siteadmin posted on January 18, 2011 12:04
MARKET PROSPECTS 2011
Our 26th year of delivering timely agricultural market information, analysis and education to prairie farmers
The Market Prospects 2011 planning committee requests your assistance in circulating the following information throughout the prairie agriculture industry.
Market Prospects returns in 2011 for its twenty-sixth season with a series of interviews on CTV Saskatchewan's FARMGATE beginning Saturday, January 15 and continuing weekly until April 30, 2011. Market Prospects uses interviews with recognized experts to deliver timely market outlook information on livestock, grains, oilseeds and special crops as well as educational information on major issues in prairie agriculture.
Market Prospects 2011 is presented on CTV FARMGATE, Saturdays at 12:30 PM and 6:30 PM, on all Saskatchewan CTV stations, Bell TV (ch. 235, 249), and Shaw Direct (ch. 29).
Upcoming Market Prospects 2011 interviews include:
• Jan. 15 • Agricultural Market Overview – Charlie Pearson, Crop Market Analyst, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton AB
• Jan. 22 • Pulse Crops: Lentils and Chickpeas – Marlene Boersch, Partner, Mercantile Consulting Venture, Winnipeg MB (12:30 PM only on CTV)
• Jan. 29 • Flax Situation and Outlook – Dave Sefton, SaskFlax Director/Farmer, Broadview SK
Interview videos and speaker questions for most Market Prospects 2011 shows also will be available at Market Prospects beginning a few days after the original CTV FARMGATE broadcasts. Please check the website for confirmation of upcoming speakers, topics and program schedule.
Market Prospects 2011 is coordinated by the Department of Bioresource Policy, Business & Economics (PBE) in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan in cooperation with CTV. Financial support for Market Prospects has been provided by:
· Canadian Wheat Board
· SaskCanola
· Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan
· Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
· SaskFlax
· Government of Alberta
· Canadian Canola Growers Association
Thank you for your support of Market Prospects 2011.
James Lokken for the Market Prospects 2011 Planning Committee
tel: (306) 966-4033 email: james.lokken@usask.ca