Schedule

Time Session Location
8:30 AM Doors Open Werklund Centre
8:30 AM Olds College Smart Farm Tour FIELD
8:30 AM Field Demonstrations FIELD
10:00 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER ~ The Iron Cowboy, James Lawrence TransCanada Theater
11:00 AM Coffee Break at Werklund Werklund Centre
11:30 AM Managing Farming Risks with Confidence ~ Featuring AJ Gill, MNP Werklund Centre 316
11:30 AM Carbon Reduction and Genetics ~ Featuring John Crowley Werklund Centre 301
11:30 AM The Thinking Farm: Smarter Decisions, Artificial Intelligence, and Greater Possibilities ~ Mohamad Yaghi, FCC Werklund Centre 304
11:30 AM Novel Enzyme Supplement for Backgrounding Beef Cattle Production ~ Featuring Dr. Yaogeng Lei, OCCI Werklund Centre 312
11:30 AM Bridging Borders: Seeding Canadian Agtech Success in Mexico ~ Featuring the Trade Commissioner Service Werklund Centre 305
11:30 AM Outstanding Young Farmers Presentations Werklund Centre 302
12:30 PM Lunch at the AFSC Crossing Restaurant & Pub Alumni Center
1:00 PM The Dish, Do More Ag, and a Screening of Deep Rooted ~ Presented by AFSC The Hive
1:30 PM From Innovation to Profits in your Ag Business ~ Featuring Ryan Copithorne Werklund Centre 316
1:30 PM Field Demonstrations FIELD
2:15 PM AI in Ag: Harnessing the Power of AI on the Farm ~ Rob Saik Werklund Centre 316
2:15 PM Plant Parasitic Nematodes: Should Farmers be Worried? ~ Featuring Dr. Shabeg Briar, OCCI Werklund Centre 312
2:15 PM Adding Value to my Livestock Herd! ~ Featuring Cale Place, Verified Beef Production & Kajal Latimer, Canadian Angus Association Werklund Centre 301/302
2:15 PM Bytes, Bushels & Backstops! ~ Featuring Russell Shuttleworth, AFSC and Sabrina Gulab, PhD, The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy Werklund Centre 304/305
3:00 PM Coffee Break at the Tradeshow
3:30 PM Field Demonstrations FIELD
3:30 PM Olds College Smart Farm Tour Alumni Center
Time Session Location
8:30 am Doors Open Werklund Centre
8:30 am Olds College Smart Farm Tour FIELD
8:30 am Field Demonstrations FIELD
10:00 am How can I Embrace Technology? ~ Featuring Leighton Kolk, Kolk Farms Ltd., Greg Stamp, Stamp Seeds & Joel Smit, Manulift Werklund Centre 316
10:45 am Coffee Break at Werklund Werklund Centre
11:30 am Good Bugs & Bad Bugs? ~ Featuring Scott Meers Werklund Centre 304
11:30 am How to Keep Cattle Rotated & Fenced ~ Featuring Cheyenne Lambley, Gallagher; Kristine Flaim, Living Labs; Tim Wray Werklund Centre 301/302
11:30 am Profitable Crops: How Precision Experimentation Leverages Precision AgTech ~ Featuring Hermon Simons & Dr. Felippe Karp, OCCI Werklund Centre 312
11:30 am Who knows about right time, right place, right amount? It’s YOU! ~ Featuring Tasha Clifford, FCC Werklund Centre 305
11:30 am Testing the Link Between Soil and Risk on Alberta Farms ~ Featuring AFSC’s Product Innovation Team (Mang Lai & Leslie McEachern) Werklund Centre 316
12:30 pm Lunch at the AFSC Crossing Restaurant & Pub Alumni Center
1:30 pm How can the Next Generation Afford Anything? ~ Featuring Scott Dickson & Reg Shandro Alumni Center
1:30 pm Field Demonstrations FIELD
1:30 pm Olds College Smart Farm Tour Alumni Center
2:15 pm Wanna Win Best Farmer Award? ~ Featuring Xavier Hébert-Couturier, Picketa, Foresight CAC., ATP Nutrition & Joshua DayChief, Advanced AG Biologicals Werklund Centre 302
2:15 pm Using FerAppease to Improve Performance in Cattle ~ Featuring Dr. Desiree Gellatly, OCCI Werklund Centre 301
2:15 pm Building Soil Health to Achieve Farm Wealth ~ Featuring Dr. Karthi Narayanan, Croplands Solutions & Michael Launer, Johnston’s Regenerative Werklund Centre 316
2:15 pm Is Farming & Solar Energy Production Compatible? The Promise of Agri-Voltaics. ~ Featuring Dr. Semeton Amosu, OCCI Werklund Centre 305
3:00 pm Coffee Break at the Tradeshow Alumni Center
3:15 pm Closing Remarks, AgSmart Draw & Invitation to AgSmart Crop Science Day Alumni Center
Time Topic Location
AgSmart Workshop Tent
9:00-9:30am Range Ward – Razer Grazer Livestock Chute
9:30-11:00am Soil Test and Tissue Test Interpretation – Elston Solberg AgSmart Tent
11:00-12:00pm Bring Your Own Soil and Tissue Tests for Evaluation and Recommendations AgSmart Tent
12:00-1:00pm Lunch Break
Olds College Research Projects
9:00-9:20am Nitrous Oxide – CanN2ONet Olds College Tent and Plots
9:20-9:40am AI-Powered E-Stethoscope Supporting On-Farm Diagnosis For Sheep Production Olds College Tent and Plots
9:40-10:00am e-Shepard Cattle Fence Collar Olds College Tent and Plots
10:00-10:20am Keeping Your Soil Alive for Optimal Productivity Olds College Tent and Plots
10:20-10:40am Faba Bean Cropwalk; Exploring the Opportunity Olds College Tent and Plots
10:40-11:00am Green Lightning: Turning Air and Water into Plant Power Olds College Tent and Plots
11:00-11:20am Beyond the Bushel: Exploring Alternatives for Marginal Land Olds College Tent and Plots
11:20-11:40am Taking Soybean Portfolio to The Next Level Olds College Tent and Plots
11:40-12:00pm Seeding Rate to Maximize Your Yield Olds College Tent and Plots
12:00-1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00-2:00pm Smart Farm Tour: Final Call Olds College Campus
1:00-1:30pm Taking Soybean Portfolio to The Next Level – Gene Editing and Crop Breeding: Part 2  Olds College Tent and Plot
1:30-2:00pm Green Lightning: Turning Air and Water into Plant Power: Part 2 Olds College Tent and Plot
2:00 End of Day

