The Hemp Report

The Hemp Summit to hit Winnipeg on Friday

The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance is hosting the Hemp Summit on Friday, November 17 in Winnipeg. The national conference is taking place at the Greenwood Inn, 1715 Wellington Avenue, near Winnipeg International Airport.

The Hemp Summit gets underway on Friday morning at 9 a.m., with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Conference participants will be provided with nutrition breaks and a lunch. As an added bonus, participants will have the option of joining a private tour of the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals on Saturday morning. The tour will be hosted by the Director of the Centre, Dr. Peter Jones.

To register, contact Arthur Hanks, CHTA, at (306) 757-4367 or arthur@hemptrade.ca. Fees are $100 for Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance members and $125 for non-members.

Conference speakers include:

Hon. Rosanne Wowchuk, Deputy Premier of Manitoba and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MB) Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kevin Friesen, Hemp Oil Canada (MB) Hemp Agronomics
Diane Mitchell, French Meadow Bakery (USA) Market Success
Dr. Bert Vandenberg, University of Saskatchewan (SK) Hemp Breeding
Dr. Gero Leson, Leson Environmental Consulting (USA), Marketing Hemp's Benefits and Micronutrient Research Results
Dr. Jim House, University of Manitoba (MB), Hemp Protein Research Results
Dr. Jace Callaway, University of Kuopio, (Finland), Topics on Hemp Nutrition
Rep. David Monson, Assistant Majority Leader, North Dakota Legislative Assembly (USA) Hemp's Potential in the USA: a North American Opportunity
Joe Laxdal, Composites Innovation Centre (MB) National Biofibre Initiative
Lorne Hadley, Canadian Plant Technology Agency (SK) Plant Breeders' Rights

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The CHTA is a non-profit industry association whose mandate includes market development and advocacy, information creation and distribution, and research. Established in 2003, the CHTA represents hemp processors, marketers, farmers and researchers. Membership is open to all companies active in the Canadian industrial hemp sector. Hemp is our business.

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For more information about the CHTA/ACCC and hemp in Canada please see their web sites at http://www.hemptrade.ca and http://www.infochanvre.ca.

The Greenwood Inn http://www.greenwoodinn.ca/winnipeg/home.html is located at 1715 Wellington Avenue, near Winnipeg International Airport (code YWG).