March 23-25, 2000
Doublewood Inn
Fargo, North Dakota
March 23, 2000, Thursday, WOODLAND NORTH
7:00 p.m. REGISTRATION, snacks, get-acquainted, and discussion.
NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
March 24, 2000, Friday, 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,
Brady Vick, Presiding.
8:10 a.m. Isolation and Characterization of the Lignans, Isolariciresinol and Pinoresinol, in Flaxseed Meal.
Lucy P. Meagher*, Gary R. Beecher, Vincent P. Lanagan, and Betty W. Li. Food Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, ARS, USDA, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705. *The senior author is now at Fermentation Biochemistry, USDA-NCAUR, 1815 University St., Peoria, IL 61604. meagherlp@mail.ncaur.usda.gov. Phone 309-681-6287.
8:30 a.m. The Effect of Early Exposure to Flaxseed or Its Purified Lignan on Reproductive Indices and Chronic Disease Risk. Wendy Ward, Janet C. Tou, and Lilian Thompson. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Medical School, University of Toronto, 150 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, M5S 3E2.
9:00 a.m. Evaluation of Continuous Processes for Mechanical Flaxseed Fractionation. Kristi Tostenson, Dennis Wiesenborn, Xiaodong Zhan, Nancy Kangas, and Jurgen Schwarz, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
March 24 cont.)
9:20 a.m. Flax Lignans - Recent Developments in the Analysis of Lignans in Plant and Animal Tissues. Alister D. Muir, Neil D. Westcott, Krista Ballantyne and Sandra Northrup. Crop Utilization, Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, CANADA, S7N 0X2.
9:50 a.m. LC-MS Analysis of Lignan Metabolites. Alister D. Muir, Krista Ballantyne, Kendra Reschny, and Neil D. Westcott. Crop Utilization, Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, CANADA, S7N 0X2.
10:10 a.m. BREAK NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
10:30 a.m. Flax Lignans: Genetic Engineering and Other Possibilities.
Kathleen M. Atwell, Joshua D. Ford, Katrin Wetzig,
Zhi-Qiang Xia, Huai-Bin Wang, Laurence B. Davin and Norman G. Lewis. Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340.
10:50 a.m. Evidence for Occurrence of Ferulic Acid Derivatives in Flaxseed Meal. Neil D. Westcott, T.W. (Eric) Hall, and Alister D. Muir. Crop Utilization, Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, CANADA, S7N 0X2.
FEEDING FLAXSEED TO RUMINANTS
J. F. Carter, Presiding.
11:10 a.m. Feeding Flaxseed to Feeder Cattle to Alleviate "Shipping Fever". James Drouillard, Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
11:40 a.m. Protecting Dietary Ingredients from Ruminal Fermentation. Greg P. Lardy, Animal and Range Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105 .
12:00 a.m. DISCUSSION of lignans as phytoestrogens and in anticarcinogenesis, and feeding flaxseed to ruminants.
(March 24 cont.)
12:10 Noon LUNCH, WOODLAND EAST NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
12:55 p.m. RECONVENE IN WOODLAND NORTH
J. F. Carter, Presiding.
POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
AND FLAXSEED IN NUTRITION
1:00 p.m. The Health Effects and Requirements for Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) in the Diet. Lloyd A.Horrocks, Ohio State University, and Docosa Foods, Ltd., 3145 Stoney Bridge Lane, Columbus, OH 43221-4913.
1:30 p.m. Environmental Effects on the Composition of Four Canadian Flax Cultivars. James Daun. Oilseeds and Pulses Program, Grain Research Laboratory, 1404-303 Main St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA, R3C 3G8.
1:50 p.m. Quality of Spaghetti Containing Ground Flaxseed.
Frank Manthey, Robert E. Lee, and Redempta Degode. Cereal Science Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
2:10 p.m. The Results of Pharmacological Investigations of Bioflax® - Nutrition and Healthy Product Obtained from Flaxseed.
Jadwiga Kozlowska, Krystyna Szczawinska, H. Bobkiewicz. Institute of Natural Fibres, ul. Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630 Poznan, Poland.
BREEDING, GENETICS, DISEASES AND PRODUCTION OF FLAX.
K. Y. Rashid, Presiding.
2:40 p.m. Breeding Flax for Reduced Cadmium Content. James J. Hammond, Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
3:00 p.m. DISCUSSION of papers that were given from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
3:10 p.m. BREAK NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
(March 24 cont.)
Antibiotic-Induced Male Sterility in Flax. Zhanhai Dang, Institute of Cash Crops, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P.R. China.
Dr. Dang did not get a visa. His paper will be in the Appendix.
3:30 p.m. Pathotypes in Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. lini. Khalid Y. Rashid, I. Kroes, and S. Mpofu. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5, Canada.
3:50 p.m. Differentiation of Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. lini Populations from Four Flax Wilt Nurseries in Western Canada Based on Vegetative Compatibility. S.I. Mpofu and K.Y. Rashid. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, CANADA R6M 1Y5.
4:10 p.m. Establishing a Flax Wilt Nursery Testing Site. Yousif A. Hormis and Gordon Rowland. Crop Development Centre, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Sask., CANADA, S7N 5A8.
