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Effective Straw Management Workshop

On February 12-13, 2008 the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission held a workshop on Effective Straw Management. Producers, research scientists and industry representatives met to hear about ongoing research and to provide direction to the development flax fiber industry in Saskatchewan. On Tuesday, SaskFlax was pleased to welcome Flax Canada 2015 and Forbo, the world's largest manufacturer of linoleum, to present "The Greening of Flax: The Linoleum Story".

For more information on the event, please see this news release, or view the presentations from the workshop, below.

Speaker Presentation Title
Garet Cormin, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Beneficial Management Practices and the Ag-Environmental Group Plan
Alvin Ulrich, Biolin Research Fiber Content by Variety
Gordon Rowland, University of Saskatchewan Breeding for Enhanced Fibre
Paul Dribnenki, Viterra What Breeders Need to Know
Gilles Gagne, Launaupole Fibres The Quebec Experiance
Ken Panchuk, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Straw Field Management - Chopping/Spreading
Chris Hale, Producer Straw Field Management - Chopping and Spreading
Lyle Simonson, Producer Straw to Fiber - Harvest Management
Gerry Willems, Producer Straw to Fiber - Harvest Management
Lorne Grieger, PAMI The Manitoba Experience
(presentation not available for posting)
Mark Stumborg, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Straw to Fiber - AAFC Research
Alvin Ulrich, Biolin Research Straw to Fiber - Biolin Research
Denis Rho, National Research Council Retting - Key to Unlocking Value
(presentation not available for posting)
Geof Kime, Stemergy Working to Meet Market Demand
(presentation not available for posting)
Linda Braun, SaskFlax,
Mark Stumborg, Agriculture & Agri Food Canada,
Alvin Ulrich, Biolin Research
The Path Ahead
Linda Braun, SaskFlax,
Penny Eaton, Eaton & Associates Consulting
BMPs for Flax Producers by Flax Producers
Les Rankin, Flax Canada Flax Canada 2015
Jacco Vlaar, Forbo Linoleum The Greening of Flax: The Linoleum Story