Agri-news

Reading Time: < 1 minute For producers participating in the AgriStability program, counting inventory at tax year-end (December 31 for most producers) is an important task. Accuracy with year-end inventory lends itself to accuracy for the whole application. “Rather than trusting such an important task to memory, it’s important for participants to take an hour or two as close to […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta s agricultural producers are encouraged to take advantage of the Growing Forward business opportunity program to help transform existing operations or pursue new ventures to capitalize on changes in the marketplace and consumer demands. The business opportunity grant program is targeted at Alberta s primary agriculture producers and producer groups adapting their business to […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (AARD) would like to remind operators that wintering sites must be sited and managed to protect surface water and are regulated under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA). With the warmer temperatures we ve had this fall, it s hard to imagine that winter is just around the corner and […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute With high numbers of deer, elk and moose in many areas of the province, producers are reminded to take steps to prevent damage to stored hay and feed. Deer, elk, antelope and moose are often attracted to agricultural fields and livestock feedyards. This is especially common in winters with extended periods of cold weather, heavy […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes We all have our fall to-do lists. For the operators of confined feeding operations (CFOs), manure application is a big fall priority. Operators need to make room in their manure storages to prepare for winter, and manure application needs to happen before there is any snowfall, says Chris Ullmann, CFO extension specialist, Alberta Agriculture and […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many 4-H equine clubs throughout the province already have a mandatory helmet policy in place at the club level. As of October 1, 2011, a mandatory helmet requirement will be implemented for young and inexperienced members of all clubs province- wide. We wanted to be more progressive in the areas of risk management and injury […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Proceed with caution. That s the best advice for farmers contemplating getting involved with wind power at any scale. Wind power is an area generating more interest from farmers every year, and it s not hard to see why, says Kelly Lund, energy specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton. At a small scale, wind […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute There are a number of research projects at the Field Crop Development Centre in Lacombe focusing on winter triticale, spring triticale and winter wheat. With winter wheat, we are working on breeding new high-yielding varieties that are resistant to stripe rust and snow mould, says winter wheat and triticale breeder Mazen Aljarrah. The major use […] Read more