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[parsley]

Here's an agenda I dug out of my inbox. CP. Been some changes.

Attend if you think you can cope with charliep.

Western Barley Growers Association
31st Annual Convention
February 13, 14 & 15, 2008

Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel
Calgary, Alberta



Wednesday, February 13

4:00 p.m. Pre-registration
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. President’s Welcome Reception
“Struggle For Market Choice – Lifetime Awards”


Thursday, February 14

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast in the Trade Fair
Registration

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Opening of Convention
Doug Robertson, Convention Chair
Jeff Nielsen, President, Western Barley Growers Association

9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Hon. George Groeneveld, Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Food

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Alanna Koch, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Saskatchewan

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee in Trade Fair

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Tim Stonehouse, Group Malt Sales Director Muntons Malt
"Barley and Malt: Production and Usage in the EU and Challenges in the Future"

11:30 – noon Russ Crawford, Agrinomics I T Consulting Ltd.
“AgClearing - Improve Contractual Risk Management”

12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Trade Fair

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. TBA - Prince Rupert Port Authority - “The Port Challenges”

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Larry Weber , President - Weber Commodities Ltd.
“Global and Local Grain Price Differences”

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Coffee in Trade Fair

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. John Christensen, FarmPure Seeds
“New Presentation”

4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Free Time

6:00 p.m. Reception

7:00 p.m. Banquet
8:00 p.m. Banquet Entertainment - Hugh McLennan - “Spirit of the West”

9:00 p.m. Fun Auction - Don Savage, Don Savage Auctions


Friday, February 15

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Trade Fair

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. President’s and Chairman’s Messages
Western Barley Growers Association - Jeff Nielsen, President
Alberta Barley Commission – Terry Young, Chairman

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Resolutions

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee in Trade Fair

11:00 – 12:00 noon Carman Read, C & N Partners Inc.; David Shambrock, Shambrock Consulting and Dr. David Bressler, U of A (Fermentation Research)
“Ethanol From Barley - A New Market And A Better Bottom Line”

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Trade Fair

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Dr. Kevin Hicks Ph.D., Research Leader, USDA-ARS
Crop Conversion Science & Engineering Research
“New Technical Breakthroughs in Fuel Ethanol Production
from Hulled and Hull-less Barley”

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Tony Overwater, Parkland AgriServices & Lynn Kennett, Agrium
“Land Use: Carbon Credits & Climate Control “

2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Coffee in Trade Fair

3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Petra Rowell, Alberta Environment
“Water for Life: A Wetland Policy and Implementation Plan”

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. PANEL -- Fuel versus Food Debate
Food - Bob Sutton - Rahr Malting Canada
Fuel - Dr. Kevin Hicks - USDA-ARS
Feed - Alberta Beef Producers - Rich Smith or Rick Thiessen

5:00 p.m. Closing remarks

[cottonpicken]

Christ,Larry is going to be there too!

The question is can all you handle me!

How do i get my kayak on a plane?

[parsley]

I suspect you will slink in the door, again, tiptoe past wherever I am, unprepared to defend your position. Thoughts in disarray. Deja vous. lol

Larry won't show, cotton. I'd bet the farm on that one.

So that leaves charliep and I.

charliep will be concentrating on perfecting his white river rafting on the slides at the hotel. He'd better be wearing a helmet.

Should I plan on striking up a conversation at the brewer's sampling booth, on the merits of growing specialty barley?

UFC tonight. Gotta learn a few moves in case there's a CWB plate to field seminar coming up.

Parsley

[TOM4CWB]

C.P.

There is obviously value in the AWB and ABB in a choice market situation in Australia.

I have never asked to "hang the CWB"... I have always worked towards a responsible Corporation that is accountable to growers... because they ARE providing premium services.

That will never occur (providing premium services) as long as the CWB depends upon the "single desk" to take growers grain without competitive accountability and market arbitrage forces.

[LWeber]

Best ask your husband if I can spray Odyssey on my half of your farm cause i bet your not giving away his half.

[cottonpicken]

LoL!-you can use my sprayer Larry.

Pars-did i really pick you out of that crowd of people?

Tom are you going to this thing?

[TOM4CWB]

C.P.,

I will if you do!

GRIN !

[parsley]

CP: You think LW knows where the ignition is located in the sprayer, and knows how to actually start the engine, and then knows how to drive it? hmmm. I would hazard a guess that anything not bolted down will probably fly out the back when he travels down the road.

My concern remains unawakened.

And yes, CP, you probably did pick me out. I was near the door.


LWeber:

Don't presume I have a husband or a wife, and don't presume 50-50 is a fixed %, and especially don't presume if I own something that I would ask or beg permission.

Little wonder the CWB thrives with that kind of reasoning milleux aerating the Designated Area.

And don't presume I concede.

Tom already promised he was attending. How could I possibly go without Tom4CWB there?

Parsley