Reading Time: < 1 minute The Rural Alberta Development Fund has approved $925,360 in funding for a new centre designed to become a one-stop shop for all bee diagnostic services required by beekeepers, government departments and researchers from across the country. Development of Canada’s first National Bee Diagnostic Services Centre (NBDSC) will be led by the Centre for Research &Innovation, […] Read more
Grande Prairie College To Become Centre Of Bee Research In Canada
CFIA Reports Canada Bird Flu-Free Once More
Reading Time: < 1 minute Three months of surveillance work in Manitoba’s Interlake region have restored Canada’s status as fully free of notifiable avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported May 5 the end of “targeted, enhanced surveillance” in the area where a turkey breeding operation was confirmed last November to have birds with low-severity avian influenza H5N2. No […] Read more
Edmonton Diners Offered 22 Pulse Choices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Pulse Producers is sponsoring the third annual Savouring Pulses promotion from May 9-15 in Edmonton. Six local restaurants will offer 22 unique pulse dishes featuring dry peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas. The challenge for restaurant diners will be to try many of these dishes in only seven days. Diners can savour a black bean […] Read more
Alta. Canola Growers Keep Distance From CWB Idea
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta’s canola grower group has moved to distance itself from a proposal to gauge grower interest in voluntary marketing of pooled canola through the Canadian Wheat Board. Following an announcement from the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA), which earlier this month took out full-page ads in two farm papers seeking grower input, the Alberta Canola […] Read more
ITAC Says CGC User Fees Should Be Election Issue
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Inland Terminal Association of Canada (ITAC) says what it calls “massive” price increases proposed for Canadian Grain Commission user fees are ill-conceived and counter-productive, and should be an election issue. ITAC represents 11 inland grain terminal companies that are at least 50 per cent owned by farmers. In a release, ITAC said that recent […] Read more
EU’s Glyphosate Tolerances Loom Over Lentil Trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s lentil industry wants to see the European Union afford the same tolerances for glyphosate residue on lentils as it does on other pulse crops. The CEOs of Pulse Canada and the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council say they’ve booked meetings across the European continent with pulse buyers to “work to ensure that there […] Read more
Bee-Ginners Short Course On Bee Production
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Bee-Ginners Short Course is held each year as an introduction to the fascinating world of honeybees. Albertans who have thought about making their own honey and want to learn more about beekeeping will want to attend Bee-Ginners. The event is hosted by the Apiculture program of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and is being […] Read more
April 30 Crop Insurance Deadline
Reading Time: 2 minutes Uncertainty around high grain prices and Mother Nature are two big issues facing producers this spring. “Crop prices are up significantly over last year – roughly 25 to 50 per cent higher on average,” says Charlie Pearson, provincial crop market analyst, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton. “It’s a demand-led price rally where the world […] Read more
2012 Nuffield Farming Scholarship Applications Open
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust is accepting applications for their 2012 program. Nuffield Farming Scholarships are awarded to enthusiastic individuals, with a passion for agriculture and a desire to expand your knowledge, pursue new ideas and to share your findings with others. Applicants should be in mid-career, be between the ages of 30 and […] Read more
Compensation For Layer Hens Lost To Disease
Reading Time: < 1 minute Egg farmers will get more compensation money if their flocks have to be destroyed because of a disease outbreak. The federal government has created a separate category for layer hens under the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations. The maximum compensation amount per hen is $30. Previously, egg-laying hens were included in a general category for […] Read more
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