Reading Time: < 1 minute Tree Canada has extended the deadline for the 2014 Alberta Mountain Pine Beetle ReLeaf program until Aug. 31. This program subsidizes the cost of replacing trees lost to the advance of this invasive insect which destroys native pine trees. This is the second year of the program to help residents, landowners and municipalities. The mountain […] Read more
Funding to replace trees killed by mountain pine beetles
Deadline extended for tree replacement program
Don’t be fooled by imitations, Mountainview sainfoin not for sale yet
Forage producers are eager to get their hands on AC Mountainview, but it won’t be for sale until 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new variety of sainfoin holds great promise in Alberta forage systems, says a provincial beef and forage specialist. “The development and release of the new AC Mountainview sainfoin has caused a bit of a stir in the forage world,” said Linda Hunt, who works in the Stettler branch of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. […] Read more
Greenhouse media can be reused several times under certain conditions
In Europe, greenhouse operators are reusing growing media five or six times without raising disease levels
Reading Time: 2 minutes While reusing greenhouse media makes economic sense, disease and changes to physical properties are just two of the issues that need to be considered. “Greenhouse vegetable culture in Alberta has changed substantially over the last 30 years,” said Dustin Morton, a commercial horticulture specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre in Stettler. “Currently, it is not […] Read more
Taste of Canada is on the road again
Fourth edition of event heading to San Francisco
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Taste of Canada — an event to help Canadian exporters get into the U.S. food-service and retail sector — is hitting the road again. The fourth edition of the event will be held in San Francisco on Nov. 3-4, said Dusan Rnjak, trade development officer with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “This professional food […] Read more
Trade mission to Turkey opens doors
Need to upgrade cattle, sheep and goat genetics offers opportunities for Alberta companies
Reading Time: 2 minutes A provincial trade mission to Turkey has identified significant opportunities for Alberta in the areas of sheep and goat genetics, live cattle and cattle genetics, pulses, pet food, and agriculture-focused post-secondary education and training. The Alberta delegation included OC Flock Management (a Bowden-based company specializing in small ruminants’ reproductive technologies and genetics), ITS Global (a […] Read more
Pulse Pops grab national honours
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s mission accomplished for the Alberta creators of Pulse Pops, who recently won top honours — and a cheque for $2,500 — at the national finals of Mission ImPULSEible. University of Alberta students Anastassia Astrakhantseva, Christie Cheng, Diana Nguyen and Stacey Seufert created a frozen alternative to the popular cake pop from black beans, chickpeas, […] Read more
Putting a price on hay a challenge in summer
A host of factors makes it a challenge to price hay in summer, but there are ways to value your standing hay crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes July is the most difficult time for figuring out the price of hay, and this year is no exception, says provincial farm business management specialist Ted Nibourg. “Two long hard winters back to back reduced much of the hay carry-over in the province,” says Nibourg. “There were numerous reports of strong hay prices earlier this […] Read more
Traces of stripe rust reported in southern Alberta
Reading Time: < 1 minute A total of 24 winter wheat fields in the Cardston-Lethbridge, Warner, Vulcan, Taber, Forty Mile and Cypress Counties were surveyed for stripe rust. Stripe rust was observed at trace levels in four fields in the Coaldale-Stirling, Warner areas and at low (five per cent) levels in one field near Cardston. In the remainder of the […] Read more
Clinton Ziegler inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame
Reading Time: < 1 minute Clinton Ziegler of Vegreville is the newest member of the 4-H Alberta Hall of Fame in recognition of his contribution to youth mentorship. Ziegler first joined 4-H as a beef club member in 1961. For the past 25 years, he has served as a leader and volunteer at the club, district, regional and provincial 4-H […] Read more
Alberta stripe rust levels low, but producers should remain vigilant
Twenty six unsprayed spring wheat fields were surveyed in the Warner-Wrentham and the Monarch-Claresholm regions of southern Alberta. Trace levels of stripe rust were observed in only six fields. However, some local reports of damaging levels of stripe rust have been received, and stripe rust has been reported in a number of fields between Calgary […] Read more
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