PROGRAM

of the

61st FLAX INSTITUTE OF THE UNITED STATES

Doublewood Inn, Fargo, North Dakota

March 22-24, 2006

March 22, 2006, Wednesday, Woodland North

7:00 p.m.     REGISTRATION, snacks, get-acquainted, and discussion.

                    NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE

March 23, 2006, Thursday, Woodland North

7:30 a.m.     REGISTRATION outside Woodland North

8:00 a.m.     CALL TO ORDER. Introductory remarks and announcements.

                    J. F. Carter, President, Flax Institute

PRODUCTION, BREEDING, GENETICS, DISEASES

J. J. Hammond, Vice President, Presiding

8:10 a.m.     Yield and quality of organic and pesticide-free flax production. Martin Entz, University of Manitoba

8:40 a.m.     Organic Flax Production in the Upper Midwest. Sarah Carlson, Iowa State University

9:00 a.m.     Emergence periodicity of volunteer flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)  Jody Dexter, University of Alberta

9:20 a.m.     Flax Cultivar Evaluation for Tolerance and Fungicide and  Application Timings for Management of Pasmo Disease, Scott Halley, Langdon Research Extension Center, NDSU

9:40 a.m.     BREAK - NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE

10:10 a.m.     Pathogenic variability in Fusarium oxysporum lini isolates from flax in western Canada. Khalid Rashid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB

10:30 a.m.     Updates on the effects of pasmo on flax yield and quality. Lynn Grant, University of Manitoba

10:50 a.m.     Studies on factors affecting utilization of thermo-sensitive male sterility in flax. Mr. Zhanhai Dang, Gansu Academy of Agriculture Sciences

MARKETING FLAXSEED AND STRAW

J. J. Hammond, Vice President, Presiding

11:10 a.m.     Enhancing the Value of Flax Through Innovation and Collaboration/Economic and Regulatory Initiative. Kelley Fitzpatrick, Flax Canada

11:30 a.m.     Specifications for Food Quality Flaxseed. James Daun, Canadian Grain Commission.

11:50 a.m.     DISCUSSION

12:10 p.m.     LUNCH - Woodland East - NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE

1:00 p.m.     RECONVENE IN - Woodland North

NUTRITION AND HEALTH of PEOPLE AND OTHER ANIMALS

Kim Vonnahme , Presiding

1:10 p.m.     The flax antioxidant system. Veronique Barthet, Canadian Grain Commission

1:30 p.m.     Dietary Flaxseed supplementation ameliorates experimental acute lung injury and inflammation in mice. Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou, University of Pennsylvania

2:00 p.m.     Chemopreventive effects of dietary flaxseed meal on colon cancer  development in rats. Chandradhar Dwivedi, South Dakota State University. Abstract

2:20 p.m.     Effects of lignans extracted from flax hulls on (BPH) Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in a rat model. Marian Verbruggen, Acatris Specialities Holding BV.  Abstract

2:40 p.m.     Alpha-linolenic acid and prostate cancer risk. Boyd Switzer, University of North Carolina

3:10 p.m.     BREAK - NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE

3:35 p.m.     Dose dependent effects of flaxseed and tamoxifen alone and in combination, on human breast cancer and bone. Lilian Thompson, University of Toronto

4:00 p.m.     Flaxseed and soy in human breast cancer: mechanisms of action. Krista Power, University of Toronto

FLAXSEED IN NUTRITION & HEALTH OF LIVESTOCK

James Drouillard, Kansas State University, Presiding

4:25 p.m.     Flaxseed and reproduction in dairy cows. Marie-France Palin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

4:55 p.m.     Effect of Including Flax in Beef Creep Feed on Performance and Subsequent Carcass Characteristics. Travis Maddock, NDSU Animal Science

5:15 p.m.     Effects of Flaxseed Products on Cattle Performance and Meat Composition, and Implications of Consuming Beef Containing Elevated Levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids. James Drouillard, Kansas State University.  

5:45 p.m.     DISCUSSION

6:15 p.m.     SOCIAL HOUR - NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE

7:00 p.m.     DINNER - Woodland East

March 24, 2006, Friday, Woodland North

8:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER. Introductory remarks and announcements. J. J. Hammond, Vice President

UTILIZATION OF FLAX PLANT STEM FIBER

Alvin Ulrich, SaskFlax, Presiding

8:10 a.m.     Retting of Linseed Straw with Pectate Lyase for Flax Fiber. Roy Dodd, USDA Clemson

8:30 a.m.     Utilization of Flax Shives & Flax Fiber for Manufacturing Biodegradable Constructions Brick w/recycled plastics. Anup Rana, University of Saskatchewan. 

8:50 a.m.     Optimization of fiber content and extrusion parameters in making flax fiber reinforced polyethylene composites. Bruno Antonio Siaotong, University of Saskatchewan.  Abstract

9:10 a.m.     New generation of the bast fibre plant processing equipment. Zdenek Sprynar, Czech Flax Machinery

9:30 a.m.     Application of Osmotic Pressure for Evaluation of Fiber Quality and Quantity in Flax Cultivars. Wanda Konczewicz, Institute of Natural Fibres, Poland. 

9:50 a.m.     BREAK - NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE

FLAXSEED FUNCTION IN FOOD PRODUCTS

Frank Manthey, Presiding

10:20 a.m.     Stability of Wheat-Flaxseed Tortilla. Frank Manthey, NDSU Plant Sciences

10:40 a.m.     Antimicrobial activity of flaxseed and flaxseed fractions. Yingying Xu, NDSU Cereal Science

11:00 a.m.     Seed Quality Affects Oil Stability in Ground Flaxseed. Anton Schorno, NDSU Cereal Science

11:20 a.m.     Investigations on the Extraction of Mucilage from Flaxseed. Lope Tabil, University of Saskatchewan

11:40 a.m.     Flax gum in dairy foods. Clifford Hall, NDSU Cereal Science

12:00             Discussion

12:20 p.m.     LUNCH - Woodland East - NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE

1:30 p.m.       BUSINESS MEETING OF THE FLAX INSTITUTE