Nuffield Scholars 2007 Program - Calgary Sites Saturday Feb 24 Saturday March 3, 2007 Saturday February 24, 2007 9:30 Arrival of participants Greenwood Inn & Suites 9:00-Midnight Hospitality suite Snacks provided Sunday February 25, 2007 8:00am 10:50 am 10:50am - 10:55am 11:00am 11:30am 4:50 pm Option 1 4:50pm-4:55pm Breakfast with introductions by Jim Geltch and John Stones Guest speaker Rod Bradshaw Topic Agriculture 2017-2023 Question & Answer period to follow for tours Bus departs for Calgary tours COP Tour and bobsled ride Option 2 Spruce Meadows indoor tournament and tour for return to hotel 5:00 pm Bus departs for Hotel from tour sites 6pm 11pm Welcome buffet dinner Guest speaker Art Froehlich Topic Agriculture is more than Food Production Greenwood Inn & Suites ** room name still to be determined breakfast buffet included Monday February 26, 2007 6am 6:50am 6:50am-6:55am 7am Breakfast for Calgary tours Bus departs for Northern & Calgary Tours Greenwood Inn & Suites ** room name still to be determined, breakfast buffet provided 7:00am 8:00am 8:00am-10:00am 10:00am-10:10am 10:10am-11:00am 11:00am-2:00pm 2:00pm-2:10pm Drive to Carseland Agrium largest fertilizer plant in Western Canada and depart for Hussar Drive to Hussar Hussar Hutterite Colony farm (Dairy, chicken, beef) includes lunch and depart for Sysco 1
2:10pm-3:30pm 3:30pm-5:00pm 5:00pm-5:10pm 5:10pm-5:40pm Travel to Calgary Sysco Distributors, Calgary largest food distr butor and travel to hotel Drive to hotel 7:00am-8:00am 8:00am 11:00am 11:00am-11:10am 11:10am 12:00pm 12:00pm-1:30pm 1:30pm-1:40pm 1:40pm- 3:10pm 3:10pm- Drive to Olds Olds College, Olds agricultural industry training college and depart for UFA Drive to UFA and eat provided box lunch UFA, Red Deer largest United Farmers of Alberta Retail location for Calgary DowAgroSciences, Calgary, Head office tour and presentations from the president, marketing manager and communications manager. Box lunch will be provided 6pm 7pm Dinner is the individual s respons bility Dinner is the individual s responsibility 7pm Midnight Hospitality Suite Networking Time Greenwood Inn & Suites ** room still to be determined, Snacks provided Tuesday February 27, 2007 6am 6:50am Breakfast 6:50 6:55am to depart for southern tours 7am Bus Departs for southern tours Greenwood Inn & Suites * room still to be 7:00am 7:45am Drive to Rancher s Beef 7:50am-9:50am Rancher s Beef - 9:50am-9:55am 9:55am- 10:55am 11:00am-12:00pm 12:00:00pm-12:10pm 12:10pm 1:10pm 1:20pm- 2:50pm 2:50pm-3:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:30pm- 4:30pm 4:30pm-4:40pm 4:40pm-6:00pm for Lyalta Drive to Louis Dreyfus - Lyalta Louis Dreyfus, Lyalta Drive to Chinook Honey and eat box lunch Chinook Honey harvest honey, beeswax, pollen and propolis. Also is setting up first meadery (honey winery) in AB Drive to Roseburn Ranches Roseburn Ranches/Eco AG Initiatives, High River feedlot to compost operation Depart and drive to Calgary Box lunch provided 7:00am 8:00 am 8:00am 11:00am 11:00am-11:10am Drive to Cargill Plant Cargill- largest beef slaughter production plant in AB Box lunch provided 2
