Over 100 ag retailers and suppliers will be attending the 2024 CAAR Connect Convention! We’ve got a full program with a diverse range of speakers focused on what we can do to empower our industry and move forward for the future.
Tonight, the 2024 CAAR Connect Convention kicks off with the Science of the Six Pack Mixer, where attendees will learn about Canada’s malting barley industry at our interactive beer tasting event! Local breweries will compete for top honours as you sample and vote on your favourite craft brews, handpicked from across Saskatchewan.
Tomorrow, we have a great lineup of speakers including:
CORNIE THIESSEN, General Manager of ADAMA Canada
ALANNA KOCH, Chair of the Global Institute for Food Security
CRYSTAL MACKAY, Founder of Loft 32
JENNIFER WRIGHT, Executive Director of the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council (CAHRC)
CHRIS BEAUDRY, mental health advocate and former coach of the Humboldt Broncos
CATHERINE KING, Vice President, Public Affairs and Member Services with Fertilizer Canada
CLINTON MONCHUK, Saskatchewan farmer and Executive Director of Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan
CHERILYN JOLLY-NAGEL, Saskatchewan farmer and industry advocate
LEANNE KOROSCIL, Innovation Farms Manager for EMILI
TODD KLINK, Executive Vice-President, Marketing and Public Affairs for Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
CRAIG KLEMMER, Manager of Thought Leadership for Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
LISA BISHOP-SPENCER, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI)
BILL PRYBYLSKI, Saskatchewan Farmer and Vice President of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS)
The CAAR Gala is tomorrow evening. Enjoy an evening of entertainment and networking. We’ll honour some of the industry’s best during the annual CAAR Choice Awards and have everyone in on the action with an exciting LIVE auction – don’t forget your cheque books! Get ready for some laughs as Saskatchewan comedy legend Quick Dick McDick shares his homegrown humour.
Be sure to stick around for the CAAR Ag Retail Forum & Breakfast on Thursday, November 21, where members can share your thoughts on the key issues affecting ag retailers in Canada. During this facilitated session, CAAR board members and staff will be on hand to find out what CAAR should be doing to advocate on your behalf. Don’t miss this opportunity to tell us what we can do for our members and the ag retail industry in Canada.
Check out our full program here.
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