1. Wrap Up
March 30-April 1, 2015
Holiday Inn, Truro, NS

2. Attendance and speakers:
63 registered delegate. Speakers included:
Dr. Richard Donald
Dr. Martha Crago
Dr. Steven Roche
Panel: Brennan Gillis (Mitacs), Charles Keddy (Farmer),
Peter Rideout (Industry Association)
Lyndsey Smith, realagriculture.com
Concurrent: Peter Burgess, Cecile Klein, Jason Frenette,
Charles Forney
Researchers in Action: Dr. Chris Cutler, Dr. James
Duston, Dr. Matthew McSweeney, Dr. Kate Sherren-
Gregory Connell, Truleaf

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4. Action Items:
From the feedback we collected from participants from
speaker presentations:
Value of Research-
• Forming an Atlantic research group to share research,
collaborate on projects, host events, etc.
• Framework to help commodities fund research through
check-offs SR&ED tax credits, etc.
• Increasing support (monetary and HR) for applied research
(e.g. variety trials)
• Engagement at industry/commodity level (i.e. research on
every agenda at commodity AGM’s)

5. oneNS Coalition-
• Research into the impact of doubling research dollars and
partnerships on the economy (specifically for Agriculture) to
see correlation between the goals and actual impact.
• Collaborating with academic institutions who are doing
agricultural research to have open house events
• Open Farm days for research
• Farmer led sessions on research needs with academic
institutions (Hort NS hosted and event in March 2015 which
could be replicated among commodities and universities)
• Forming a KTT or KMb working group, committee or
community of practice
Action Items:

6. Knowledge Mobilization-
• Forming a KTT or KMb working group or committee
• Survey of industry to identify current situation of knowledge
transfer
• Funding for Knowledge Transfer (video creation, fact sheets,
newsletters, etc.)
• Cross sector research sharing through social media, a central
website, research days, meetings
Action Items:

7. Communicating Science-
• Creating central website, Youtube Channel, Facebook page
and Twitter account to communicate research
• Creating Value Chain/Knowledge mobilization framework
model toolkit for agriculture industry locally
• Coordination of research events on farm (reducing
duplication and increasing awareness of existing events with
industry associations and private organizations)
Action Items: