Trees for shelterbelts
Alberta farmers can begin ordering trees for their farm shelterbelts after July 1 from the Crop Diversification Centre, North – formerly the Alberta Agriculture Tree Nursery and Horticulture Centre in Edmonton.
Applications are available from all Alberta Agriculture district offices, municipal agriculture representatives and federal PFRA offices.
More than 20 varieties of trees are available. They come in bundles of 10 and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Guide to determine costs
A new guide is available to help Albertans know farm machinery and custom farming costs.
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The Farm Operations Cost Guide is a merger of the Custom Rates Survey Summary and Farm Machinery Cost Guide.
The new guide summarizes custom work and rental rates during 1994. It also provides information about the cost of owning and operating farm machinery. The final section shows how to calculate farm machinery costs and provides example worksheets and space to do calculations.
The guide is available for $5 plus GST at Alberta Agriculture offices.
Greenbacks for hay
Manitoba has launched a program to help producers see how profitable their hay crops really are.
Manitoba’s Green Gold was initiated by the Manitoba Forage Council, Manitoba Agriculture and supporting industries to help producers know when to cut for the optimum return.
Producers and staff will track changes in feed quality as the hay stand matures. To compare the economics of production, yield and quality will be measured on a portion of each field. This information will be used to compare the amount of milk, beef or cash hay produced per acre.
Trans Canada shelterbelts
Travelers along the Trans Canada Highway between Virden and Oak Lake, Man., will notice better winter driving conditions. With the help of a $19,000 grant from the Sustainable Development Fund, the Virden Environmental Tree Service will plant more than 15,000 trees and shrubs along the highway.
The goal is to improve winter driving conditions by reducing the amount of snow blowing across the highway, prevent topsoil from blowing off land and beautify the stretch of highway.
This is the third stage of a four-year project.
Co-op contributors
The Manitoba Co-operative Council is looking for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the co-operative system.
The council invites Manitoba-based co-operatives and credit unions to submit nominations for consideration of a 1995 Distinguished Co-operator Award. The council is looking for individuals who through their leadership, years of service and dedication have improved the co-operative movement.
