Western Beef Development Centre cow-calf management schools. (Jamie, 306-966-4147)
Jan. 5-6: Lloydminster
Jan. 7-8: Moose Jaw
Jan. 9-10: Kenosee Lake
Jan. 15: Kindersley
Jan. 22: Eastend
Jan. 23: Bengough
Jan. 24: Kisbey
Jan. 29: Pierceland
Jan. 30: Prince Albert
Jan. 31: Kelvington
Jan. 7-8: Wild Rose Agricultural Producers and Canadian Outstanding Young Farmers Alberta/N.W.T. convention and seminars, Black Knight Inn, Red Deer (Rod, 780-451-5912)
Jan. 7-8: St. Jean Farm Days, St. Jean Baptiste, Man. (Henri Maron, 204-746-8351)
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Jan. 8: Farm information day, Selkirk, Man. (Rick Hnatiuk, 204-785-5036)
Jan. 9-10: Peace Country Beef Congress, Grande Prairie, Alta. (Patricia Fraser, 780-568-2203)
Jan. 11: Western Canadian Marketers and Processors Association convention, Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon (Greg Simpson, 306-693-2132)
Jan. 12: Holland Beef Day, Holland Man. (Robert Wheeler, 204-723-3232)
Jan. 12-14: 2004 Canadian Forage and Turf Seed conference, Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon, 306-787-7712
Jan. 12-16: Western Canadian Crop Production Show, Saskatoon, 306-931-7149 or 888-931-9333
Manitoba beef and forage week:
Jan. 12: Holland, Bob Wheeler, 204-723-3232
Jan. 13: Eriksdale, Jim Mason, 204-762-5649
Jan. 14: Ste. Rose, Roger Sheldon, 204-447-2116
Jan. 15: Rosa, Wally Happychuk, 204-425-5055
Jan. 16: Teulon, Hilmar Johnson, 204- 886-2696
Jan. 13: Youth and parent career expo, Flexicoil Place, Saskatoon (Ann Remy, 306-683-7566)
Jan. 15: Agri-Tourism workshop, Assiniboia, Sask. (Garry Noble, 306-642-7225)
Jan. 15-16: Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers Association 2004 Sask. Alfalfa Seed conference, Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon (Wayne Goerzen, 306-651-7275)
Jan. 16-17: Canadian Bull Congress, Camrose, Alta., 780-672-3640
Jan. 20: Crop Talk 2004, Tisdale, Sask. (Leroy Bader, 306-878-8805)
Jan. 20-21: Cattlemen’s Corral Crop Visions, Lloydminster (Mike Sidoryk, 306-825-5571)
Jan. 20-22: Manitoba Ag Days, Keystone Centre, Brandon (Owen Beever, 204-571-6566)
Jan. 20-23: Banff Pork Seminar, Banff Centre for Conferences, Banff, Alta., 780-492-3651
Planning on-farm festivals and special events for farm direct and ag tourism operators. (Keily Stetson, 780-853-8240)
Jan. 21: Reynolds-Alberta Museum,
Wetaskiwin
Jan. 22: Lynnwood Ranch, Okotoks
Jan. 22-25: Guelph Organic Conference, University Centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont., 519-824-4120
Jan. 24: Davidson Gelbvieh winter field day, Davidson Ranch, Ponteix, Sask., 306-625-3755
Jan. 28-29: Manitoba Swine seminar, Best Western Victoria Inn, Winnipeg (Ian Seddon, 204-945-0353)
Jan. 28-30: FarmTech, Mayfield Inn, Edmonton, 866-327-6832
Jan. 30-31: Ranchers Bull Congress, Exhibition Grounds, Stettler, Alta., 866-742-6288
Westman beef seminar (John Popp, 204-867-3961)
Feb. 3: Miniota
Feb. 4: Belmont
Food bank donations
Manitoba food banks will receive about 7.25 tonnes of free beef through an initiative offered by the provincial government, Winnipeg Harvest and the Manitoba Meat Processors Association.
The province provides $20,000 to Winnipeg Harvest under the Made in Manitoba Beef Fund established earlier this year to increase local slaughter capacity and consumption of provincially produced beef. Winnipeg Harvest will use the money to provide about 900 kilograms of meat each week for eight weeks to food banks.
“We recognize beef producers have struggled with limited markets this year and we are pleased to participate in a program that feeds hungry Manitobans high quality local beef,” said David Northcott of Winnipeg Harvest in a News release
news.
“This initiative will also put money into the producers’ hands.”
Participating members of the meat processors association will contribute their time at slaughter facilities.
Winnipeg Harvest is a community group dedicated to distributing food to hungry people.
Spectra awards
The Alberta Pork Spectra Awards for commitment to the pork industry were recently presented to two leaders of the province’s pork industry.
Jim Christie was awarded a lifetime achievement award for more than 50 years of involvement in Alberta’s pork industry. Christie was born on a farm near Trochu, Alta.
His foray into the hog business began in 1950 with a sow he received as a wedding present.
His was one of the first hog operations to use slatted floors and by the mid-1960s Christie and his three brothers had the largest hog operation of its kind in Alberta. They adopted liquid feeding before most other hog operations.
Christie also worked as a member of various local, provincial and national organizations. He served as a delegate to the local hog marketing board, was director of the Western Hog Growers Association and served as its president for seven years.
He was also active in provincial and federal politics and various grain organizations.
Keith Wilson, an Edmonton lawyer, was presented with a Friend of the Industry award for his commitment to the advancement of agriculture through the practice of agricultural law.
Wilson has represented hundreds of producers on a range of agricultural issues. He has used his expertise to help producers navigate the complex regulatory process for livestock operations, which led to development of a revised Agricultural Operation Practices Act.
He has also helped the industry deal with challenges arising from the new legislation and has provided counsel to Alberta Pork on issues such as new water policies and right-to-farm legislation.
Alberta Pork represents more than 1,800 pork producers in the province.
