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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) |
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| 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) |
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| Geof Kime, Stemergy | Working to Meet Market Demand (presentation not available for posting) |
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| 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 |
