Reading Time: < 1 minute Members of Alberta’s livestock sector can now apply for funding to promote the use of best practices and technologies that enhance productive capacity and maintain social licence for agri-food industries in the province. The Growing Forward 2 Livestock Welfare Delivery Agent Program is aimed at enhancing competitiveness in domestic and international markets by encouraging adaptability […] Read more
Funding available for beef sector in Alberta
The Livestock Welfare Delivery Agent Program promotes the use of best practices and technologies
New Safety Smarts instructor in Peace Country
Reading Time: < 1 minute Carla Richard is the new Safety Smarts instructor at the Farm Safety Centre in Peace Country. The Safety Smarts program teaches rural children from kindergarten to Grade 6 how to recognize and react safely to a wide variety of potential farm hazards. “The program has been running since 1998 and this year it will reach a […] Read more
Just how much is that roast beef worth?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has a new fact sheet on pricing meat products. “When you sell direct to market, there is a lot more involved than production,” said new-venture specialist Kathy Bosse. You also have to manage processing, packaging and delivery and think about consumer demand. “The new Pricing Meat Products: An Introduction fact sheet covers […] Read more
Will rodeo’s top showcase leave town?
Northlands’ contract for the Canadian Finals Rodeo is up in 2017 and there’s a chance the rodeo could saddle up and mosey on
Reading Time: 2 minutes Will Edmonton still be the host of Canada’s top rodeo in 2017? The Canadian Finals Rodeo has been held in conjunction with Farmfair International, owned by Northlands, for 42 years, but the contract for the rodeo showcase is up for renewal. The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association plans to issue a request for proposals, and that […] Read more
Making it better when it is wetter — and when it’s dry, too
Ducks Unlimited has two wetlands restoration programs drawing on $31 million in provincial funding
Reading Time: 3 minutes Whether floods in 2013 or drought this year, extreme weather has taken its toll on producers throughout Alberta in recent years. The good news is Mother Nature can help with that. And the provincial government is also chipping in, with $31 million in funding over three years to encourage farmers and other rural landowners to […] Read more
Workshop series for exporters
Export Readiness Workshop Series takes place Nov. 23-24 in Edmonton and Nov. 25-26 in Calgary
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Export Readiness Workshop Series takes place Nov. 23-24 at Agri-Food Discovery Place in Edmonton and Nov. 25-26 at the Calgary Economic Development’s Global Centre. The workshops are targeted at companies wanting to start exporting or move into new export markets. The two-day program includes training on building an export plan, including market research and […] Read more
RENN Mill Center buys the Jiffy line of ag products
Lacombe-area company will now build and sell Jiffy bale shredders, hay rakes and harrow drawbars
Reading Time: < 1 minute RENN Mill Center Inc. has purchased the manufacturing and distribution rights to the popular Jiffy brand of agriculture equipment, which includes the Jiffy bale shredder, hay rake and harrow drawbar. “We’ve been wanting to expand our product line for a while now,” says RENN president Doug Hilsabeck. “We’ve been looking for a brand of equipment […] Read more
Three Alberta canola directors acclaimed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Three canola producers have been acclaimed to the board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. They are: Renn Breitkreuz from Onoway (Region 6), Kevin Serfas from Turin (Region 9), and Denis Guindon from Falher (Region 3). These producers will begin their three-year term as directors at the commission’s annual general meeting in January. Also taking […] Read more
Agri-Trade awards showcase new and innovative technologies
Keeping spray consistent, reducing plugging in air drills, and a new field app garner Ag Innovation awards
Reading Time: 3 minutes Innovations drive the agriculture industry — and it’s at farm shows like Agri-Trade where producers get a front and centre look at what’s new and different. For the past eight years, the Red Deer show has highlighted that with its Ag Innovation awards program. This year’s winners — chosen by a panel of farmers — […] Read more
There’s lots to look at — and places to chat — at Agri-Trade
This year’s edition of the popular Red Deer exhibition is ‘all about networking’
Reading Time: 2 minutes After a year like this one, we need to talk. And there will be lots of opportunities to do just that at this year’s edition of Agri-Trade. “This year is all about networking — getting people into the show, allowing people the chance to sit, visit and get caught up with their neighbours and friends […] Read more