Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture, biotech and BSE research in Alberta will all operate through one of four new provincial corporations as part of the province’s “Alberta Innovates” support structure for scientific research. “A stronger, more coordinated system will bring new opportunities to Alberta researchers and entrepreneurs,” Premier Ed Stelmach said in a release. Alberta Innovates officially launched Jan. […] Read more
Ag Research Moved To New “Innovation” Agency
Seed Canola At Four Mph, One Cm Deep
Reading Time: < 1 minute Only 50 per cent of the canola seed you put in the ground actually grows to form viable plants. That’s the average. We have to expect some seed and seedling death, but a new focused agronomy project from the Canola Council of Canada aims to improve return on investment for seed and every other input […] Read more
Alberta Farm Inventor Takes Top Prize In Manitoba
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jim Grose of Clive was the winner of this year’s Inventor’s Showcase award at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon last month. Grose found that while the larger B-train trucks were a big advantage on the farm, they were a pain to unload. So Grose headed for the farm shop a few years ago and came […] Read more
Grain Bags Need More Study
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain bags may seem like an easy solution to the problem of where to store that bin-buster of a crop, but a University of Manitoba grain storage researcher had some cautionary words about a product that has seen precious little study when he spoke to farmers attending Manitoba Ag Days. Digvir Jayas, a professor of […] Read more
Checkoff Campaign Pays Dividends
Reading Time: 2 minutes A targeted campaign to lay out the benefits Alberta farmers get from their checkoff dollars has already yielded dividends for four checkoff-funded producer organizations in the province. The Alberta Barley Commission, the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission and the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission launched their campaign in August 2009, partly […] Read more
Tractor, Combine Sales Seen Dropping In 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sales of tractors and combines in both the Canadian and U.S. markets are expected to drop significantly in 2010 from 2009 levels. The Milwaukee-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers, a trade association for over 800 makers of farm, forestry, construction, mining and utility equipment, said that it expects to see double-digit decreases, percentage-wise, in sales of […] Read more
Feds And Province Fund Grazing Reserves
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Governments of Canada and Alberta last week announced funding to improve towards provincial grazing reserves. The Government of Canada has committed $5,925,000 and the Province of Alberta an additional $3.3 million over the current and next fiscal year. In joint release, the governments said the funds will be used to refurbish infrastructure on Alberta’s […] Read more
Ont. Vet Gets House Arrest Over Holstein Embryos
Reading Time: < 1 minute An Ontario veterinarian will serve nine months of house arrest for falsifying over 100 veterinary certificates relating to exported Holstein embryos. Brian Hill was convicted Nov. 17 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Woodstock, on a “global count” of violating the federal Health of Animals Act, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Jan. 19. […] Read more
Ontario Dairy Farmers Urge Appeal Of Raw Milk Ruling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Citing “increased public health risks,” the Dairy Farmers of Ontario is publicly urging the province to appeal a local justice’s decision allowing distribution of raw, unpastuerized milk through “cow shares.” “At this point, DFO expects the Ontario government will appeal the decision to a higher court, defend the legislation and take all steps necessary to […] Read more
CCIA Expands Operations In Sask.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Saskatchewan and federal governments will jointly put up over $1 million for staff and office space to help livestock producers in that province with age verification and other traceability work. The funding is to go to the Calgary-based Canadian Cattle Identification Agency to help open a new satellite office in Saskatoon and hire three […] Read more
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