Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta government is providing a $1.2-million grant over three years to the University of Calgary’s Simpson Centre for the Alberta Digitalization Agriculture Program. The Simpson Centre will conduct research to develop a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the digitalization of agriculture and create a platform for experts to exchange ideas […] Read more
Digital agriculture gets funding boost
Protecting your cattle from flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has not detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle or other livestock in Canada. Producers can protect their animals and themselves against spread of disease by monitoring cattle for clinical signs, including a sudden decrease in milk production; contacting a veterinarian with any suspected cases; practicing good biosecurity […] Read more
Nominations for Alberta’s agriculture leaders open
Reading Time: < 1 minute Every two years, Alberta’s Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes up to three individuals whose outstanding leadership, innovation and business practices have advanced Alberta’s agriculture and food industry at the provincial level or beyond. Susan Lacombe, program coordinator with the Hall of Fame, says the 141 men and women named since its inception in 1951 exemplify […] Read more
Update your Premises ID
Reading Time: < 1 minute Premises Identification is a tool used to plan for, control, and prevent the spread of livestock and poultry disease, such as avian influenza or foot and mouth disease, and is crucial for the livestock industry. Dr. Keith Lehman, Alberta’s chief provincial veterinarian, says PIDs were used heavily in 2022 and 2023 to help control the […] Read more
Animal disease outbreak support provided
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Canada recently announced an investment of up to $1,697,850 to Animal Health Canada to support its role in foreign animal disease prevention and preparedness efforts in Canada, including for African swine fever and foot and mouth disease. Animal Health Canada brings together the agriculture industry and federal, provincial and territorial partners to provide input […] Read more
What pathogen tests should you use for canola?
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canola Council of Canada encourages farmers to use soil testing for the presence of clubroot DNA, stubble tests for blackleg and verticillium stripe, and additional tests for the presence of sclerotinia stem rot spores. These tests have proven reliable. While these are the major canola pathogens, they are a small sample of the organisms […] Read more
Chickpea growers urged to participate in life cycle analysis survey
Reading Time: < 1 minute Growers have an opportunity to tell the good environmental story of Canadian chickpeas. Pulse Canada is assessing the environmental impact of Canadian chickpea production through a grower survey designed to captures production data. The results will be used to create a life cycle assessment for Canadian chickpeas, which is critical to prove the sustainability of […] Read more
Optimism for Alberta’s lamb market
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta sheep and lamb sector is facing smaller inventories, fewer breeding and replacement stock and an anticipated lower lamb crop for 2024. However, Ann Boyda, provincial livestock market analyst with the Alberta government, says optimism exists for continued easing of production costs and stronger lamb prices. Alberta has risen to become the second largest […] Read more
Alberta Farm Animal Care announces immediate closure
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) closed its doors on March 1 due to lack of finances. The organization was started in 1993 by Alberta livestock producers. Over 30 years, AFAC developed into the collective voice of the livestock industry on matters of livestock welfare and allowed the industry to work together to advance and promote […] Read more
Producers sought for wheat, barley trials
Reading Time: < 1 minute For the past four growing seasons, Alberta Grains’ Plot2Farm has collected data from on-farm research trials that test specific agronomic questions. In 2023, there was research at eight sites on increased wheat seeding rates, increased N on barley, plant growth regulators on wheat, wheat variety trials and enhanced-efficiency fertilizers. Alberta Grains is seeking producers interested […] Read more
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