Sask. big game draw opens
Hunters in Saskatchewan have until May 31 to get their applications in for the big draw.
To enter the draw, hunters need to provide their hunting, angling and trapping licence identification number (HAL ID). There’s a one-time requirement for registering a HAL ID.
Hunters who have bought a 2013 or 2014 angling, hunting or fur licence or applied for the 2013 draw have already been assigned a HAL number.
There are three ways to obtain a HAL ID and licence application:
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- visit www.saskatchewan.ca/huntinganglinglicences
- through private licence issuers, ministry offices and select provincial park offices
- call 855-848-4773 between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Awarded licences will be available through the automated licence system on the individual hunter’s HAL account.
Participants should become familiar with the new wildlife management zone boundary map and 2014 Saskatchewan Resident Big Game Draw Supplement available at www.saskatchewan.ca/hunting.
A complete listing of licence issuers is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/huntinganglinglicences.
Egg system gets national quality assurance
Egg Farmers of Canada will receive $100,000 in federal funding to merge its assurance systems into one organization called the National Quality Code.
The new quality assurance system will provide egg producers and graders with a streamlined certification program, which handles food safety, traceability and animal care. It could also enhance the industry’s competitiveness by strengthening its capacity to make credible and verifiable claims.
Egg Farmers of Canada represents 1,000 registered egg producers. Egg farms generated $880 million in 2012.
Alberta 4-Her gets award
Jess Verstappen has been awarded 4-H Alberta’s highest honour.
Verstappen of High Prairie, Alta., received the 4-H Premier’s Award May 5 during the Alberta 4-H Selections event in Olds, Alta.
Verstappen, 17, is a member of the Coyote Acres 4-H Club in High Prairie. She is involved in several of the club’s projects including small engine, market steer, ewe lamb, mature ewe, market lamb and light horse. Her hobbies include rodeo, horse riding and helping out on the family farm.
As the Premier’s Award winner, Verstappen will represent 4-H Alberta at regional and agricultural events and will also meet the premier and minister of agriculture.
Animal care training receives funding
Farm and Food Care is receiving $2 million over two years from the federal and Ontario governments to develop training materials, deliver courses and help farmers implement new codes of practices.
The goal will be to provide agriculture workers with the latest research, standards and practices related to farm animal care.
