SIA PD Day - “Agriculture's Contribution to Greenhouse Gases (ghgs)”

8:30 am – 9:15 am

COFFEE, MUFFINS & REGISTRATION

9:15 am – 9:25

OPENING REMARKS

Welcome / Announcements

Bob Tyler: Past President of SIA

Session 1

n20, ch4 & cO2: hOW MUCH DO WE PRODUCE?

Chair Person: Doug Cameron, Normac AES Ltd., Swift Current

9:25 – 10:15

Nitrous Oxide: Is N-fertilization Contaminating our Atmosphere?—Dr. Reynald Lemke, AAFC, Saskatoon.

10:15 – 11:05

Is It a Lot of Hot Air?  The Real Story on Cow Belching—Dr. Karen Beauchemin, AAFC, Lethbridge, Alberta

11:05 – 11:15

Stretch and Grabba Java

11:15 – 12:05

Carbon Dioxide: Is Agriculture a CO2 Contributor or a CO2 Cache Crop?— Dr. Don Reicosky, ARS-USDA, Morris, Minnesota

12:05 – 1:00 pm

LUNCH (served in the meeting room)

Session 2

OKAY, SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

Chair Person: Jeff Schoenau, Soil Science Department, U of S, Saskatoon

1:00 – 1:50 pm

Where in the World are we and Where are We Going?—Dr. Marie Boehm, AAFC, Saskatoon

1:50 – 2:40

The Process of Going from Science to Carbon Credits: Karen Haugen-Kozyra, KHK Consulting Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta

2:40 – 2:50

Wake-up time: Kinetics & Kaffe

2:50 – 3:40

Carbon Credits: Lies, Half-truths and the Way it Really Is—Blair McClinton, Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, Indian Head

3:40 – 3:50

Wrap-up and Safe Trip Home