Presentations from the 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