Sowing Innovation

Date: July 10, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (Carberry Diversification Centre), Carberry, MB

Event Description:

Join the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) and Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) for a field day focused on malting barley, from crop production to end-use quality.

Walk through barley plots, hear from experts, and connect with others across the malting and brewing industry. Farmers will get insights on new varieties being tested, agronomy updates and on-farm trial results. Brewers will hear how growing conditions and variety choice impact malt quality and performance.

This event offers practical information for farmers growing or considering malting barley, and valuable context for brewers interested in where their ingredients come from. Speakers will share field-level insights and technical perspectives in a relaxed, outdoor setting.

What to expect:

• Outdoor presentations and plot tours

• Informal Q&A and networking

• Lunch provided

Transportation:
A shuttle will run from Winnipeg to Carberry. To reserve a spot on the shuttle, please contact Sherwin Santiano at ssantiano@cmbtc.com

Tickets:

General admission is $35

Free for CMBTC and MCA members.

Agenda

• 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. - Registration
• 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - Introduction
• 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. - Tour of the Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre and the Western Canadian Field Trials
  • Speaker: Haider Abbas, Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre)
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Growing Malting Barley: Learnings from On-Farm Research Trials". 
  • Speaker: Andrew Hector, MCA
• 12 pm - 1p.m. - Lunch
• 1 pm – 1:30 p.m. – Perspectives on Breeding for New Canadian Malt Varieties
  • Speaker: Ana Badea, AAFC
• 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. - CMBTC New Variety Trials and Processing Insight
  • Speakers: Aaron Onio & Sherwin Santiano, CMBTC
• 2:00 p.m. - Closing remarks