Insect forecast maps go live
Three insect forecast maps have been added to Alberta Agriculture’s website.
The wheat stem sawfly and wheat midge maps were released early to help producers make varietal decisions at this time of year, while the pea leaf weevil maps will help those who are seed-treating for that pest.
The maps are not intended to take the place of individual field monitoring and producers should plan to scan their fields when specific pests, and pest damage, are most identifiable.
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Forecasts and maps for grasshopper, cabbage seedpod weevil and bertha armyworm will be available in January.
More information is available in the Alberta Pest Monitoring Network website.
FCC to announce Project funding this spring
The FCC Expression Fund will announce selected projects this spring.
Successful projects will receive between $2,000 and $10,000 to fund initiatives that could include community centres, libraries, day-care centres, art galleries and pro-jects such as workshops and festivals. For a project to be considered for funding, the organization must be a registered charity or a registered non-profit.
Last year, the FCC donated $50,000 to eight linguistic minority communities, which is the same budget this year.
More information can be found at fcc.ca/expressionfund.
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO APAS BOARD
Todd Lewis has been re-elected president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan for 2017-18, while Ian Boxall and James Vogt were elected vice-presidents.
APAS representatives elected to the board are:
- District 1: James Vogt of Francis, Rural Municipality of Francis, and Ray Donald of Moosomin, RM of Martin
- District 2: Todd Lewis of Gray, RM of Lajord, and Terry Anthony of Moose Jaw, RM of Baildon
- District 3: Don Connick of Gull Lake, RM of Carmichael, and Rick Jensen of Webb, RM of Webb
- District 4: Ian Boxall of Tisdale, RM of Connaught, and Bill Prybylski of Willowbrook, RM of Garry
- District 5: Donavon Block of LeRoy, RM of LeRoy, and Mickey Palfy of Viscount, RM of Viscount
- District 6: Scott Owens of Maidstone, RM of Eldon, and Bill Warrington of Loverna, RM of Antelope Park
SASKATCHEWAN FARMRECOGNIZED
Land O’Lakes Sustain has awarded Prairie Son Acres of Duval, Sask., for improving conservation and environmental efforts through their leadership in 2017.
The farm was one of 12 that re-ceived recognition at the farmer recognition and innovation summit. The three-day event attracted more than 200 farmers from across the United States and Canada with representatives from major retailers, consumer packaged goods companies and environmental groups.
More information is at sustain.ag.
FCC CONTRIBUTES TO 4-H
The Farm Credit Canada 4-H Club Fund is providing $107,000 to 216 4-H clubs across Canada.
The fund is part of FCC’s $1 million contribution committed over four years to 4-H Canada.
This contribution, in addition to supporting local 4-H activities, supports national and provincial 4-H initiatives.
The fund awards up to $500 for projects such as achievement days, horse clinics, field trips, public speaking workshops and equipment purchases.
The next application period opens in fall 2018.
The list of recipients is at fcc.ca/4-H.
