Agenda below.
Algonquin Maple Syrup Producers’ Association Winter InfoDay
Thursday, January 19, 2023 South River Arena
AGENDA
8:30 am Registration & Coffee
9:00 am Welcome - Michael Levitan, AMSPA President
9:10 am OMAFRA Updates - Jenny Liu – OMAFRA Maple, Tree Nut and Agroforestry Specialist
Regulations on maple substitutes
Tapping practices
Invasive species in the Algonquin region
Funding opportunities
10 am Maple Equipment Dealers’ Updates (5 minutes each – PowerPoint presentation allowed)
CDL - Bill Hubbert
H20/DSD - John Tomory
Kidd’s Home Hardware - Neil
Lapierre - Steve Bedard
Ontario Woodlot Association - John Pineau
10:20 am Break and Dealer Tradeshow
10:45 am 3/16” Tubing Panel Discussion - Art Robertson - Intro, Dan Hopkins, Peter Kidd, Hunter Wilson
11:15 am OMAFRA Strategic Plan 2023-2028 - OMSPA Executive
12 pm Lunch
1 pm AMSPA AGM
President’s Report - Michael Levitan
Website Update - Andy Straughan
Minutes - Monday, February 7, 2022 - Harry Kessels
Financial Report - Tom Stevens
Election of Directors - John Williams
Introduction of Directors - Michael Levitan
1:30 pm Sap Collection Panel Discussion - Andy Straughan, Bill Hubbert, Dan Séguin, Mike Clapperton
2:15 pm Door Prizes
2:30 pm OMSPA Summer Tour 2024 in Algonquin - Organizational Meeting (ST24)
Everyone is welcome and needed to participate!!!
Let’s make this an awesome Summer Tour!!
NB: Both the 3/16” Tubing and the Sap Collection Panel Discussions are open discussions and question/answer periods from the video produced by AMSPA on Sap Collection. Please visit the OMSPA website and view the video prior to January 19th if possible. https://youtu.be/PCEjijHbnpw