7:30 am – 8:30 am

8:30 am – 9:10 am | MORNING MAIN STAGE SESSIONS (Room C2)

The Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc, ONS, KC Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
The Honourable Greg Morrow, Minister of Agriculture

9:15 am – 9:55 am | MORNING MAIN STAGE SESSIONS (Room C2)

Hear updates on the new Nova Scotia Food and Beverage Strategy and the collaborations taking place to drive the strategy forward.

10:00 am – 10:30 am

10:30 am – 11:15 am | MORNING MAIN STAGE SESSIONS (Room C2)

Meet the members of the Nova Scotia Youth Council for Agriculture, formed by Minister Greg Morrow in May 2022, and hear their recommendations for improving opportunities for a new generation of producers and agricultural entrepreneurs.

11:20 am – 12:00 pm | MORNING MAIN STAGE SESSIONS (Room C2)

Join Matt Thomson and Bradley Daye, the Co-founders of the Nova Scotia recruiting enterprise Placemaking 4G as they explore how building an inclusive workplace culture can help attract and retain workers.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Room C2

Moderators
Dr. Richard Donald (Genome Atlantic),
Jolene MacEachern (Dalhousie University)

Panelists
Senator Colin Deacon (Senate of Canada, Agriculture and Forestry)
Dr. Christiane Deslauriers (Deslaurium Consulting)
Dr. Nathan Pumplin (Norfolk Health Produce)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | ROOM 109

Value Adding Variables A Primer for New Products

Moderator
Emily Page (Perennia)

Panelists
Paula Fortune (Salt Spray Farms)
Peter Van Dyk (Van Dyk’s)
Peter Chapman (SKU Foods)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | ROOM 103

Down to Earth: Improving Soil Security

Moderator
Amy Sangster (Animal and Crop Services, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture)

Panelists
Carolyn Marshall (Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture)
Rosalie Gillis-Madden (Perennia)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | ROOM C2

Moderators
Brennan Gillis and Jolene MacEachern (Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture)

Presenters
Tommy Davies (3 Minute Thesis Competition)
Weixi Shu & Allan Thomson (Lab 2 Market)
Georgia Lewis (Global Reach)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | ROOM 109

Moderator
Krista Tobin (NSDA’s Marketing & International Business Development Division)

Panelists
Brenda MacDonald (Nova Scotia Health)
Rebecca Tran and Heather Lunan (The Station Food Hub Company)
Joe Farrell (Aramark Canada at Dalhousie University)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | ROOM 103

An overview of innovative focused improvements at Northumberlamb and Oulton’s Meats and a presentation on innovative opportunities for the Nova Scotia livestock sector.

Moderator
Brad McCallum (Agri-Commodity Management Association)

Panelists
Mike McMorris (Livestock Research Innovation Corporation)
Wayne and Nicole Oulton (Oulton’s Meats and Martock Glen Farm)
Wade Sanford (Northumberland Lamb Marketing Co-op Ltd.)

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | ROOM C2

NSFA highlights findings from agriculture labour market projects and how we can work together to turn those findings into programs that propel the agriculture industry forward.

Presenters
Maxine MacLean (Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture)
Caitlyn Creelman (Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | ROOM 109

An opportunity for producers and agri- entrepreneurs to meet major Nova Scotian distribution representatives. Introductions will be followed by opportunities for one-on-one discussions.

Moderator

Krista Tobin, Manager (Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture)

Panelists

Dan Evans (Sysco Atlantic)
Alex Rawding (Sysco Atlantic)
Nancy Danter (GFS), Cristina
Civello-Edworthy (GFS)
Chris LeBlanc (GFS)
Emily Vosburgh (GFS)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | ROOM 103

Join this special presentation from “The 51 Food and AgTech Fund”, contributing and supporting breakthrough and influential agri-tech innovations and startups in Nova Scotia and across the country.

Moderator
Brianna Stratton (DeNova)

Presenter
Yuan Shi (The51 Food and Agtech Fund)

7:30 am – 8:30 am

8:30 am – 9:15 am | ROOM C2

TELUS Agriculture explores the ground-breaking changes that advanced technology and data management are bringing to agriculture and profiles its international and regional partnerships in agriculture.

Presenter
Dave Webb (Director of Customer Solutions Architecture and Enterprise Data Products, Agribusiness, TELUS Agriculture)

9:20 am – 10:00 am | ROOM C2

Farm Credit Canada looks at how global economic impacts are shaping the future of agriculture.

Presenter
J.P. Gervais (Vice-President and Chief Agricultural Economist with FCC)

10:00 am – 11:00 am

10:30 am – 11:00 am | ROOM C2

Through a special digital address, the Honourable Marie Claude Bibeau will profile the priorities informing the next round of federal provincial program funding, as envisioned through the Guelph Statement that was adopted by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture in November 2021.

11:15 am – 12:00 pm | ROOM C2

Controlled Environment Horticulture: the UK Perspective & Opportunities for Nova Scotia

Presenter
Ron Marshall (Delphy UK Ltd)

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | ROOM C2

RBC, the University of Guelph, and other special guests host a forum on how learning opportunities are adapting to meet the needs of the next generation in agriculture.

Moderator
Bruce Young (RBC)

Panelists
Dr. Claudia De Fuentes (Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University)
Lauren Peters Withrow (Dalhousie University)
Dr, John Cranfield (Ontario Agricultural College | University of Guelph)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | ROOM 109

Go with the Flow: Navigating Water Approvals in Nova Scotia

Moderator
Julie Bailey (Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture)

Panelists
Jennifer McDonald (Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change)
Mark Greenwood (Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | ROOM 103

Everything Under the Sun: Controlled Environment Agriculture & Season Extension

Moderator
Talia Plaskett (Perennia)

Panelists
Dr. Hector Jaldo (Vital Berry Farms)
Jordan Eyamie (Webster Farms)
David Blanchard (Pleasant Hill Farms)
Jackson Lore (Lore Farms)
Kimberly Stokdijk (Stokdijk Greenhouses)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | ROOM C2

Moderator
Rod Badcock (Nova Scotia Innovation Hub)

Panelists
Fraser Gray (Sustane Technologies)
Anneke Santilli (RDA Atlantic)
Beth Mason (Vershuran Centre for Sustainability in Energy & Environment)
Chris Nguyen (Intag Systems)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | ROOM 109

Moderator
Ross MacNeil (Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture)

Panelists
Kyla Milne (Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change)
Lienna Hoeg (CTCNS)
Brad McCallum (Agri-Commodity Management Association)
Philip Keddy (C O Keddy Farms)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PANEL SESSIONS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | ROOM 103

Join Canadian Centre for Food Integrity CEO John Jamieson for an in-depth look at what consumers really think about food, agriculture, farmers, and farming practices. The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity has been engaging consumers and other food system partners in this conversation since 2016.

Presenter
John Jamieson (Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI)

Moderator
Rebecca Sooksom (Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture)

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Meet the NSDA Marketing Team

Meet the members of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Division and hear about their collaborations with industry surrounding institutional procurement, export development, special promotions and events, and agriculture’s role in the Nova Scotia Loyal program.