Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has a resource for producers wanting their herds to be eligible for EU beef programs. Cow-calf producers and feedlot operators must meet specific production requirements for cattle used to produce beef for export to the European Union. That includes not using growth-enhancing products (GEPs). The CCA web page has a summary […] Read more
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It takes money to make money certainly holds true for canola
The price of the two most popular seed varieties has ‘increased significantly’ in recent years
Reading Time: 2 minutes The price of canola seed “has increased significantly over the past few years” and if crop returns stay high, could go up more, says a market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “Based on the average yearly price, a farmer seeding canola at five pounds per acre will incur a per-acre seed cost of $63 […] Read more
Kevin Serfas and Robert Semeniuk new canola and pulse chairs
Three of the big four crop commissions have new leaders following recent annual general meetings
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some familiar faces have departed the leadership ranks of Alberta crop commission but some equally well-known ones — as well as some newcomers — are taking on leadership roles. Turin-area producer Kevin Serfas is the new chair of Alberta Canola. He takes over from John Guelly, who has been a director for Region 5 for […] Read more
Issues with Class 1 driver licensing
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Issues with training and testing” continue to plague farmers and farm workers trying to obtain Class 1 Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) equivalency, say the province’s big four crop commissions. The equivalency allows Class 3 drivers (with at least two years of experience) to get their Class 1 licence needed to drive a tractor trailer […] Read more
Rodeo, sports and arts groups getting provincial aid
Reading Time: 2 minutes Performing arts, sports and rodeo organizations will get $17 million in provincial aid. The groups have been “hard hit” by the pandemic as they’ve lost their revenue but still have ongoing overhead costs, the government said. The $12-million Stabilize Program will provide one-time grants to cover up to 25 per cent of eligible expenses of […] Read more
MARA getting ‘much-needed’ new digs
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Mackenzie Applied Research Association is getting a “much-needed” agronomy centre and repair shop at its Fort Vermilion site. Half of the funds for the $600,000 facility have been raised by local producers and half is being contributed by the Western Grains Research Foundation. “Our current research and workshop facility is antiquated and very expensive […] Read more
Here’s what pests might be waiting for you in your fields
Bertha army worms get the biggest red flag in three new pest monitoring reports
Reading Time: 3 minutes There could be a bertha army worm outbreak in parts of the province this year, but cabbage seedpod weevil survey numbers are down, and, save in the south, grasshoppers aren’t a big worry, according to new provincial pest forecasts. Bertha army worm Keep watch is the take-away from last year’s survey, which consisted of 350 […] Read more
Halt new coal policy and consult, says Alberta Beef
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Beef Producers says it is “frustrated with the limited public engagement” conducted by the provincial government regarding open-pit coal extraction in the province’s eastern slopes. ABP’s board has passed a resolution calling on the government to reinstate the former coal development policy (put in place in 1976 but quietly rescinded last summer) “until proper […] Read more
Paszkowski, Price and Visser join Agriculture Hall of Fame
The canola, pork, and egg sectors are among those that benefited from the efforts of this trio
Reading Time: 2 minutes Walter Paszkowski, David Price and George Visser are the newest members of the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame. Paszkowski was instrumental in laying the foundation for the canola industry in Western Canada. Born and raised in Sexsmith, he was a founding director of the Northern Alberta Rapeseed Crushing Plant, president of the Alberta Canola Growers, […] Read more
Slimmed-down Alberta Beef Producers announces election results
Cattle organization has reduced the number of delegates but five positions are still open
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Beef Producers’ first election for its slimmed-down delegate body is over — but the group of producers’ representatives is a little smaller than hoped. Thirty producers — five shy of the allotted number — were either elected or acclaimed during recent elections (with members of the farm group either voting online or by mail-in […] Read more
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