Feb. 9: Sustainable Rural Alternatives seminar series, Converting to Organic Farming, Community Legion Hall, Craik, Sask. (Carmen Bell, 306-734-5192 or Mary Beckie, 306-665-8103)
Agri-Trend 2004 farm forum. (Agri-Trend Agrology Ltd., 403-343-8288)
Feb. 6: Flexi-coil Place, Saskatoon
Feb. 17: Hi-Way Service, Lethbridge
Feb. 18: Red Deer Lodge, Red Deer
Feb. 19: Fort Inn, Fort
Saskatchewan, Alta.
Feb. 20: Peace Valley Inn, Peace River, Alta.
Alberta Fish Farmers Association course, Raising Fish in Your Pond or Dugout (Eric Hutchings, 403-381-5574)
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Feb. 9: Ardrossan, Alta.
Feb. 10: Wetaskiwin, Alta.
Feb. 16: Airdrie, Alta.
March 2: Lac La Biche, Alta.
March 3: Lloydminster, Alta.
March 10: Picture Butte, Alta.
March 11: Nanton, Alta.
Farm Credit Canada one-day workshops in Saskatchewan (Janita Van de Velde, 306-780-7015 or Claude-Jean Harel, 306-780-3486)
Feb. 12: Tisdale
Feb. 17: Weyburn
Feb. 24: Moose Jaw
Feb. 24: Rosetown
Feb. 26: Swift Current
March 2: Warman
March 3: North Battleford
March 4: Watrous
Feb. 4-7: Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention and trade show, Telus Convention Centre, Calgary (CPMA, 613-226-4187)
Feb. 5-6: Farm Machinery Economics, Camrose, Alta. (Jennifer Hart, 800-296-8112)
Feb. 6-7: Cattle Congress, Trade Centre, Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, 306-931-7149
Feb. 7-8: Global Produce Traceability Conference, Calgary (CPMA, 613-226-4187)
Feb. 11-12: Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association direct seeding conference, Queensbury Centre, Exhibition Park, Regina (Marilyn Martens, 306-695-4233)
Feb. 11-13: Western Barley Growers Association convention and trade fair, Coast Plaza Hotel, Calgary (WBGA, 403-912-3998)
Feb. 12: Crops seminar, recreational complex, Dauphin, Man. (Jim Pavlin, 204-638-7301)
Cowboy concert in support of B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame:
Feb. 12: Darkwaters Cafe, Merritt, B.C. 888-763-2224 or 250-378-6812
Feb. 13: Community Hall, Pritchard, B.C. 888-763-2224
Feb. 14: Martin Exeter Hall, 100 Mile House, B.C. 250-456-2425
Feb. 13-15: NorthWest Sask. 4-H regional curling, St. Walburg, Sask. (Leonard Larre, 306-845-2703)
Feb. 14: Northern Alberta Purebred Cattle Association bull congress, Athabasca, Alta. (Ivan Griffin, 780-675-9276)
International Congress on Best Practice of Leading Farmers (Saskatchewan Agrivision, 306-384-4491)
Feb. 17-18: Prairieland, Saskatoon
Feb. 20: Greenwood Inn, Calgary
Feb. 23: Canad Inn, Winnipeg
Feb. 18: Manitoba Flax Growers meeting, Brunkild, Man. (Garvin Kabernick, 204-736-2609)
Feb. 18: Alberta Surface Rights Federation meeting, Norseman Inn, Camrose, Alta. (Tony Nichols, 403-882-2343
Feb. 19: Battle River Research Group meeting, Community Centre, Ryley, Alta., 866-828-6774
Innovators recognized
The western Canadian pork industry has recognized three industry leaders with awards at the Banff Pork Seminar.
The F.X. Aherne Awards for Innovative Pork Production were announced at the meeting held Jan. 22-23 in Banff, Alta.
Peter Heyblom of Sunterra Farms, Didsbury, Alta., was recognized for his creation of a safe handling system for boars. The boar restraint system that Heyblom designed controls the animals in the pen so producers can have safe access while taking blood samples or semen.
Lauren and Nancy Wiebe of Topeaka Farms Ltd., of Grunthal, Man., won an award for their work in public education and manure management.
The Wiebes were concerned about community reaction to the livestock industry and about the fact that most fears are based on incorrect information.
The Wiebes opened their farm and held tours to improve community relations and get the message out that manure is a valuable resource.
Selene Kiltau of Big Sky Farms Inc. of Sturgis Sask., was selected for her research into unique ways to collect information on pen design and performance evaluation on large groups of pigs.
Her research compares the performance of grow-finish pigs in conventional versus large pens using an auto-sorter and weigh system.
The F.X. Aherne awards apply to producers, owners, managers and consultants in the West’s pork industry. All entries must be in use on a farm in Western Canada.
Bourgault makes donation
Bourgault Industries has donated $25,000 to the Canada Equipment Dealers Foundation endowment fund.
The fund supports educational programs and seminars for dealers and scholarships at post-secondary institutions in Western Canada.
“With today’s technological ad-vancements, now more than ever, our dealers need qualified educated employees to be able to provide high quality product support to farm operators,” Gerry Bourgault, president of Bourgault Industries, said in a News release
news.
Bourgault is a manufacturer of seeding and tillage equipment.
