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From the Oct 26, 2009 Issue of Agri-News | |
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| | The 76th Annual General Meeting and Convention for the Alberta Beekeepers is being held in Edmonton on November 2 to 4, 2009. The three-day program includes presentations by speakers from Australia, Canada and Alberta. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Hon. George Groeneveld is the guest speaker on Wednesday for the President's Luncheon.
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"The speakers on the agenda for this year's meeting will make presentations on a wide range of topics," says Nabi Chaudhary, senior crop economist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. "From Dr. Doug Somerville, technical specialist from New South Wales, Australia, speaking on small hive beetles in Australia, the nutritional values of bee collected pollens, and the Australian beekeeping industry, to local experts discussing the state of the beekeeping industry in Alberta, this convention will be of interest to all Alberta beekeepers and those involved in the beekeeping and honey production industries."
The convention agenda presentations on topics such as: the state of Alberta's honey industry, honey bee health, possible causes of bee winterkill, crop insecticides and bees, treatments for Nosema Ceranae, beekeeper liability insurance, to name a few.
A full agenda for the AGM and convention is posted online at www.albertabeekeepers.org
Registration cost is $255 for single and $385 with spouse plus GST. For further information or to register, contact Gertie Adair, general manager, Alberta Beekeepers Commission, at 780-489-6949 or e-mail gertie.adair@AlbertaBeekeepers.org
Contact:
Nabi Chaudhary
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Nabi Chaudhary.
This document is maintained by Rita Splawinski.
This information published to the web on October 21, 2009.
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