Fruit, vegetable support announced by Ottawa
The federal government is investing more than $175,000 to the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corp.
The membership-based organization acts as a third party financial dispute resolution body for fruit and vegetable growers.
It will receive $118,795 to deliver an education initiative on the impending Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations.
An additional $58,807 was provided under the same program to update the Canadian grade standards for fresh fruits and vegetables to reflect current market and consumer preferences.
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Already facing some community pushback, a proposed 2,000-head cattle feedlot south of Swift Current, Sask., has been rejected for a municipal permit, partly over zoning concerns about the minimum distance from a residence.
Cow-calf informationsessions now online
The 2017-18 Cow-Calfenomics presentations are available online.
The series delivered a lot of information, ideas, and opportunities for cow-calf producers to help them make better choices.
Topics and presenters included:
- cattle market situation and outlook with Ann Wasko, market analyst from Gateway Livestock
- the use of risk management tools in the beef industry with Brenda Hagen, project co-ordinator for the Western Livestock Price Insurance program
- business structure for new entrants with Joel Bokenfohr, Alberta Forestry and Agriculture
- production and enterprise analysis with Herman Simons, Alberta Agriculture
- a farmer’s guide to agricultural credit with Rick Dehod of Alberta Agriculture
- the value of a mentor with Melissa Hermanson, a Canadian Cattlemen Young Leader participant
The Cow-Calfenomics presentation page also includes links to tools, resources, and Cow-Calfenomics presentations from the last five years.
Info available about plant growth regulators
A new fact sheet called Plant Growth Regulators: What Agronomists Need to Know, is now available through Alberta Agriculture.
Plant growth regulators are synthetic compounds that can modify plant growth and development by altering plant hormonal activity.
Their use in Western Canada is relatively new compared to other parts of the world.
The PGRs concerned are the ones that produce shorter stems that reduce lodging and maintain grain yield.
The fact sheet looks at how PGRs perform on different crop species and different crop cultivars, as well as how they change plant physiology to achieve shorter crops.
It also addresses why PGRs are not more common in Western Canada.
Golfer takes Mosaic on tour
Graham DeLaet, a Saskatchewan golfer on the PGA Tour, will represent Mosaic.
DeLaet and his caddie will wear the company’s logo during all PGA tour competitions.
The partnership will extend off the course with DeLaet and Mosaic collaborating on client, employee and charitable initiatives.
Delaet has recorded 33 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. He represented Canada in the summer Olympics in 2016.
Mosaic invests more than $5 million each year into Saskatchewan communities and key projects.
Ag society receivescentury award
The Lamont Agricultural Society has received the Agricultural Society Century Award, which was recently presented at the annual conference of the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies.
