Notice is hereby given that the AGM of the members of the Manitoba Forage Seed Association Inc will be held on January 12, 2024 at 10:30 am at the Victoria Inn, Wpg. Member is defined as an individual or entity who has paid a levy fee for the sale of forage seed crops between the period of July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023.
To register for the Grower Forum & AGM contact Lisa at 204-376-3309 / email:
Agenda & Registration information can be found below.
MFSA would like to thank our generous sponsors:
Beaver Plastics, BrettYoung, DLF Canada, Imperial Seed, International Pollination Systems, Interlake Forage Seeds, Interlake Agri Ltd, DSV Northstar, Manitoba Ag Services Corporation.
Thursday, January 11th
6:00 pm Registration
6:30 pm Greet & Meet Hospitality Room
Friday, January 12th
8:00 am Registration & Coffee
8:55 am Conference Opening & Welcome
Lucas Menold, MFSA President
Forage Seed Outlook & Update
9:00 am Update on the Forage Industry
Forage Seed Production
9:30 am Herbicide & Fungicide Options
Roger Burak, MFSA Research Manager
10:15 am Coffee Break / Refreshment Break
10:30 am MFSA Annual General Meeting
– Leafcutter bee research presentation from Gail MacInnis
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Peace Region Production and Research Update
Calvin Yoder, Forage Seed Specialist
1:45 pm Know Your Enemy
Kim Brown, Provincial Weeds Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture
2:30 pm Coffee Break / Refreshments
3:00 pm Biology & Management of Armyworms, Grasshoppers, Alfalfa Weevil & Lygus bugs in Forage Crops John Gavloski, Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture
3:45 pm Provincial Apiculture Office Update
Derek Micholson, Provincial Apiarist, Manitoba Agriculture
4:15 pm Optimizing Spray Applications for Forage Producers
Tom Wolf, Spray Application Specialist
5:30 pm Closing Remarks
Please take note that the meeting rooms have changed from previous years. New location for meeting will be in rooms Carlton and Wellington B