103rd AGM & Convention Summary

SSGA 2016-2017 Board of Directors

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Resolutions

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103rd Annual Report

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Presentations

Cattle Transport in North America – Current Welfare Research and Future Directions

Dr. Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein – Senior Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Managing Market Risk – Not a Diet, but a Lifestyle Change

Lyndsay Smith – President, Prime Analytics

The Value of Premises Identification in an Emergency

Dr. Betty Althouse – Chief Veterinary Officer, SK Ministry of Agriculture

Canadian Cattle Industry Update

Dave Solverson – Past President, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

Beef Cattle Market Outlook

Anne Wasko – President, Cattle Trends Inc.

Lessons Learned Through Advocacy

Ryan Goodman – AgProud

Agriculture Labour Market Panel
Debra Hauer – Project Manager, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
Keith Swinton – Employer Liaison, Citizenship & Immigration Canada
Anna Ditablan – Manager, Employer Services, SK Ministry of Economy

Low Stress Animal Handling
Dr. Temple Grandin – Professor of Livestock Behaviour & Welfare, Colorado State University

Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Update
Mark Elford – Chair, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency

Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey
Kathy Larson – Beef Economist, Western Beef Development Centre

How Carcass Grade Information Can Help the Rancher and the Industry
Charlie Gracey

Livestock & Forage Centre of Excellence Update
Dorothy Murrell– Project Director, Livestock & Forage Centre of Excellence

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