Dear B.liners:
This is an announcemet for an extension course:
BEEKEEPING BEYOND 2000 COURSE
This course will be offered from March 13 to 14, 1996 at the
Holiday Inn, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The Beekeeping Beyond 2000
Course will cover beekeeping managements: present and future,
economics of beekeeping under the changes in the world market such as
NAFTA and GATT, mechanization of beekeeping, and Africanization of
bees. In addition, this course will focus on the latest information
about parasitic mites, integrated approach to control diseases and
pests, utilization of genetics for developing better bees, seasonal
management and pollination demands. The format of this course is not
a student- teacher form but it is an interactive round table
discussion with expertise in different beekeeping fields.
This course will feature:
- Dr. Eric Mussen of University of California, Davis
- Mr. Gary Hergert, Agriculture Canada,
- Dr. Tibor Szabo of Agriculture Canada
- Dr. Cynthia Scott-Dupree of University of Guelph
- Mr. Barry Davies of Ontario Bee Breeders' Association
- Mr. Doug McRory of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
- Dr. Medhat Nasr of Ontario Beekeepers' Association.
- One more guest Speaker TBA.
For Registration or Information, please contact:
Pat Westlake
Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Bayfield, Ontario
CANADA
NOM 1GO
Tel: (519)565-2622
Fax: (519) 565-5452
BEEKEEPING BEYOND 2000
Schedule:
March 13, 1996:
8:30 Registration-Coffee Pat Westlake
9:00-9:15 Greeting from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and
Rural Affair. Dr. J. Ashman
9:15-10:00 Impact of NAFTA and GATT on Honey and Bee Trade
Gary Hergart
10:00-10:30 Coffee and Donuts. (Served)
10:30-11:30 Beekeeping Present and Future in USA Dr. Eric Mussen
11:30-12:00 Current Beekeeping Regulation Doug McRory
12:00- 1:15 Lunch (Served)
1:15-1:45 Impact of US-border Closure on Beekeeping in Canada
Gary Hergart
1:45-2:30 Infectious Diseases (AFB, nosema, virus,..etc. ) in Honey
Bees Dr. Cynthia Scott-Dupree
2:30-3:00 Coffee
3:00-3:45 Impact of the African Bees on Beekeeping in North America
Dr. Eric Mussen
3:45-4:30 Business Practices and Profitability TBA
6:00-8:00 Dinner Banquet
8:00-9:30 Implementing Selection and Breeding Programs
in Bees: A Case Study Barry Davies & Dr. Medhat Nasr
March 14, 1996:
8:45-9:30 Impacts of Tracheal Mites and Varroa Mites on Beekeeping
in Florida TBA
9:30-10:15 Mechanisms of Bee Resistance to Varroa Mites
Dr. Tibor Szabo
10:15-10:45 Coffee and Donuts
10:45-11:20 Genetic Evidences for Hygienic Behaviour in Honey Bees
Dr. Medhat Nasr
11:20-12:00 Alternative Beekeeping Activity: Utilizing Bees in the
Agriculture system (Pollination) Dr. Eric Mussen
12:00-1:15 Lunch (Served)
1:15- 2:00 Parasitic mites, Bees, and Controls Dr. Medhat Nasr
2:00-2:45 Mechanization of Beekeeping Dr. Eric Mussen
2:45-3:15 Coffee
3:15-3:50 Effects of Worker Genotypic Diversity on The Honey Bee
Colony Dr. Medhat Nasr
3:50-4:30 What will a commercial Beekeeping operation look
like in year 2000? Doug McRory
4:45 Adjournment
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