Reading Time: < 1 minute B Pratyusha Chennupati and Carling Matejka are the two Alberta reps on the new Canadian Agricultural Youth Council. The group of 25 young people was created to advise Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on matters such as “food-related challenges and opportunities” and “the strengths and weaknesses of policies and programs affecting the agriculture and agri-food sectors.” […] Read more
Ag minister creates youth advisory council
How’s the weather on your farm?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is seeking volunteers to submit weather and climate reports for their farm for the online tool called the Agroclimate Impact Reporter. The weather data is used to better understand local and regional conditions, and to help identify emerging trends and anomalies. It is also used for programs such as AgriRecovery and […] Read more
Alberta Beef Producers prepares for delegate elections
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nominations are being accepted for Alberta Beef Producers’ 2020 delegate elections. The number of zones has been reduced to five (from nine previously) with seven delegates to be elected in each. Four will serve two-year terms, and three will serve one year so there will be staggered elections in the future. Individuals standing for election […] Read more
Assessing hail damage assessments
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Financial Services Corporation wants to see how its assessments of hail claims compares to the evaluation of farmers who assessed damage in their fields. The comparison will help “determine the future of adjustments at AFSC and may assist with adjusting speed in the future,” the crop insurer said. A link to the very brief […] Read more
Mystery seeds from China prompt warning
Reading Time: < 1 minute People are being warned not to plant seeds from unsolicited packages arriving in the mail, apparently from China. Hundreds of Canadians, and thousands of Americans have received packets of seeds in the mail in recent weeks. It’s suspected it may be a ‘brushing’ scam (a way to boost online sales). Authorities are warning people not […] Read more
Video details pre-harvest timing for peas
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Pulse Growers has posted a video on its website on pea staging. The video by the organization’s research manager, Jenn Walker, looks at desiccation and pre-harvest timing. It was shot last summer in a field that had some areas where plants were about 80 per cent brown and therefore ready for desiccation. But other […] Read more
Richardson decision on oats decried
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Prairie Oat Growers Association is upset that Richardson Pioneer plans to only source milling oats that were not treated with a pre-harvest desiccant. The farm group said that “while we understand this is a business decision, POGA is extremely disappointed that customer demand is being driven by information that is not science based.” Glyphosate […] Read more
‘Report card’ aims to raise awareness of soil health
Handing out marks on topics such as organic matter and cover cropping is meant to raise awareness
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers in Western Canada received good marks for increasing organic matter in their soil but a grade of D when it comes to cover cropping. The Soil Conservation Council of Canada released its first national soil health report card this spring — the first attempt to evaluate the state of Canada’s soil since the 1980s. The grades […] Read more
Exhibition Park gets provincial funding for redevelopment
Province is putting nearly $28 million into ‘an agri-food hub’ in Lethbridge facility
Reading Time: 2 minutes As part of its economic recovery plan, the Alberta government will put $27.8 million into “an agri-food hub” at Exhibition Park in Lethbridge. The agri-food hub is part of the centre’s larger redevelopment project, and “will serve as an anchor for growth of Alberta’s value-added food sector,” the government said. “This project will bring a […] Read more
Todd Hames chairs revamped Cereals Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Wheat chair Todd Hames is the new chair of the revamped Cereals Canada following its merger with Cigi. “The combined value under the new Cereals Canada model gives Canadian farmers a competitive edge,” said Hames, who farms near Marwayne. The new 16-member board has eight reps from farm groups (including Hannah Konschuh from Alberta […] Read more
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