11:10am- 11:300pm 11:30pm 12:30pm 12:40-12:50pm 12:50pm 1:35pm 1:35pm-2:35pm 2:35pm-2:45pm 2:50pm 3:50pm 3:50pm 5:20pm 5:20pm-5:30pm 5:30pm-6:30pm Drive to Anna s Cookies Anna s Cookies, High River cookie manufacturer and distr butor Drive to Stavley and eat box lunch Flying E Ranch, Stavley Drive to Hirsche Hereford Hirsche Hereford semen and embryo world wide distributor and show cattle ranch operations 6pm 7pm Dinner is the individual s respons bility Dinner is the individual s responsibility 7pm Midnight Hospitality Suite Networking Time Snacks provided Wednesday February 28, 2007 6 am 6:50am Breakfast 6:50am-6:55am 7:00am 8:30am 8:30am 7pm 7:00pm to 7:10pm 7:10pm- 8:40pm Drive to Banff Banff sites drop off at Banff Springs Hotel Free day in Banff for skiing, touring and shopping to leave for Calgary at 7:10pm Greenwood Inn & Suites *room name to still be A large bus will be made available for everyone s transportation to Banff Lunch & Dinner is the individual s responsibility Thursday March 1, 2007 6 am 6:50am Breakfast 6:50am 6:55am Greenwood Inn & Suites *room name to still be 7am 6pm Calgary Sites Sites within the City limits of Calgary 7:00am 7:30am 7:30am-8:30am 8:30am 8:40am 8:40am- 9:10am 9:10am-10:40am 10:40am-10:50am 10:50am-11:30am 11:30am-12:30pm 12:30pm-12:40pm 12:40pm-1:00pm 1:00pm- 2:30pm Drive to Independent Breeders Independent Breeders, Airdrie and depart Drive to Agricore United Agricore United, Balzac for Calgary Drive to Bernard Callebaut Bernard Callebaut international chocolate manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer and depart Drive to Sunterra Market Sunterra Market - eat lunch and tour 3
2:30pm-2:40pm 2:40pm-3:00pm 3:00pm- 6:30pm 6:30pm-6:40pm 6:40pm-7:00pm for Big Rock Drive to Big Rock Big Rock Brewery Tour and presentation from RAHR Malting - international suppliers of Canada malt and beer Supper for hotel Drive to Hotel 7:00am 8:00am Drive to Western Feedlots 8:15am-9:45am Western Feedlots - largest custom feedlot in AB 9:45am-9:55am for Longview 9:55am-10:25am Travel to Longview 10:30am-11:30am Longview Beef Jerky 11:30am-11:40am for Sparks 11:40am-1:40pm Travel to Sparks Eggs and eat lunch Box lunch provided 1:40pm- 4:10pm Sparks Egg Plant 4:10pm-4:20pm for Big Rock 4:30pm-5:30pm Travel to Big Rock Breweries for supper 5:30pm-6:30pm Big Rock Breweries - Supper 6:30pm-6:40pm for hotel 6:40pm-7:00pm Travel to hotel 7pm Midnight Hospitality Suite Networking Time Snacks provided Friday March 2, 2007 6 am 8am Breakfast 8am Noon Noon 1 pm 1pm 4pm 5pm -9pm Plenary discussion with following guest speakers and question and answer period Dr David Bailey, Genome Alberta Rick Smith, SemBioSys Biofuels Panel Discussion Matthew Machielse, Innovation and Science/ Rick Tofani, Red Deer College/ Brant Randles, Louis Dreyfus / Stewart Campbell, Campbell consultants Laura Lee Billings, Agriculture Food Council Value Chains Buffet lunch Mike Whittle & Max Fritz, Calgary Exh bition and Stampede Ed Rodenberg, Lilydale Brad Klak, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Dinner Buffet Greenwood Inn & Suites *room to still be Greenwood Inn & Suites** room to be determined Greenwood Inn & Suites** room to be determined, provided Saturday March 3, 2007 4
6 am 8 am Breakfast 8:30 am Depart hotel for Airport Greenwood Inn & Suites *room to be determined, breakfast buffet provided Transportation will be provided by Greenwood shuttle, check out of hotel room, and settle individual room account for incidental charges 5