The World's Best Information, Hands-On Learning: U of SK Haskap Day 2014 (Part 1)

Integrating the best haskap research in the world, and providing the opportunity for active participant interaction, the University of Saskatchewan once again hosted their annual Haskap Field Day yesterday.  Here's a snippet showing their Joanna-3 (Weremczuk/Poland) harvester in operation.  Due to heavy rain the night before they were unable to demonstrate actual berry harvesting as they have in previous years.  However, here is a video clearly showing just how the machine works...

http://haskap.ca

http://www.fruit.usask.ca/haskap.html

2014 Haskap Day - July 18

One week from today the University of Saskatchewan will once again host its annual Haskap Day at its Horticulture Field Lab located on 14th St. in Saskatoon, SK..  All seven haskap fields will be on the tour which leaves from the lab at 9:15 a.m..  Bob Bors will provide a research and breeding update at 1:00 p.m., and will be followed by James Dawson's presentation on the neutraceutical value of haskap fruit.  Then Bayartugla Lkhagvsuren will speak on the ecology of wild haskap and haskap plant nutrition.  A grower forum will end the afternoon session.

*Note: If it has rained in the past week please bring boots that are suitable for walking in heavy, wet clay in the field.  Park along the south side of 14th Street, please.  Registration is $25 and begins at 8:30 a.m..  Pizza for lunch will be available for a cost of $5.

http://www.fruit.usask.ca/articles/Haskap%20Day%202014.pdf

Shirts For Sale: Haskap.ca

50 T-shirts will be for sale at the U of SK Haskap Day.  They will be sold at cost simply as a promo: $11.00/shirt.

Caps For Sale: Haskap.ca

24 caps will be for sale at the U of SK Haskap Day.  They will be sold at cost simply as a promo: $12.00/cap.

July 18, 2014 - Haskap Day At The U Of SK!

The U of S offers a full day workshop on Haskap. This day will feature a tour in the morning with a mechanical harvesting demonstration and berry tasting with talks in the afternoon from U of S fruit program staff and growers from around the province. Registration begins at 8:30 and the tour will depart at 9:45. The cost for the day is 25 dollars per person with an option of participating in a pizza lunch for an additional 5. For a detailed itinerary click here.

'Birch Hills Host To Study Of Pollination Of Haskap' - Melfort Journal (June 12, 2014)

Here's an update on pollination research currently under way...

http://www.melfortjournal.com/2014/06/12/birch-hills-hosts-study-of-pollination-of-haskap-plants

Haskap Canada Association Youtube Video Playlist Created

Posted here is a collection of videos by/about Haskap Canada members and haskap.   As such they will cover a wide range of scientific, commercial, cottage-industry, home gardening, nutritional, and marketing aspects.

Thanks to all who took the time to record their work with haskap!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?action_edit=1&list=PLMFZhcp-FzVbXO1vw87TjA_vPPE1FaZll

Blue Mason Bees Being Studied As Haskap Pollinator

Blue Mason Bees are currently under study in north central Saskatchewan (zone 2) as haskap pollinators...

Osmia Lignaria - Blue Mason Bee

(photo courtesy os Hamish Graham)

Honeybees In Haskap Canada Member's Orchards - 2014

2014 Haskap Canada AGM (Part 3): Danae Frier & Haskap Pollination Research

Danae Frier is a M.Sc. candidate at the University of Regina. She reported on the pollination biology of Lonicera caerulea at this year's Haskap Canada AGM.

Beginning with plant structure, this provided the ground work for her to speak about the pollination possibilities.  Because of the uniqueness of haskap's two flowers eventually forming one berry study is currently under way to find more precisely the manner in which this mechanism functions. The pollination of this fruit is known to be fully insect-dependent.  The flower is bee-friendly, and given the time of flowering bumble bees and smaller native bees seem important, being inherently more cold-adapted.  Among other things, field studies this year will consider efficiency-compared-to-effectiveness of various pollinators and which factor is more important to haskap fruit pollination.  She also presented on the bumble bee life-cycle, the importance of forage establishment for year-round bee sustenance, and suitable nest sites for native pollinators.

Again, we include her presentation here and ask that if you share them that attribution is included.  Thank you...

 

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http://www.fruit.usask.ca/haskap.html

2014 Haskap Canada AGM (Part 2): James Dawson & The Nutrition Of Haskap

James Dawson is a PhD graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan, in the Department of Plant Sciences.  He has presented at both the University of Saskatchewan's Haskap Day as well as at Haskap Canada AGMs.

At this year's Haskap Canada AGM he spoke on the manner in which antioxidants/polyphenyls are actually metabolized in the human body, which as it is coming to be better understood as an emerging science, will put a whole new slant on how you should approach antioxidants in general, and haskap in particular.  His presentation demonstrates precisely why the resources of university research are critical to better understanding the ongoing revelations that the sciences continue to offer.  

We include his presentation this year entitled, Phenylpropanoids In Lonicera caerulea for your viewing pleasure and ask that if you share them that attribution is included.  Thank you...

http://haskap.ca

http://www.fruit.usask.ca/haskap.html

2014 Haskap Canada AGM (Part 1): Dr. Bob Bors & The University Of Saskatchewan Research And Development Program

The 2014 Haskap Canada AGM started at 10:00 a.m. on February 29th at the Agriculture Building on the University of Saskatchewan campus.

