FCC appoints board member
Jane Halford has been appointed to Farm Credit Canada’s board of directors.
It is a three-year term effective Dec. 15.
Halford worked for the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Alberta as director of practice review from 2003-05 and as executive director of the Chartered Accountants’ Education Foundation from 2006-13. She was also chief executive officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta from 2005-13 and its registrar from 2005-11.
Most recently, she co-founded Bolt Transition, which specializes in leadership transition.
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She is also president of Halford Consulting, Inc.
The 12-member FCC board represents the diversity of Canadian agriculture.
Seaford marketing receives gov’t funding
The Canadian Pacific Kazunoko Association will receive $614,068 in federal funding over three years to help the Canadian seafood sector expand into global markets and increase sales for high-end seafood products.
The money will be used to brand salted and flavoured kazunoko (herring roe) to buyers in Japan, China and Taiwan.
As well, the Underwater Harvesters Association will receive $130,000 to develop branding strategies, produce marketing tools and attend trade shows to promote Canada’s high quality geoduck products.
Youth inaction grant looks for nominees
The Community Foundation’s Youth in Action Grant is taking applications from 10 to 18 year olds. It is open to all southwestern Alberta residents.
The program funds projects that are youth-initiated and youth-driven. Successful ideas and projects will directly improve the applicant’s community.
Applicants will need to partner with their school or a registered charity to apply.
The foundation will be advised by a youth advisory committee.
Application forms can be submitted at cflsa.fluidreview.com.
Crop research receives funding
The Western Grains Research Foundation will receive up to $2.6 million in federal funding for crop research and development.
The project aims to better understand the interactions among crops, soil, environment and economics as well as how to grow crops effectively and profitably while respecting the environment.
Industry researchers and Agriculture Canada will focus on determining the effects of rotational crops to develop crop management strategies that are beneficial to the environment and producers.
They will also study the effective control of fungal diseases through timely applications.
