Reading Time: < 1 minute Cargill brass were at Camrose last Monday to launch work on an 850,000-tonne-per-year crush plant just south of the community, about 80 km southeast of Edmonton. “The facility will have the capacity to process both conventional and specialty canola seed, which will enable us to significantly increase our contracting programs in the area,” Ken Stone, […] Read more
Cargill plans major canola crusher at Camrose
FCC launches ninth annual Drive Away Hunger program
Alberta tour Collections will take place in nine communities during the week of Oct. 15
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada (FCC) launched its ninth annual Drive Away Hunger program, with a goal to collect one million pounds of food and $500,000 for food banks across the country. FCC’s Drive Away Hunger program involves driving a tractor and trailer through various communities to collect food and cash donations for food banks across the […] Read moreResearchers seek better tools
Reading Time: 2 minutes Euthanasia remains an important tool in animal industry to maintain herd health, stop the spread of disease or prevent financial loss, said Tina Widowski, a University of Guelph researcher who specializes in farm animal welfare. The Ontario-based researcher and her students recently evaluated a device called the Zephyr, designed to kill piglets using an air-powered, […] Read more
Ontario cop, ex-cop charged in alleged cheese-smuggling ring
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Niagara-area police officer and an ex-cop are among three charged in what’s alleged to be a “large-scale smuggling scheme” to bring illicit cheese into Ontario from the U.S. The Niagara Regional Police Service confirmed last month that charges under the Customs Act and others have been formally laid against Scott Heron, an NRPS constable […] Read more
Former directors appeal to the Supreme Court
Reading Time: < 1 minute The eight former farmer-elected directors of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on whether the federal government needed to hold a producer vote before changing the board’s mandate. “We believe that this case raises issues that are important to all Canadians and is worthy of careful consideration […] Read more
Farm Credit Canada again offers $100,000 for ag safety projects
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is partnering with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) to make farm communities safer through the FCC Ag Safety Fund. CASA will be accepting applications for the third consecutive year from charitable and non-profit organizations that need support to deliver various farm safety training programs in their communities or across Canada. […] Read more
Drought-stressed corn may be toxic to cattle
Reading Time: < 1 minute As if U.S. livestock producers don’t already have enough problems, they are being warned that what’s left of drought-diminished feed supplies may be toxic to cattle. News releases from both Purdue University and the University of Missouri say that drought-stressed corn fodder may have elevated levels of nitrate, because the plant has not been able […] Read more
Blister beetle-infested hay can be toxic to horses
Alfalfa High numbers of the insect reported in fields in western North Dakota this summer
Reading Time: < 1 minute The University of North Dakota Extension Service is warning that blister beetles, which are toxic to horses, could be a problem in the state this year. According to insectsofalberta.com, the insect is also found in southern Alberta. NDSU equine specialist Carrie Hammer says there have been several reports of alfalfa fields infested with blister beetles […] Read moreCWB initial payments at 75 per cent of expected returns
Reading Time: 2 minutes The government-backed CWB, formerly the Canadian Wheat Board, has upped the ante in the new market environment by offering higher initial payments on its Early Delivery Pool and Harvest Pool. CWB released information on its 2012-13 initial payments July 30, two days before the launch of the open market in Western Canada. The payments apply […] Read more
Glacier Media supports Nuffield program
Alberta recipients Columnist Brenda Schoepp and Ryan Bonnett of Airdrie supported this year
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Nuffield Scholarship, a prestigious international program for Canadians with a career in agriculture, has received an ongoing commitment of $15,000 per year from Glacier Media, a large Canadian owner of print and online publications including Alberta Farmer. One of the recipients of this year’s Nuffield scholarships is Brenda Schoepp, who writes the “From the […] Read moreCyber-Savvy Farmer