The meeting began with a report by the University of Saskatchewan's Dr. Bob Bors.  During his presentation he discussed:

• the sources of funding for ongoing haskap research, 
• the ongoing developmental nature/evolution of the research, 
• the outcomes of a wide selection of controlled crosses, 
• the fact that 20,000 seedlings are now coming into fruit production at the university's Horticulture Field Lab and its implications, 
• a review/critique on the success of various forms of mechanical harvest
• a review of the various selections and their growth characteristics
• interim reports that will become available online
• the continued development of fruit selection standards
• the development of a quick-screening platform for evaluating neutriceutical properties
• the trial currently going on in Ontario

As usual it was a very informative presentation, the technical nature of what it takes to continue to strive for exceptional, haskap-quality varieties being the focus and how the vast array of the University of Saskatchewan's facilities are able to contribute to this.

Pollination Researcher To Speak At 2014 AGM Morning Session

Ms. Danae Frier is currently a M.Sc. candidate at the University of Regina, supervised by Dr. Cory Sheffield (Royal Saskatchewan Museum) and Dr. Chris Somers (University of Regina).  She is studying the pollination biology of Lonicera caerulea.  She will deliver a brief talk on the subject, addressing what is already known about floral pollinators and the research planned for the upcoming summer, which will help identify which bees are the best pollinators of the crop.

Her former experience and education as a biologist has included: museum collections, burrowing owls, blue racers, and prairie rattlesnakes.

Haskap Canada : Annual General Meeting - Official Agenda Posting

Haskap Canada AGM will be held 
Saturday March 29th, 2014, at the
University of Saskatchewan,
Agriculture Building,
Saskatoon, SK Canada

9:00 AM to 9:30 AM - Registration


9:30 AM to 12:00 AM - Information Sessions (no charge for attendees)


12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM – Lunch break


1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Annual General Meeting

          Agenda will include :

                    Director Elections (2 – 3 year term positions)

                    President’s Report

                    Strategic Plan Review

                    Financial Report

                    Membership Fees

                    Constitution Amendments to comply with new legislation

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM – Open Forum

[per - http://haskap.ca/annual-general-meeting#sthash.rOh4DhkU.dpuf]

AGM Update: 9:30 A.M., March 29, U of SK

On March 29 Haskap Canada's AGM will take place.  The (rescheduled) starting time will be at 9:30 a.m..  Registration will take place immediately prior to the meeting.  The location of the AGM is just off of the ground-level entry atruim in Room #1E80 (southeast corner) of the U of SK Agriculture Building.  Parking is available under the building...entry to the west.

Please note that our AGM is taking place concurrently with Gardenscape.  Gardenscapes' hours are: Friday, March 28,11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, March 30, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m..  Even if visiting Saskatoon for only on the 29th, there will be 4 or 5 hours after the AGM to go to gardenscape.  Gardenscape does charge.

Presentations at the AGM include:  U of SK breeding & research,  nutraceuticals, pollination, and the Saskatchewan Grocery Retail Value Chain Initiative.

See you there!

[Previous notification and directions: http://haskap-canada.blogspot.ca/2014/03/2014-agm-come-and-join-us.html]

2014 AGM: Come And Join Us!

The date for the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Haskap Canada is set for 9:00 a.m., on Saturday, March 29.  Registration for the meeting will take place on the day of the meeting.  The location of the meeting will be posted in the lobby of the Agriculture Building on the University of Saskatchewan, 51 CampusDrive, Saskatoon, SK.  The morning will feature various speakers (to be announced); the AGM will begin at 1:00 p.m..

To be addressed at the AGM are resolutions regarding new rules governing not-for-profit organizations. Nominations will also be accepted for the board of directors' open position(s).  Updates on various research findings on the crop and topics such as pollination will be discussed earlier in the day.

See you there!

U of SK, Campus Map (PDF) (Agriculture Building, map location @ 5D, Building #5, parking available under building, entrance to the west of building)

Haskap Wine?

Here's a link to a page (PDF) on the University of Saskatchewan's fruit website showing the results of Peter Reimer's work on producing haskap wine.  He writes...

A small but serious fruit wine industry is beginning to emerge in Saskatchewan.  This is due, in part, to recent legislation which aims to nurture successful grape, and non-grape, cottage wineries.  These wineries are driving a search for fruit which is reliably productive, and hardy, while resulting in a quality fermented product.  Some of Saskatchewan's fruit wine makers have discovered Haskap, and are beginning to see the full potential of the fruit...read more here

Check out this PDF for a great haskap wine recipe!

Member's Website Update

As of yesterday the Haskap Canada website now includes a link that will allow members to reset their own password using email. (The reset link is on the right sidebar just below login.)

If the automated password reset does not work the administrator can reset it manually for them.  Members can send manual password reset email requests to dnegrych@haskap.ca.

Haskap Canada - Member's Login Now Active

Beginning today, if you are a member of Haskap Canada the Member's Login is now active.  Accessing Haskap Canada's homepage, the member login box is located at the top right of the page.  By logging in a new tab appears along the top bar entitled 'Members', which is not available to non-members.  Four drop-down options to this tab appear as: Member Network, Payment, Constitution, and AGM.  By selecting the tab labeled Member Network members can access an interactive map that shows all members of HC, their location, and their contact information (if so provided by them).

Memberships can also be paid here for $50CDN/yr.   HC accepts Mastercard/Visa/Paypal.

If you are not registered, you may do so by contacting Haskap Canada at: Contact Us.