Reading Time: < 1 minute Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) has opened applications for its Accelerating Agricultural Innovations 2.0 program. It is inviting eligible applicants to submit letters of intent. All research projects must: Contain a ‘Final Mile’ plan: A clear research extension plan to show how research outcomes will reach Alberta’s producers on-farm, either directly or through ancillary service […] Read more
RDAR launches second funding round
Former ag minister returns in new Manitoba cabinet
Kinew names Kostyshyn to ag portfolio
Incoming Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has brought a former provincial agriculture minister back to the cabinet table to handle the ag file. Ron Kostyshyn, who from 2012 to 2016 was then-premier Greg Selinger’s ag minister while serving as MLA for the northwestern riding of Swan River, was sworn in Wednesday as minister of agriculture in […] Read more
Manitoba legislature’s agriculture leaders to return under new management
NDP scores majority over incumbent Tories
Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister and lead opposition agriculture critic are headed back to the legislature — but under a new seating plan. Opposition leader Wab Kinew’s New Democrats are expected to form a majority government coming out of Tuesday’s provincial election, unseating incumbent premier Heather Stefanson’s Progressive Conservatives. Just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, NDP candidates […] Read more
Goldeye Centre seeks support for future
Facility built by Junior Farmers Union sees waning support as member and volunteer base ages
Reading Time: 3 minutes A summer camp built for rural youth faces an uncertain future. Goldeye Centre is much more than a building just outside of the west-central Alberta hamlet of Nordegg. It is a place many have called home throughout their summers over the past 65 years. However, without more support , the camp may not be able […] Read more
Second agronomy cluster to receive funds
The Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster will be publicly backed for another five years
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster will receive more than $7.6 million for its second phase. Funding, which comes from sources including the Western Grains Research Foundation, the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership and industry partners, will cover a five-year period between April 2023 and March 2028. Projects will tackle everyday agronomic problems faced by farmers, as […] Read more
New mentorship program targets young grain farmers
National wheat grower group looks to inject youth into the board
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wheat Growers Association is looking for young farmers who want to know more about agricultural policy objectives. “This is a great opportunity for young farmers to learn the effects different policies like transportation, trade, and environment have on their farm,” said Kaitlyn Kitzan, the association’s treasurer and director for Saskatchewan. Kitzan, 24, is a […] Read more
Alberta women have big plans for $10K windfall
Credit unions give a boost to women in ag
Reading Time: 5 minutes Two Alberta women are $10,000 richer thanks to a first-ever grant awarded by the province’s credit unions. Lynn Dargis of Bonnyville and Laurel Thompson of Vermilion were winners of the Women in Ag grant awarded by the Credit Unions of Alberta and ConnectFirst Credit Union. Stepped up Farming has always been in Lynn Dargis’ blood. […] Read more
Peace country resident turns tragedy into triumph with AEDs in schools
Project Brock has taught thousands of rural Albertans how to fight sudden cardiac arrest
Reading Time: 5 minutes [UPDATED: Aug. 24, 2023] Farmers and other rural residents face disadvantages when it comes to emergency services. Distance and logistics are two big factors, but they don’t end there. Just ask Kim Ruether. She lives on a farm near the Peace country town of Fairview and has made it a personal goal to get automated […] Read more
Activists target Ontario hog farm with ransomware
'We are dealing with adversaries whose motivation is not money'
A ransomware on a small Ontario hog business is something a cybersecurity expert says needs more attention from the agriculture industry. Instead of cash, the attackers demanded the hog business owners publicly admit to what they alleged to be livestock mistreatment. The occurrence was unique and alarming, says Ali Dehghantanha, Canada research chair in cybersecurity […] Read more
At Ag in Motion: New ‘Soil Champions’ team to promote soil health
'Societies live and die by soil'
A new group of “Soil Champions” has been formed to promote the benefits of soil health. This new committee — announced Wednesday at the Ag in Motion farm show at Langham, Sask. — will work to ensure the care and protection of Canada’s agricultural soil through education, knowledge transfer, forums for collaboration and other activities. […] Read more
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