Gary Bruce Martens, P.Ag. CCA University of Manitoba Department of Plant Science 113 Agriculture Building

(204) 474-8227 (office) (204) 377-4670 (home) (204) 474-7528 (fax) Email: Gary_Martens@umanitoba.ca

Early History: I was born in 1950 and raised on a small mixed farm in south-eastern Manitoba. The farm included a farrow-finish hog operation, cereal crops, forage crops, and sugar beets.

Education:

1969 - 1972 B.Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry- University of Manitoba

Certificates:

1976 - 1977 Diploma in Agriculture -University of Manitoba

1992 Pesticide Dealer and Applicator’s license

1998 Certified Crop Advisor #22830

1998 Recreational Pilots Licence

Work Experience: 1974 - 1975 Soils lab technician at Manitoba Department of Natural Resources

1974 - 1981 Self-employed- Commercial honey bee operation - 400 hives

1979 - 1998 Sessional Lecturer- Plant Science Department

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences - U of Manitoba

-Farm Business Management

-Weed Management

-Pedigree Seed Production

-Crop Production Principles

 

1980 - 1993 Self-employed- Crop farm

-Pedigree cereal grains

-Canola

-Sugar beets

-Breeder seed plots

1985 - 1997 Self-employed- Authorized Seed cleaning plant

1993 - 1998 Crop consultant - Team Landmark

-crop watch for canola, sugar beets, and cereals

-complete year-round crop care

1987 - Workshops, lectures, written articles

Present -Ag days Brandon lectures

-Manitoba Seed Growers Association presentation

-Manitoba Crop Insurance training courses

-Agriculture Canada Pedigree inspectors course

-IPM workshop speaker, Brandon

-Pesticide applicator courses designer and writer

-Cargill agrologists training course

-Federated Coop agrologist training course

-Westco Fertilizers agrologist training course

-Field scouting school - plenary session speaker

-Newspaper and magazine articles

-Diagnostics Guide for the Flax Council

-Summer Field Diagnostics School, Carman

- Direct Seeding Workshops, Alberta Reduced Tillage

 

1. Dispute Settlement Experience
2. Present -Herbicide Drift

   - Roundup by air

   - Lontrel onto lentils

   - Group 4 herbicides onto canola

   - Product Performance Inquiries

   - Edge, Trifluralin, Avadex BW

   - Muster, Sundance

   - Canola seed quality

   - Professional witness

   - Employer/Employee re: seed business

   1. Instructor/Farm Manager - Plant Science Department
   2. Present Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba

      - Crop Production Principles

      - Weed Managment

      - Special Crops

      - Problems Solving

      Related Skills: IBM compatible computer experience- word processing (40wpm)

      - spreadsheets

      - databases

      - accounting

      - presentation software

      -mapping software

      Photography -competent with 35mm cameras

      -experience with digital camera

      Aircraft Pilot - crop scouting by air and aerial photography

      Awards: President’s Medal-Diploma Agriculture class of 1977

      Diploma Teacher of the Year 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997

      National Agricultural Teacher Merit Award 1993 (NACTA)

      Degree Teacher of the Year 1999

      Memberships: Keystone Agricultural Producers

      Manitoba Institute of Agrologists

      American Society of Agronomy - Certified Crop Advisor (CCA)