21st Triennial Barley Improvement Meeting

21st BMBRI Triennial Barley Improvement Meeting
Best Western Royal Brock Hotel and Conference Center
Guelph Ontario
June 23/24, 2010 (in association with Ontario District MBAA)

Agenda:

Wednesday June 23. Morning Session
8:45 AM	Welcome from BMBRI, Ontario MBAA and the University of Guelph
Research Panel Session (Chair: Michael Brophy, BMBRI)
9:00 AM	Low phytate barley implications on malting and brewing quality Michael Edney
9:15 AM	Limit dextrinase research and implications Aaron Beattie
9:30 AM	Molecular Markers for disease resistance and sprouting, and malting quality relationships Jennifer Zantinge
9:45 AM	Development of barley with improved nitrogen and water use efficiencies Anthony Anyia
10:00 AM	Discussion
10:30 AM	Coffee Break
Breeding Panel Session (Chair: Duane Falk, University of Guelph)
10:45 AM	Two-row breeding at AAFC, Brandon Bill Legge
11:00 AM	Whither Six-row barley Bryan Harvey
11:15 AM	Two-row breeding at AAFRD, Lacombe Patricia Juskiw
11:30 AM	Approaches to malting barley breeding at Sapporo Dr. Takashi Iimure
11:45 AM	Discussion
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch in Meeting Room
Wednesday June 23. Afternoon Session
1:15 PM to 4:20 PM Open Meeting with BMBRI Technical Committee (Chair: Walter Fernets, Prairie Malt) Theme I: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
1:15 PM	Barley Production and Breeding: Past, Present and Future Brian Rossnagel
1:45 PM	BMBRI’s Current List of Desired Research and Breeding Priorities Michael Brophy
1:55 PM	Needs and Desires of Different Market Segments Panel Craft Brewer and Brew Pubs Needs (Paul Dickey + BMBRI Members) Larger and Regional Brewer Needs (BMBRI and Industry members panel)
2:50 PM	Discussion
3:00 PM	Break
Theme II: The New Generation of Malting Varieties (Life after AC Metcalfe)
3:05 PM	New Variety Market Development for Malting Barley Export Markets Doug Munro and Aleksander Egi
3:30 PM	New Variety Market Development and Plant-Scale Testing for Domestic and International Malt Markets Panel (BMBRI and Industry Members)
4:00 PM	Pedigree Seed and Malting Quality Relationships Erin Armstrong
4:10 PM	Wrap Up Discussion
4:20 PM	Adjournment of BMBRI Technical Committee Open Meeting
Evening: Food/Beverages and Tours
5:30 PM	Bus pick up at Best Western
5:45 PM	Borealis Grill
6:45 PM	Sleeman Brewery
8:00 PM	Local Microbrewery
9:15 PM	Woolwich Arms
10:15 PM	Bus returns to Best Western hotel
Brewery Tours kindly sponsored by Sleeman Brewery & Local Microbrewers Evening bus generously sponsored by Gilbertson & Page
Thursday June 24, 2010 – Ontario District MBAA Barley Field Day
8:15 AM	Bus pickup at Best Western Royal Brock Hotel
8:30 AM	Tour of Traxxside Malt Handling Facility
10:00 AM	Bus arrives at Elora Research Station Morning coffee sponsored by Gilbertson & Page
10:15 AM	Opening remarks by Matthew Letki, Canada Malting
10:30 AM	Canadian Barley Crop Report Bruce French, Canada Malting
11:15 AM	Tour of Barley Fields and History of Ontario Barley over the past Century Duane Falk, University of Guelph
12:30 PM	BBQ Lunch hosted by Canada Malting
1:45 PM	Bus Departs Elora Research Station
2:15 PM	Tour of Crebit Seeds
3:00 PM	Bus Departs Crebit Seeds
3:30 PM	Bus stops at Elora Research Station (if needed)
4:00 PM	Bus Arrives at Hotel in Guelph
Bus Sponsored by Canada Malting Please Bring sun protection (hats, sunscreen etc.) and dress casually