Five 4-Hers going toCanada-wide science fair
Five winners were chosen at 4-H Canada’s third annual 4-H Canada Science Fair in Truro, N.S.
The winners will move on to the Canada-Wide Science Fair, which be held in Ottawa May 12‒19.
Fourteen projects were presented, ranging in topics from analyzing the growth of microgreens to a look into a cost-effective way to extract chitin and chitosan from lobsters.
The winners are:
- Mac D. from British Columbia: Safer chick-ments
- Lara and Liesl S. of Alberta: Biosecurity disinfectant efficacy
- Neleah L. from Prince Edward Island: Cost-effective extraction of chitin and chitosan from lobster shells
- Amanda H. of Alberta: Crickets for Lunch
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The full list of participants is at 4-h-canada.ca/SF18.
Seed industry receives funding
The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association is receiving $499,814 in federal funding to help it better understand the risk and opportunities within the seed system and develop options for the future.
The CSGA will also receive an additional $203,400 to modernize seed production standards and guidelines.
As well, the Canadian Seed Trade Association will receive $65,154 to help build Canadian seed innovation and trade and break down barriers to trade.
Ag Clean Technology Program launched
The federal government recently announced the three-year, $25 million Agricultural Clean Technology Program, which will launch in April.
It will help the agricultural sector reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the development and adoption of cutting edge clean technologies by targeting developments in bioproducts and precision agriculture.
Provinces and territories are eligible to apply for federal funding and are encouraged to work with industry on projects that focus on precision agriculture and/or bioproducts.
The funds will help farmers across the country adopt means of production that are both environmentally friendly and more efficient.
CCA names new executive
British Columbia rancher David Haywood-Farmer is the new president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.
Haywood-Farmer takes over from Dan Darling of Ontario, who is now past-president. Bob Lowe of Alberta becomes vice-president.
Haywood-Farmer and his wife, Bonnie, run a cow-calf operation on a century farm at Savona, B.C. He is a past-president of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association and was also chair of the CCA’s foreign trade committee, domestic agriculture committee and regulations committee.
During his two-year term, he plans to encourage the government to implement the trans-Pacific trade deal CPTPP, initiate a freer trade agreement with China and see technical barriers to exporting red meat to Europe resolved within the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
New members to the CCA executive committee are Doug Sawyer and Cathy Sharp of Alberta, Pat Hayes of Saskatchewan and Ramona Bylth of Manitoba.
New directors to the CCA board include Brian McKersie of B.C., Charlie Christie and Miles Wowk of Alberta, Gord Adams of Manitoba, Jason Reid and Craig McLauglin of Ontario.
