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Livestock or pets not considered a risk for COVID-19

Tax relief offered to livestock producers short on feed
If you’re forced to sell breeding stock but planning to restock, you can defer taxes for a year

Two feed supplements lower methane emissions
Feeding wheat to dairy and beef cattle also lowered emissions but the effect was short lived

Three recent barley varieties to check out
Farm management scholarship available
Application deadline is Sept. 15

Researchers release 15 new potato varieties
Genomic tools are increasingly used to identify favourable traits and speed the breeding process
Funding available for green projects

Good bugs save you big bucks when wheat midge arrives
Wheat midge has moved into Alberta. but two natural predators will be on your side if you foster their populations

Recent dry weather slows stripe rust spread
Producers are encouraged to monitor for the presence of the long, bright orange stripes
New hope in the search for Ug99 stem rust resistance
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