Hay salvage dates
Saskatchewan livestock producers looking to salvage hay along roadsides will be able to cut hay starting on July 8 this year, a week earlier than normal.
The provincial highways department changed the cutting date after consulting with Saskatchewan Agriculture.
Producers must cut roadside hay at a uniform height and bales must be at least eight metres away from the shoulder of the highway.
All bales must be removed from highway ditches by Aug. 8.
New board member
Fytokem Products Inc. of Saskatoon has a new board member.
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Maureen Mitchell of Saskatoon was appointed to the board on June 20. Mitchell started her career in fine arts before becoming senior sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics.
In 1986, she founded the Saskatoon Make-Up Studio, which she owned until 2004.
Fytokem Products Inc. develops and delivers natural ingredients for the personal care, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries.
Ag society funding
Alberta’s 285 rural agricultural societies will have access to provincial grants worth $5 million this year through the province’s agricultural society grant program.
Under the program, each of Alberta’s eligible rural societies will receive a core grant worth $17,500. Agricultural societies are also eligible for a portion of an additional $3.7 million, based on the rural and agricultural scope of the activities they undertake in their communities.
The grants will provide key funding to rodeos, fairs and exhibitions across the province this summer, drawing city and country residents alike to experience a taste of rural life.
For details, contact an Alberta Agriculture representative.
Food research funding
The Advanced Food and Materials Network that was announced last month will provide $12 million worth of federal funding for food and biomaterial related research projects in Canada.
The national network of researchers, professionals, industry partners and government agencies said the funding will support projects such as researching microbial agents for food safety, studying nutrigenomics and biomarkers of chronic diseases and understanding the impact of Canada’s natural health product regulations.
Simmental winners
Simmental producers from Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Simmental breed.
Tracy and Marcia Pizzey of Foxy Lady Cattle Co. in Foxwarren, Man., and Brian McCarthy of Spring Creek Simmentals at Moosomin, Sask., recently received awards from the Canadian Simmental Association.
McCarthy and the Pizzeys entered the CSA’s Proud to be Simmental contest and were selected winners for taking leadership roles in promoting the Simmental breed.
Contest winners receive free registration and accommodation for the World Simmental Congress in Calgary on July 12-16.
