve Davies, BPS Advisory Committee Chair
8:10 am
Economics & Market Outlooks
Joe Kerns, Partners for Production Agriculture
9:05 am
The Canadian Pork Industry: An Integrated Processor’s View
Arnold Drung, Conestoga Meats
10:00 am
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Automated Production, h@ms Marketing, Innovative Heating Technologies & Grand Mfg Co Ltd.
10:30 am
Morning Breakout Sessions
1. Feed & Nutrition
Sponsored by: dsm-firmenich
2. Piglet Management
Sponsored by: Canadian Pork Council
3. Technology
4. Innovators (Wed Only)
12:00 pm
Lunch
Sponsored by: Maple Leaf Foods & Steve’s Livestock Transport
1:15 pm
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
5. Genomics
Sponsored by PigGen Canada
6. Grow-Finish Management
Sponsored by: Robinson Bioproducts
7. Sow Management
Sponsored by: Jefo Nutrition Inc.
8. Swine Health
Sponsored by: DNA Genetics
3:30 pm
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Dechra Veterinary Products, Summit Technologies Inc., Vereijken Hooijer & Warman Veterinary Services
3:30 - 6:00 pm
Tradeshow & Networking
7:00 am
Registration Check-In
Tradeshow Floor 7am to 7pm
Poster Session All Day
7:30 am
Morning Coffee
Sponsored by: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada, Carlo Genetics, Farm Credit Canada & Kane Veterinary Supplies
Plenary Session II
Sponsored by Alberta Pork
8:00 am
Award Presentations
FX Aherne Award for Innovative Pork Production
Sponsored by: Asserva SAS
RO Ball Young Scientist Award
Sponsored by: VIDO
George R. Foxcroft Lectureship in Swine Production
Sponsored by: EastGen
8:10 am
Food Sustainability
Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian Agri-Food Foresight Institute
9:05 am
Carbon Markets & Agriculture
Marty Seymour, Carbon RX Inc.
10:00 am
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Agribution Canada Ltd., Animal Health Canada, Barkman Concrete, & Cargill Animal Health & Nutrition
10:30 am
Morning Breakout Sessions
1. Feed & Nutrition
Sponsored by: dsm-firmenich
2. Piglet Management
Sponsored by: Canadian Pork Council
3. Technology
12:00 pm
Lunch
Sponsored by Olymel
1:15 pm
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
5. Genomics
Sponsored by: PigGen Canada
6. Grow-Finish Management
Sponsored by: Robinson Bioproducts
7. Sow Management
Sponsored by: Jefo Nutrition Inc.
8. Swine Health
Sponsored by: DNA Genetics
3:30 pm
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Ketchum Manufacturing Inc. & Trouw Nutrition
Closing Plenary Session
4:00 pm
Leading Through Crisis - Supporting Best Practices
Jason Shaw, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services
5:00 pm
Closing Comments
Ruurd Zijlstra, BPS Committee