Program highlights vaccinations
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and more than 200 veterinary practices recently celebrated Animal Health Week across Canada by drawing attention to the importance of protecting animal health through vaccinations.
This year’s theme was vaccines save lives, which focused on disease prevention.
The CVMA outlined five reasons to vaccinate:
- Vaccinations are safe and prevent many animal illnesses.
- Vaccinations prevent diseases from being passed from animal to animal and also from animal to human.
- Vaccinations are an important part of annual health examinations.
- Vaccinations are tailored to each animal based on its breed, age, overall health, and disease exposure risk.
- Vaccinations can help avoid costly treatments for preventable diseases.
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4-H Alberta opens registration
Registration is open for 4-H members and clubs until the end of November.
Leaders can register existing clubs and all their members and volunteer leaders online.
For more information, visit the 4-H Alberta website or call 780-422-4444.
Community leader award presented
The late Don Kramer received this year’s ABEX Community Leader of the Year award for his dedication to Saskatchewan communities.
The award recognizes an individual who has made a positive contribution to the community through volunteerism and philanthropy and has taken a lead role in developing solutions to social challenges in Saskatchewan.
Kramer was president and chief executive officer of Kramer Tractor Company Ltd. from 1978 until his death in August.
Youth mentorship seeks applications
Applications are being accepted until Oct. 31 for the APAS Youth Leadership and Mentorship Program.
The program, which is offered by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, co-ordinates and supports mentorships between young producers and industry leaders to help them gain experience and develop skills as well as take advantage of networking opportunities.
Participants will also work with the YAP committee to help identify policy ideas for the future.
For more information, email info@apas.ca or call 306-789-7774.
Director appointed for livestock centre
The University of Saskatchewan has appointed Kris Ringwall as the new director of its Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence starting Nov 1.
The $38 million complex of field and science laboratories has two research and teaching units located near Clavet, Sask., and a third southeast of Saskatoon.
Ringwall is currently director of the North Dakota State University’s Dickinson Research Extension Center and an NDSU extension livestock specialist.
Ringwall will report to the deans of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
He will also work with the centre’s strategic advisory board, which includes representatives from the university, the provincial and federal governments and the livestock and forage sectors.
Ringwall writes a weekly column, BeefTalk, which has appeared in Canadian Cattlemen magazine and other Glacier FarmMedia publications.
