Better Beer Through Better Barley - Western Barley Growers ...

Better Beer Through Better Barley
Western Barley Growers Association
and
Master Brewers Association of the Americas
(Western Division)
February 16, 17 & 18, 2011
Deerfoot Inn & Casino ~ Calgary, Alberta

Wednesday, February 16
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration packages & check-in
6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Presidents' Welcome Reception
Brian Otto, President ~ WBGA
Rob McCaig, President ~ MBAA
8:00 p.m. Thank you to Researcher Brian Rossnagel - Rob McCaig & Brian Otto
Thursday, February 17
8:00 a.m. Stampede Breakfast Buffet
Registration
8:45 a.m. Opening of Convention - Doug Robertson
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Greg Kostal, President - Kostal Ag Consulting
"Barley Marketing Outlook for 2011"
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Dr. Alexander Speers, Brewing Science Professor - University of Dalhousie
"Fermentability: The Assay and the Malt"
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee & Refreshments
Joint Convention of the
Western Barley Growers Association
and
Master Brewers Association of the Americas
(Western Division)
February 16, 17 & 18, 2011
Deerfoot Inn & Casino
1000, 11500 - 35th Street S.E. -- Calgary, Alberta
Agenda
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Floyd Howard, Malt Barley and Oat Merchant - Cargill Limited
"Grain Handling - Field to Malting:
How is it handled and how does this effect brewing quality"
11:15 - Noon Ian White, President & CEO - Canadian Wheat Board
"Canadian Wheat Board Operations and Programs"
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Red Mile Luncheon
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Dirk Bendiak, Quality Service Manager - Molson Coors
"Premature Yeast Flocculation (PYF) condition in malt barley"
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Joe Hertrich (Retired) - Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
"Observations on the Impact of Malting Equipment and Practice on Premature
Yeast Flocculation"
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Coffee & Refreshments
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Gil Sanchez, Director of Research & Development - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
"Quest for the Next Flavourful Barley Breed - Breeding and Malting "Craft" Barley"
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Paul Schwarz, Professor, Malting Barley Quality - North Dakota State University
"2-row barley vs 6-row barley - Is there really a difference anymore in the
Brewers Eyes"

Agenda.......Continued
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Free Time
6:00 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Black Diamond Banquet Buffet
8:00 p.m. Fun Auction
Friday, February 18
8:00 a.m. Deerfoot Breakfast Buffet
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. John DePape, President - John DePape Ltd.
"Business Case Analysis of the Barley Industry"
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Charlie Bamforth, Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Sciences - Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
"Barley Structure: What's Good - What's Not… What could we do in the future"
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee & Refreshments
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Travis Audet - Labatt
Steven Stradiotto - Molson Coors
"Desirable Traits in Malting Barley Brewers Are Looking For"
11:30 - Noon Jay Burrows, General Manager of Commodity Trading - Western Feedlots Ltd.
"Pricing Impact of Dried Distiller's Grain, Current Utilization and Future Outlook"
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
The Prairies Luncheon
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Dr. John O'Donovan, Research Scientist - AAFC Lacombe Research Center
Dr. Kelly Turkington, Research Scientist - AAFC Lacombe Research Center
"Effect of Farming Practices on Malting Grade Barley and Brewhouse
Performance"
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Jim Venn, Integrated Malt Barley Management
"World Market Situation that Plays a Key Role in Pricing and Canadian Market
Share"
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Coffee & Refreshments
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. President's and Chairman's Messages
Western Barley Growers Association - Brian Otto, President
Alberta Barley Commission - Doug Miller, Delegate
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. WBGA Resolutions
4:00 p.m. Closing remarks
Thank you to our speakers who have shared with us their knowledge, our delegates who have shared in the fellowship
and vision of the future, and our sponsors. Your generosity makes our convention all possible.
Thank you once again to the countless individuals who through their hard work and efforts have made Western Barley
Growers Association their voice to advance the development of a profitable and sustainable agriculture industry in
Canada.

Western Barley Growers Association
Acknowledging Our Sponsors
Platinum Plus
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Agrium
Alberta Grains Council
Bourgault Industries Ltd.
Canada Malting Limited
CIBC
ICE Futures Canada
Labatt
Bronze
Contributor
Newco Commodities Ltd.
New Holland Agriculture
Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited
Prairie Malt Limited
RBC Royal Bank
Weyburn Inland Terminal Ltd.
AFSC
Ducks Unlimited
Farmers of North America
Quorum Corporation
SeCan
TD Canada Trust Agriculture Services
Sponsors are an important and valued part of our Convention. On behalf of our Board of Directors,
WBGA want to express their appreciation to you and extend our sincere thanks for your support. Your
generosity makes this possible.
Once again, Thank you!