Reading Time: 2 minutes Your cereals might have a higher moisture content than you might expect after a very dry summer, says an agronomist with Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley. “After a dry early and mid-season, late tillers have emerged due to the later summer rains,” Jeremy Boychyn wrote in his Growing Point blog earlier this month (albertawheatbarley.com). “These […] Read more
Stay in the green to reduce risk of grain spoilage
Late tillers might have upped moisture in your wheat and barley, says agronomist
Wheat and barley elections coming
Reading Time: < 1 minute Producers are being encouraged by Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley to nominate “local leaders” for the upcoming round of elections for directors and reps. Alberta Wheat has spots open for two directors and three regional reps in Region 3, one director from Region 2, and one director-at-large. Alberta Barley is seeking candidates for directors in […] Read more
Next group of Cattlemen’s Young Leaders selected
Reading Time: < 1 minute They were chosen via a virtual selection process, but the next group of Cattlemen’s Young Leaders mentorship program will hopefully get to spend more of their program year in the everyday world. The 16 finalists in the program are paired with a leader from the beef sector and also given $2,000 to travel and attend […] Read more
Learn more about drought aid at virtual town hall
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Beef Producers’ semi-annual meeting along with a Producer Town Hall will both be held virtually on Sept. 30. The general session will run from 1 to 3 p.m., followed by the town hall from 3 to 5 p.m. Guests are welcome to attend both meetings, however, participation in the business portion of the semi-annual […] Read more
No big surprises in province’s emergency drought aid program
Program will pay just over $4 per day to feed cows that have to be pulled off pasture early
Reading Time: 3 minutes Applications for drought assistance are now being processed and the fine print doesn’t appear to have any major surprises. As expected, the $340 million in emergency aid for Alberta livestock producers is only for breeding females, covers only grazing livestock (and therefore not pigs, chickens or dairy cows), and producers will need receipts to get […] Read more
Digital herd management project gets funding
Three-quarters of cow-calf producers still using pen and paper, says funding body
Reading Time: < 1 minute RDAR, the province’s independent research funding body, has given a grant to a project to encourage cattle producers to swap their pens for digital herd-management technology. “Seventy-five per cent of cow-calf producers use pen and paper for their herd record-keeping and management,” Results Driven Agriculture Research said in announcing a $43,000 grant to Flokk Systems […] Read more
Farming the Web gets an update
Reading Time: < 1 minute The website for buying and selling ag products and services is new and improved, says the Alberta Forage Industry Network, the non-profit that operates it. Improvements to FarmingTheWeb.ca, which was given a “soft launch” in 2020, include improved search functionality, sector-specific listings, streamlined account setup and enhanced posting capabilities, it said. “As farmers and ranchers, […] Read more
Is there a charity in your community you’d like to help?
Reading Time: < 1 minute New monkey bars at a school in Lacombe, more fresh food for clients of an Okotoks food bank, and support for a kids’ mental health training program in the Vermilion area are three examples of how Alberta communities are using grants from the Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities Program. The 10-year-old program, which gives farmers a […] Read more
Grants for 4-H clubs available
Reading Time: < 1 minute 4-H clubs can receive a grant of up to $500 from the FCC 4-H Club Fund — but only if they apply before Oct. 31. Farm Credit Canada is putting up $100,000 for clubs across the country. The grants can be used for existing programs, costs associated with local events and exchanges, supporting volunteers, or […] Read more
New network aims to fill the gaps in mental health resources for farmers
Many producers suffer from stress, anxiety and depression — but finding help isn’t easy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Navigating — or even finding — mental health supports for farmers can be difficult, but an effort is underway to change that. “This is an ongoing issue that the government has been aware of for some time,” said Linda Hunt, project co-ordinator with a new initiative called the Alberta Farm Mental Health Network. In 2019, […] Read more
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