Flax Day is our flagship event each year, held in conjunction with our AGM during Crop Production Week in Saskatoon each January.

Flax Day 2012

More than 130 participants attended Flax Day on January 9, 2012 to get up-to-date on international trade, markets and new products.

“We were very pleased to note an upbeat mood from producers this year,” said Linda Braun, SaskFlax Executive Director... [click for more]

PRESENTATIONS
(All presentations represent the work of their author and/or employer, not of SaskFlax.)

	Innovation at Work: Value-Added Initiatives in Flax (Panel Discussion) Jeremy Lang, Open Minda Developments - Flax and fiber resin in eco-friendly cell phone cases Click here for presentation slides Click here for link to YouTube video
	Innovation at Work: Value-Added Initiatives in Flax (Panel Discussion) Dr. Martin Reaney, University of Saskatchewan - Extracting flax peptides for health and commercial uses Click here for presentation slides
	Innovation at Work: Value-Added Initiatives in Flax (Panel Discussion) Joe Hogue, SWM International – Flax straw processing opportunities in Saskatchewan Click here for presentation slides
	SaskFlax Annual General Meeting and Resolutions Lyle Simonson, SaskFlax Chair Click here for AGM slides
	Partner Updates Eric Fridfinnson, Manitoba Flax Growers Association slides not used
	Partner Update William Hill, Flax Council of Canada Click here for presentation slides
	Retiring Director presentation Allen Kuhlmann retires from the SaskFlax Board after 15 years of service Click here for news release
	Directions for 2012 Hon. Bob Bjornerud, Minister of Agriculture for Saskatchewan slides not used
	Flax Market Outlook 2012 Larry Weber, Weber Commodities Click here for presentation slides
	What's New in the Producer Toolbox?(Panel Discussion) Russell Trischuck, BASF – New information on Headline fungicide Click here for presentation slides
	What's New in the Producer Toolbox? (Panel Discussion) Mike Gerhardt, FMC - Authority 480 herbicide and flax Click here for presentation slides Click here for link to producer video on YouTube
	Policy Corner: Revisiting the Triffid Issue (Panel Discussion Dr. Cami Ryan (University of Saskatchewan) – Producer insights from Triffid experience: What are the On-Farm Implications now? Click here for presentation slides Click here for audio of Cami's presentation (takes a few minutes to load) Click here for audio of question/answer session
	Policy Corner: Revisiting the Triffid Issue (Panel Discussion Dennis Stephens (Canada Grains Council) - Working Towards a Low-Level Presence Policy Click here for presentation slides Click here for audio of Dennis' presentation (takes a few minutes to load) Click here for audio of question/answer session