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Hotel reservations call 1.800.662.7197 or 403.346.2091, reservations@rdrcasino.ca and mention "Potato Growers of Alberta" to receive group rate. Alternate hotel - Sandman Hotel Red Deer 1.800.726.3626 or 403.343.7400 Group Name: "Alberta Potato Growers" - Group Code: 2511ABPOTATO. Deadline to reserve October 18, 2024 |
SPONSOR / SPONSOR REGISTRATION
**Deadline to register is NOVEMBER 3RD, 2025
SPEAKER LINEUP
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| Jeff Miller – Miller Research | Claire Taylor – Agvocacy Consulting | Victoria Stamper - UPGC GM | Emily Owen - UPGC |
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| Julie Pasche - North Dakota State University | Brenda Robinson - The Robcan Group |
AGENDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025
| 10:00 am |
Registration Desk Opens - Board Room #2 |
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| 4:00 pm – close | Tradeshow - Event Centre | |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Seed Grower Business Meeting (AB Licensed Seed Growers only) - Marseille & Savona Room |
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| 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm |
Refreshment Break - Marseille & Savona Room |
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| 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Jeff Miller – Miller Research – "Navigating the Disease Landscape of Russet Potato Variety Susceptibility" - Marseille & Savona Room | |
| 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
Welcome Reception - Event Centre |
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| 9:00 pm – 12:00 am |
APIA Hospitality Reception Event Centre |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast - Event Centre |
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| 7:30 am – 4:00 pm |
Registration Desk Opens - Board Room #2 |
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| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Tradeshow – Event Centre | |
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8:00 am – 10:00 am |
PGA Business Meeting (AB Licensed Growers only) - Marseille & Savona Room |
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| 10:00 am – 10:20 am |
Refreshment Break - Event Centre |
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| 10:20 am – 10:30 am | Welcome Alison Davie, (PGA Board Chair) - Event Centre | |
| 10:40 am – 12:00 pm | “Conference Opening”/Keynote Speaker” – Claire Taylor – Agvocacy Consulting "From Rising Scrutiny to Growing Trust: Reframing Agriculture’s Story" - Event Centre | |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch - Event Centre | |
| 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm |
Victoria Stamper & Emily Owen – UPGC – "Potato Market Update & Second Harvest - From The Farm" - Event Centre |
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| 1:50 pm – 2:40 pm | Jeff Miller – Miller Research – "Keeping Early Blight and Verticillium Away" - Event Centre |
| 2:40 pm – 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break - Event Centre | |
| 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm | Julie Pasche – NDSU - "In the Shadows: The Impact of Black Dot and Strategies for Management" - Event Centre | |
| 3:50 pm – 5:00 pm | Grower Panel - "An Industry in Transition – Balancing Growth, Ground and Opportunity" - Event Centre | |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Cash Bar Cocktail Reception – Mediterranean Ballroom | |
| 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
PGA Annual Banquet – Mediterranean Ballroom |
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| 9:00 pm – 12:00 am |
APIA Hospitality Reception – Mediterranean Ballroom |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2025
| 6:45am – 8:45 am | Breakfast – Event Centre | |
| 7:30 am – 10:30 am | Registration Desk – Board Room #2 | |
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9:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Tradeshow - Event Centre | |
| 7:30 am – 9:45 am | PGA Business Meeting (AB Licensed Growers only) - Marseille & Savona Room | |
| 9:45 am – 10:00 am | Refreshment Break – Event Centre | |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am |
John Pomeroy – U of S - "Future Water Supplies for Southern Alberta" - Event Centre |
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Brenda Robinson – The Robcan Group "Resolving Conflict in Challenging Situations" - Event Centre | |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch & APIA Awards/PGA Draws - Event Centre | |
| 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Closing Remarks – Alison Davie (PGA Board Chair) - Event Centre |
**9.5 CCA CEU's Available
* All PGA licensed "Grower Only" meetings will be in the Marseille & Savona Rm ( in the original far west wing of the hotel) along with the banquet on Wednesday held in the Mediterranean Room.