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Harvest season has given way to mee ng season for Alberta Pulse Growers and most other agricultural producers in the province. Many of us look forward to networking with colleagues we haven't seen for a year in some cases, as well as learning from industry experts about the latest developments in best management prac ces and issues affec ng our farms. Agri-Trade and the Alberta Crops Breakfast will be in the rear view mirror by the me you receive this issue of Pulse Crop News, and I'm certain we are all looking forward to ge ng together for some interes ng discussions at FarmTech January 30 to February 1. As usual, the agenda is jam-packed with notable speakers and concurrent sessions. Pulse producers will learn a lot by a ending a concurrent session about APG's Plot to Field Research and Extension project, which has begun to establish protocols to conduct pulse-related research on the level of a farm field over the last two years. We look forward to visi ng with members and others at the APG booth at FarmTech. The booth is a good place to pick up a new Keeping It Clean brochure with ps for pulses, a handout about what your levy dollars support or extra copies of the new Science to Grow Research Report. Be sure to a end the APG provincial annual general mee ng on January 31 during FarmTech to hear what is new with your organiza on. The membership will be vo ng to fill the one-year director-at-large posi ons for bean and non-bean at the mee ng. If you think that you may like to serve as a director on the APG provincial board, serving as a director-at-large can give you a good introduc on without the three- year commitment of other director posi ons. Nomina ons for directors- at-large will be accepted un l January 15. Similarly, resolu ons to be brought forward at the annual general mee ng will be accepted un l January 15. The APG annual report will be in member mailboxes in early January so that producers can read through it at their leisure, and have the opportunity to ask ques ons at the annual general mee ng. As you will see in the report, the last year was a very busy one for all areas of APG. In many ways, 2016-17 was a good one for APG with the addi on of 900 members, record total research project investment of $8.9 million, a new APG website, a new recipe and baking book, addi onal outreach to consumers and producers, and more. APG was also very busy working on policy issues in the areas of market access, unharvested acres, re- evalua on decisions, and more. I was pleased to see so many producers were able to come out to their zone mee ngs in November and December. The mee ngs in all APG zones except Zone 1 were held in partnership with Alberta Barley and Alberta Wheat Commission and branded as Next Level Farming. We hope that you found this to be a valuable use of your me and resources. If you have any ideas about how to keep improving these mee ngs and their value to producers like you, please let us know. CHAIR'S REPORT FROM HARVEST TO MEETING SEASON D'Arcy Hilgartner, APG Chair 4

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