Agricultural business award presented
Merle Good has been named the 2016 recipient of the Wilson Loree Award during Farm Management Canada’s Agricultural Excellence Conference in Calgary.
The annual award honours individuals or groups who have made extraordinary contributions to advancing agricultural business management practices in Canada.
Good operates a private farm management consulting business, which helps farmers with business structures and succession planning. He also speaks at conferences and meetings.
He worked for Alberta Agriculture from 1977-2014.
Good began his career as an agricultural loans officer before beginning his 30-plus-year career as a farm management specialist and the provincial agricultural tax specialist.
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Community projectsSponsored
Richardson International has donated $1.45 million to 72 community projects across Canada.
Funding for community projects and local initiatives include new splash parks, playgrounds, upgraded emergency rescue equipment and town halls.
The company said it plans to donate more than $1 million each year to support a variety of community projects and organizations that enhance the quality of life in the communities in which the company operates.
Richardson works with local groups by donating extra funds to help make local projects more viable.
Proposals are reviewed by the board of trustees of the Richardson Foundation, which meets three times a year.
Agribition wrangles for STARS
Canadian Western Agribition recently presented STARS Air Ambulance with $6,000. The money was raised at two different Agribition events Nov. 23.
It hosted a fundraiser auction during the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Series, which was held in partnership with the Ramada Plaza and the Regina Chamber of Commerce.
The auction included various CWA items, including artwork, a CWA belt buckle and photo opportunities with a goat and a heifer. This event raised $2,000.
CWA also hosted the Winners Circle Auctioneers Competition presented by Ritchie Bros Auctioneers.
The event featured four auctioneers from across North America, selling 13 various items. The event raised $4,000.
Input sought on Bison code of practice
The online comment period for the draft code of practice for the care and handling of bison ends Jan. 19.
It was launched for public comment by the Canadian Bison Association and the National Farm Animal Care Council Nov. 21.
The aim is to have the new bison code completed in 2017.
A scientific committee report summarizing research on priority welfare topics for bison can be found online alongside the draft code.
It is one of four codes of practice currently under revision as part of a multi-year NFACC project.
Codes of practice serve to further the understanding of animal care requirements and recommended practices.
It covers housing, feed and water, handling, euthanasia, transportation and other important management practices.
Revisions to the bison code began in 2015.
The draft code can be viewed and submissions made through NFACC’s website at nfacc.ca/codes-of-practice/bison.
