October 20th, 2021 |
10:00 |
Welcoming speech
Speech by the presidents of Camerise Québec and Haskap Canada
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10:10
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Speech by André Lamontagne, Minister of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (video)
Presentation of the history of the haskap in Quebec (video)
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10:20 |
Haskap developments at the University of Saskatchewan and Siberia
Bob Bors, Ph. D., Horticulturist, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plants Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Haskap breeding at the U of Sk will be reviewed with emphasis on recent varieties and projects. Also, I will discuss what I learned in my 2019 visit to Siberia Russia where I visited Russia’s two oldest haskap breeding programs, several farms, a research station, a fruit factory and a haskap festival.
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11:20 |
Break
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11:25 |
Presentation by the Russian Haskap Producers Association
Alena Chernenko, M. Sc., Technologist, Deputy Director and HeadTechnologist, Russian Haskap Producers Association and Severnyi sad JV Ltd
Artem Sorokin, Ph. D., Scientist, President and Deputy Director, Russian Haskap Producers Association and Rassvet LLC
The set of haskap cultivars in Russia.
Haskap orchards : agro technologies, square, geo location
Haskap market : fresh, frozen and processing
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11:55 |
Review of haskap varieties of Russian and Canadian origin grown in the orchard located in Southern Poland
Tadeusz Kusibab, M. Sc., CEO, PLANTIN LLLP, Poland
Key points of successful haskap cultivation : good variety for particular conditions, water availability, fertilization adquate to climatic and soil conditions, suitability for mechanical harvesting.
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12:35 |
Break
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12:40 |
Post-harvest conditioning of the haskap
Yvan Gariépy, B.Ing., M. Sc., Associate professionnal, Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University
A summary of the optimal storage conditions for haskap will be presented during this conference as well as good post-harvest practices, the cold chain, marketing and avenues for study.
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13:20 |
Closing speech
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October 27th, 2021
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10:00 |
Welcoming speech
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10:10 |
Development plan for the haskap in Canada : the benefits
Geneviève Morin, MBA, Export Advisor and Project Manager, Triade Marketing
Haskap Canada has mandated Triade and its experts to promote haskap everywhere in Canada, among consumers as well as processing companies, chefs and restaurants. It was no small task!
After many months of initiatives to reach these different targets across the country, today we present the repercussions and the concrete impacts of these actions undertaken with the help of several collaborators.
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10:35 |
Break
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10:40 |
The haskap : marketing and prospects
Rémy Lambert, Ph. D., Professor, Laval University
The haskap market behaves like any other market in free competition, it follows the laws of supply and demand. Knowing the market forces is therefore one of the essential elements in order to fully understand the dynamics in the evolution of prices and thus better plan a business and sector development strategy.
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11:30 |
Optimization of the management of production of the Haskap tree : fertilization and intercropping plants
Maxime Paré, Ph. D., Agronomist, Associate Professor, University of Quebec in Chicoutimi
The results of two experiments related to fertilization and intercropping plants will be presented in this conference.
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12:20 |
Break
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12:25 |
Development of the Haskap tree : phenological stages and bioclimatic models for Quebec
Caroline Turcotte, B. Sc., Agronomist, Fruit horticulture Consultant, MAPAQ-Estrie
Presentation of the results of a three year project in which bioclimatic models were developed, a record of phenological stages and a record on the flowering periods of the Haskap trees.
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13:30 |
Closing speech
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