FarmLead boosts APAS’s youth leadership program
FarmLead has announced a charitable partnership with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan’s youth leadership and mentorship program.
The online grain marketplace founded by Brennan Turner will donate $25 to the program for every farmer who registers for a free FarmLead account using the APAS referral code.
Turner, who grew up in Foam Lake, Sask., said many of his friends and family are future farmers who should be as successful as their parents.
“I want as many young farmers as possible to learn through the Youth Leadership and Mentorship Program so that they can meet the many new challenges facing farmers head on,” he said.
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APAS president Todd Lewis welcomed the contribution, noting the program has doubled in four years. Eleven people are participating this year.
Meetings will discuss Man. commodity group merger
Five commodity groups in Manitoba may soon merge, creating one organization to represent growers of soybeans, pulse crops, corn, flax, wheat, barley and sunflowers.
A steering committee leading the amalgamation released a report Dec. 14, summarizing the proposed merger. It wants feedback on the concept and will hold meetings this winter about the structure of the new organization:
- Jan 10 at 1 p.m., St. Jean Farm Days
- Jan. 11 at 1 p.m., Dauphin
- Jan. 12 at 10 a.m., Stonewall
- Jan. 16 at 3 p.m., Brandon Ag Days
The proposal will also be discussed at the Feb. 14-15 Crop Connect conference in Winnipeg
For more information, visit www.mbcrops.ca.
DAIRY COST STUDY DEADLINE LOOMS
The deadline to apply for Alberta Agriculture’s Dairy Cost Study is Jan. 15 and there is no cost to participate.
Dairy producers can sign up online or contact Pauline Van Biert, research analyst at Alberta Agriculture, for more information.
Similar to the AgriProfit$ program, participants receive a de-tailed business analysis for their farm, which will give them a better understanding of their farm’s performance.
Participants provide monthly zactivities over the course of a year.
Information includes livestock numbers, feed use and cost, labour and expenses, which is rolled up into their farm business analysis at the end of 12 months.
Producers also have the ability to compare their results to others to set goals or targets for improvement.
GRAIN GROWERS ANNOUNCE NEW EXECUTIVE
Jeff Nielsen has been re-elected president of the Grain Growers of Canada while Art Enns remains vice-president.
Nielsen represents the Western Barley Growers Association on the board and Enns represents the Prairie Oat Growers Association.
Each member organization appoints a farmer director to the organization’s board, from which a five-person executive committee is elected.
The executive for 2017-18 is:
- president: Jeff Nielsen, Western Barley Growers Association
- vice-president: Art Enns, Prairie Oat Growers Association
- executive member: David Bishop, Alberta Barley
- executive member: Michael Delaney, Atlantic Grains Council
- executive member: Doyle Wiebe, Canadian Canola Growers Association
