Archives: Speakers

Jason has worked in the Manitoba agriculture industry for the past 30 years. He has worked in both independent retails and Line Companies as an agronomist for the first 21 years of his career. He started as an independent Crop Consulting company called Field 2 Field Agronomy Inc. in January of 2016. He is the … Continued

Wendy grew up, as the 5th generation, on the McConnell family cattle and grain farm, near Gladstone. She attended the University of Manitoba and graduated with a degree in Agronomy, in 1998. Wendy has worked with Western Manitoba farmers, as an agronomist for 25 years. Currently, she enjoys crop scouting, soil sampling, and making recommendations … Continued

Janos, who is a social scientist by training, led the multi-year Cyber Security in Canadian Agriculture initiative, which was funded, in part, by the Government of Canada. His family was involved in the production of added value products and manufacturing using agricultural inputs for generations, and his wife’s family has been farming in southwestern Ontario … Continued

Presenters: Don Flaten, Professor Emeritus, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba Rigas Karamanos, Soil Scientist, Retired John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture, Retired Ashley Ammeter, Manitoba Crop Alliance Amy Mangin, Manitoba Canola Growers Association

Presenters: Jennifer McCombe-Theroux, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Laura Schmidt, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Sonia Wilson, Manitoba Agriculture Breanna Miller, Canola Council of Canada Anne Kirk, Manitoba Agriculture Andrew Hector, Manitoba Crop Alliance Morgan Cott, Manitoba Crop Alliance Breanna Miller Friesen, Canola Council of Canada

Evan Shout is the president and co-founder of Maverick Ag, an agriculture and insurance consulting firm in Western Canada. He also sits as Chief Financial Officer at Hebert Grain Ventures, a 40,000-acre grain and oilseed operation in Southeast Saskatchewan, and lead coach and co-founder at Farmer Coach, a coaching program for primary producers in both … Continued

Scott Shearer received his Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from The Ohio State University (OSU) in 1986. Currently, he serves as Professor and Chair of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at OSU. Highlights of his research career include development of controls for metering and spatially applying crop production inputs, modeling of agricultural field machinery systems, autonomous … Continued

The Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) Inc. is a national not-for-profit, member-funded organization that provides high-quality continuous-learning and networking opportunities for farm advisors to help improve the quality of advice to farm families and businesses. CAFA was created to ensure that farm families and businesses have access to quality, timely business and professional advice … Continued