Crocus photo contest launched
It’s time to take fresh pictures of the Manitoba prairie crocus.
More than $500 in prize money is available for winners in the 2016 Crocus Photo Contest at Arden, Man. Entries close at midnight April 29.
Photos will be printed, judged and displayed a week later at Arden’s Crocus Festival May 6.
Contest photos must be as fresh as the season: taken in April, anywhere in Manitoba. Normal full-bloom stage is about a week on either side of April 15.
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The photo contest is open to all residents of Manitoba, except professional photographers. Sponsors put up cash for 16 prizes in four categories, with separate competitions for youth and adults.
It is free to enter the photo contest and attend the Crocus Festival.
Entry rules can be obtained from the municipal website at www.ardenmb.ca
For more information, phone organizer John Dietz at 204-368-2274 or Lansdowne Heritage Resources & Tourism Committee co-chair Rod Shuttleworth at 204-368-2229.
Verified Beef Production Plus launches Website
The Verified Beef Production Plus program has launched a new website, which is a single-stop comprehensive resource for all matters related to VBP+.
Located at verifiedbeef productionplus.ca, the new website reflects the progression of VBP+ toward national program management and delivery.
The website offers information for consumers, retailers and beef cattle producers, including online training, the five steps for joining the program and information on modules for animal care, biosecurity and environmental stewardship.
It also includes a photo gallery where site visitors can view images submitted by VBP+-registered operations to showcase their farm, ranch, feedlot, cattle and family and more.
The Beef Cattle Research Council operates the program.
For more information, contact Tracy Herbert at herbertt@beefresearch.ca or call 306-850-5026.
Food & Farming Champion Award seeks nominations
Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan is seeking nominations for the second year of the Food & Farming Champion Award.
The award was designed to recognize people who have taken the initiative to speak up about agriculture in Saskatchewan.
Nominees are judged on 10 pillars of public trust: advocacy, communication, leadership, participation, support, policy, teaching, publications, innovation and research.
For more information, download the nomination form or visit farmfoodcaresk.org.
Nominations are to be submitted to the FFC SK office by Sept. 30. The selection committee will choose a winner from the nominations and award winners will be honoured at Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan’s annual conference in Saskatoon Dec. 13-14.
