Angus award winners named
Michaela Chalmers of Oro-Medonte, Ont., was recently appointed the 2016 Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador by the Canadian Junior Angus Association.
The annual award of $3,500 recognizes an Angus breeder between 22 and 30 who has shown a desire to stay involved in the Angus business.
Chalmers is a director with the Canadian Junior Angus Association and helped organize the 2016 Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders conference.
She is enrolled in the University of Guelph’s animal biology program working toward an honours, bachelor of science degree.
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Pollinator award seeks nominations
Nominations for the 2016 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award are open until Aug. 12.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Pollinator Partnership and the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association are hosting the annual event.
The award recognizes farmers and ranchers who are conserving natural ecosystems and implementing pollinator protection measures on their farm or ranch.
It showcases good management practices that are benefiting pollinators and wildlife in general.
Breeder program initiated
The Canadian Angus Association has created the New Generation Breeder Development program.
It is expected to focus on developing, mentoring and providing tools for production and market access to the next generation of Angus producers.
Feds fund research
The federal government plans to invest $37.6 million in Agriculture Canada to modernize research stations and laboratories in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec.
The funding is designed to modernize research infrastructure with up-to-date equipment to improve the department’s science capacity.
Funds will be used for several purposes:
- install a new bioreactor to help investigate the use of biological products and processes for treating farm wastes
- upgrade a research and pilot plant facility to improve food safety and food processing
- add new efficient growth chambers in several centres to help with plant and crops research
- improve the energy efficiency at facilities and reduce their environmental footprint
Ag students win awards
Tomina Jackson from the University of Saskatchewan, Jessica Thompson from the Maryfield School in Maryfield, Sask., and Laurie Laliberte from Universite Laval, Que., are the 2015-16 winners of the Excellence Award for Ag Students.
The award is hosted by Farm Management Canada and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs.
The three winners have earned scholarships to further their agricultural education.
To qualify, students submitted a multimedia presentation, a video, a Twitter chat, a blog or a Wiki, responding to the following question:
What top three priorities should Canada’s agricultural industry focus on to be a leading agricultural body going forward?
How will you, as a new graduate, positively contribute to these priorities?
For more information, visit fmc-gac.com.
