Dairy board member appointed
Shikha Jain has been appointed to the Canadian Dairy Commission’s board of directors for a four-year term.
Jain is the chief executive officer of Green Energy Trading Corp., an organization that supports sustainability in the dairy industry.
Jain brings extensive experience in strategic and operational planning in the dairy industry. The commission said her guidance will assist the crown corporation as it works with the federal government’s agenda to advance innovation and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
WGRF contributes to research centre
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Western Grains Research Foundation will contribute $750,000 toward building the Advanced Agriculture Research Centre of Excellence at SARDA Ag Research in Donnelly, Alta.
SARDA Ag Research is a non-profit organization directed by producers from the municipal districts of Smoky River, Greenview, Big Lakes County, Northern Sunrise County and the County of Grande Prairie.
SARDA is providing more than $960,000 toward the new building for a total project cost of about $1.7 million, which is expected to be completed by spring 2023.
The research centre is designed to be a place for producers and researchers to gather, share new ideas on crop research, methodology and facilitate the transfer of research information.
Extreme weather applications open
Farmers and ranchers in British Columbia can apply for the second intake of funding through the Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture program.
The $1.5 million program is designed to reduce the effect of climate change and extreme weather events.
It supports projects that tackle wildfires, flooding and extreme heat.
Eligible applicants can access as much as $35,000 in cost-shared funding.
To date, 50 applications and more than $440,000 have been approved, including the following:
- Farm building retrofits to improve cooling during extreme heat
- FireSmart compliant critical Infrastructure assessments
- Tree and berry infrastructure improvements including canopy cooling, and shade and heat protection for harvested fruit, berry and vegetable crops
- Flood-proofing fuel tanks and farm-input storage facilities
The second intake of the program will be open to farm and ranch businesses throughout the province Oct. 4-25.
More information is at www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/programs/extreme-weather-preparedness.
