Habitat set aside
As part of World Wetland Day on Feb. 2, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announced it has bought 160 acres of wetland and forest habitat two kilometres north of Good Spirit Provincial Park in Saskatchewan.
The habitat on the property and in the surrounding area is important for waterfowl, black bear, elk and moose, as well as the natural vegetation that helps to support the biodiversity of the area.
NCC deemed this land a priority conservation site because of its proximity to the provincial park and because of the threat of increasing habitat loss in the area.
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On-site test introduced for soy meal
FeedCheck Soy was recently launched by Canadian Bio-Systems Inc. at the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta.
The new tool allows for fast, on-site analysis of soybean meal quality and is available for use across the soybean, feed and livestock industries.
The test kit uses an assay design that allows users to quickly assess their soybean meal samples for the presence of anti-nutritional factors such as trypsin inhibitors.
The test kit is available direct from CBS Inc. at canadianbio.com.
Asian food mission planned
Alberta companies are invited to participate in a mission at the SIAL China trade show from May 11-25, which is Asia’s largest food innovation exhibition.
Additional visits to Sichuan province and Beijing will follow the show and allow companies to explore further opportunities.
Companies will have a chance to exhibit products and engage with international buyers in the food service, manufacturing, retail and hospitality sectors.
Last year, the show attracted 3,200 exhibitors from 67 countries and regions as well as 101,134 visitors.
This mission is being organized by Alberta Agriculture in collaboration with the Canadian Food Exporters Association.
The application deadline is Feb. 28.
4-H Canada to honour volunteers
Norma Ansloos of the Springbank Rawhides 4-H Club in Alberta was chosen as the 2017 4-H Canada National Volunteer of the Year.
4-H Canada recently recognized its outstanding volunteer leaders during the 2018 4-H Canada Leadership Awards in Ottawa.
Provincial winners were Linda Bartsch of British Columbia, Tammy Rumpel of Saskatchewan., Heather Lea of Manitoba, Linda Debney of Ontario, Phyllis Danforth-Rouleau of Quebec, Helen MacDiarmid of New Brunswick, Edith Wood of Nova Scotia, Brenda Larsen of Prince Edward Island and Terri-Lynn Gillett of Newfoundland-Labrador.
For more information, visit 4-h-canada.ca/national-volunteer-leader-year-award.
Ag management program starts
Registration is open for the Agricultural Enterprise Management program at Lethbridge College starting in September.
As part of the school’s Faculty of Management, the new program will focus on business solutions relevant to the agricultural and agri-food sector.
The two-year diploma program will bring together economics, management and production to give students a strong foundation in the business of agriculture.
Students will also be able to continue into a bachelor of management degree program with an AEM major at the university.
More information is at lethbridgecollege.ca/aem.