Demo Schedule

Time Area Exhibitor
8:30 am Drone Sky Drones
8:30 am Field Seppi
8:45 am Drone Green aero Tech
8:45 am Field Weed-It
9:00 am Drone LandView Drones
9:00 am Field Komb AG
9:00 am Outdoor Range Ward
9:15 am Drone Advanced UAV
9:15 am Field Olds College-LiCor
9:15 am Livestock Demo Windy Ridge Ultrasound
11:00 am Alumni Smart Paddock, Cropmind inc
1:30 pm Seeding demo area Olds College
3:00 pm Alumni Smart Paddock, Cropmind inc.
3:30 pm Drone Advanced UAV
3:30 pm Field Weed-It
3:45 pm Drone Sky Drones
3:45 pm Field Komb AG
3:45 pm Outdoor Range Ward
4:00 pm Drone Green Aero Tech
4:00 pm Field Olds College-LiCor
4:15 pm Drone LandView Drones
4:15 pm Field Seppi

Time Area Exhibitor
8:30 am Drone LandView Drones
8:30 am Field Komb AG
8:45 am Drone Advanced UAV
8:45 am Field Olds College-LiCor
9:00 am Drone Sky Drones
9:00 am Field Seppi
9:00 am Outdoor Range Ward
9:15 am Drone Green Aero Tech
9:15 am Field Weed-It
9:15 am Livestock Demo Windy Ridge Ultrasound
11:00 am Alumni Smart Paddock, Cropmind inc
1:30 pm Seeding demo Olds college
1:30 pm Drone Green Aero Tech
1:30 pm Field Olds College-LiCor
1:45 pm Drone LandView Drones
1:45 pm Field Seppi
1:45 pm Outdoor Range Ward
2:00 pm Drone Advanced UAV
2:00 pm Field Weed-It
2:00 pm Alumni Smart Paddock, Cropmind
2:15 pm Drone Sky Drones
2:15 pm Field Komb AG

Schedule subject to change.

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