The first meeting of the PPB Club has been POSTPONED to a later date to be determined.

Bev Godard Secretary to the Department Head Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 PH: 204-474-8563 FAX: 204-474-7528 Bev.Godard@umanitoba.ca

-----Original Message----- From: Bev Godard Sent: December-16-16 11:45 AM To: plants-staff@lists.umanitoba.ca; plants-grads@lists.umanitoba.ca; 'plants-other@lists.umanitoba.ca' Cc: Martin Entz Subject: FW from DR. Martin Entz: PPB club in Plant Science

-----Original Message----- From: Martin Entz Sent: December-16-16 11:40 AM To: Bev Godard; annepkirk@gmail.com Subject: PPB club in Plant Science

We enjoyed an interesting seminar on Participatory Plant Breeding last week - and there was a lively and positive discussion afterwards.

We have a PPB program here in the department that has been operating since 2011 http://umanitoba.ca/outreach/naturalagriculture/ppb.html. We work with 78 farmers across Canada on wheat, oats and potato. This program has produced a great deal of genetic material that may be of interest to staff and students in the dept. There are also many interesting points about farmers rights that were raised at the seminar - these also require further exploration.

So, I propose we start at PPB Club in our Department.

First meeting

January 4 10 AM in Room 218. Martin Entz will provide a background on our program and Michelle Carkner will give a brief overview of her work with Canadian PPB farmers.

Hope to see you there!

Martin

Martin Entz, PhD, P Ag, FCSA Professor of Cropping Systems and Natural Systems Agriculture Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Ph 204 474-6077 Fax 204 474-7528

Visit my website http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/naturalagriculture/