4:30 p.m. Sclerotinia stem infection in flax in 1999. Khalid Y. Rashid. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, CANADA R6M 1Y5.
4:50 p.m. DISCUSSION NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
6:15 p.m. SOCIAL HOUR, WOODLAND EAST, NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
7:00 p.m. DINNER, WOODLAND EAST
8:00 p.m. INTRODUCTIONS OF THOSE ATTENDING. DISCUSSION OR ANNOUNCEMENTS of ongoing or new research at various Institutions and Private Companies.
9:00 p.m. RECESS until 8 a.m., March 25, 2000 at
WOODLAND NORTH.
March 25, 2000, Saturday a.m. in WOODLAND NORTH
8:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER and announcements. J. F. Carter,
J. J. Hammond, Presiding.
LINSEED OIL, PAINTS AND COATINGS
8:10 a.m. Corrosion Resistant Linseed Oil-Based Ceramer Coatings. Chad Wold and Mark Soucek. Polymers and Coatings Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
PRODUCING FLAX PLANTS FOR STEM FIBER
FOR LINEN, PAPER AND OTHER USES
8:30 a.m. The Potential for Agricultural Fibres. Kenneth W. Domier, Department of Renewable Resources, and Nancy Kerr, Textiles and Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H1.
8:50 a.m. Global Trends and Newest Achievements in Flax and Hemp Processing and Application. Ryszard Kozlowski and Stefanie Manys. Institute of Natural Fibres, ul. Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630, Poznan, Poland.
9:10 a.m. Utilization of By-products of Fiber Crops (Flax and Hemp) in Pulp Industry, Building Engineering, Automotive Industry and Interior Furnishing. Ryszard Kozlowski and Bozena Mieleniak. Institute of Natural Fibres, ul. Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630, Poznan, Poland.
9:40 a.m. Survey of the World Linen Market. Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk. Institute of Natural Fibres, ul. Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630, Poznan, Poland.
10:00 a.m. BREAK NEW CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
Kathy Grady, Presiding.
10:20 a.m. Flax and Hemp Breeding by Institute of Natural Fibres. Stanislaw Rolski, Jadwiga Bloch, Lidia Grabowska, Ryszard Kozlowski. Institute of Natural Fibres, ul. Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630, Poznan, Poland.
March 25 (cont.)
10:40 a.m. Evaluation of European Fibre Flax Cultivars Under Eastern Canadian Growing Conditions. S.J. Couture, W.L. Asbil, A. DiTommaso and A.K. Watson, Department of Plant Sciences, MacDonald Campus, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, H9X 1C0.
11:00 a.m. Production of Ariane Fiber Flax and Neche and Omega Seed Flax for Stem Fiber and Seed Production.
Steve Zwinger, Carrington Research and Extension Center, Carrington, ND 58421.
11:20 a.m. Flax Production in the Winter in Southeastern United States, Roy Dodd, Ag and Bio Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0357.
11:40 a.m. Flax Fiber: Structure, Properties and Enzyme Retting. Danny E. Akin, W. Herbert Morrison III, and Luanne L. Rigsby. Russell Research Center, ARS-USDA, Athens, GA 30604-5677; and Roy B. Dodd, Clemson University, Clemson, SC; and Jonn A. Foulk and David D. McAlister III, Cotton Quality Research Station, ARS-USDA, Clemson, SC.
12:00 p.m. DISCUSSION NEWS CONFERENCE AVAILABLE
12:10 p.m. LUNCH, WOODLAND EAST
12:50 p.m. BUSINESS MEETING OF THE FLAX INSTITUTE. Mainly selection of officers, next meeting date and place, suggestions, PROCEEDINGS, etc. (Suggestions to committee of J. J. Hammond, Ch.; K. Y. Rashid; and Kathy Grady.)
1:00 p.m. DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH PRIORITIES.
WOODLAND NORTH
1. A purified lignan from flax from milling and extraction? Will synthetic lignans take any possible pharmaceutical market? Neil Westcott, Leader.
2. Use of linseed oil in the industrial oil market - stabilized, likely to go up or down? Mark Soucek, Leader.
March 25 (cont.)
3. Tall flax fiber production and utilization, Dan Akin, Leader.
4. Agronomic planning. J.J. Hammond, and K.Y. Rashid, Leaders.
3:00 p.m. ADJOURN OR AS desired. Summary of discussion reports in the Proceedings?
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SPONSOR(S) 2000
Provision of some FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE and/or product donation to this 58th Flax Institute is ACKNOWLEDGED as of March 15, 2000, WITH THANKS TO:
Aventis Crop Science, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Raleigh, NC 27709
Barlean's Organic Oils, 4936 Lake Terrell Rd., Ferndale, WA 98248
BASF Corporation, 4120 15th St. S., Fargo, ND 58104
Eversco, Ltd., Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Food by Design, Inc., 1850 Blucher Valley Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Natures Path Foods/Vita Mills, 7453 Progress Way, Delta, B.C.,
Canada V4G 1E8
North Dakota Oilseed Council, 4023 State Street Bismarck, ND 58501-0620
Reimers Seed Company, RR 3, Carrington, ND 58421