To view each of the speaker's presentation, click on the hyperlinks below. Disclaimer Reference herein to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Prairie Grain Development Committee. The views and opinions of Plenary Session speakers expressed herein are solely those of the speakers, and publication of these on the PGDC website does not constitute an endorsement of these views by the Prairie Grain Development Committee, its members, or the organizations they represent. 2010 Annual Plenary Session Celiac Disease and the Gluten-Free Diet: Understanding and Marketing to this Growing Niche - Shelley Case (Case Nutrition Consulting, Regina, SK) Gluten Neurological Problems and a Fermentation Solution, Dr. Bill Code (Integrative Medicine, Duncan, BC) Characterization of soybean allergens and what we can do about them, Dr. Steve Gleddie (AAFC Ottawa, ON) Allergenic proteins of mustard: What we know, Dr. Janitha Wanasundara (AAFC Saskatoon, SK) 2009 Annual Plenary Session Agricultural Challenges in 21st Century - International Trends & Developments, Dr. Don Smith, James McGill Professor and Chair, Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec Potential Biotic Threats to the Prairie Ecoregion and the Impact of Climate Change, Ross Weiss, M.Sc., Entomologist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan A Hands-On Perspective of Challenges Faced by Producers and Industry and the Potential Role of Crop Varieties, Mr. Dan Orchard, Agronomist, Sturgeon Valley Fertilizers, St. Albert, Alberta The Role of Agronomics in Relation to Meeting Current and Future Agricultural and Cropping Systems Challenges, Dr. John O'Donovan, Research Agronomist, Lacombe Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, Alberta The Role of Breeding and Biotechnology in Relation to Meeting Current and Future Agricultural and Cropping Systems Challenges, Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Barley and Oat Breeder, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2008 Annual Plenary Session Dr. Nancy Ames, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada – Breeding healthy cereals for today’s consumer driven markets Dr. Julianne Curran, Manager of Market Innovation, Pulse Canada – Nutritional aspects of pulse crops and potential for creating value Kelley Fitzpatrick, Flax Canada 2015 – Forging a new path in health and wellness Dr. Peter Jones, University of Manitoba – Our need to communicate science to the consumer: Food health claim legislation in the US versus Canada (presentation not available)