Chemical course popular
The Crop Protection Institute has accepted its 500th registrant in its certified crop protection consultant program. The institute hadn’t expected to reach the 500 mark for another two years, but response to the course has been strong, it said in a news release.
The program is a national certification program for chemical product consultants and has proven popular with chemical manufacturers, distributors and retailers of farm chemicals.
The course was launched last fall in co-operation with the University of Guelph and the University of Saskatchewan. It takes 12 months to complete, and the first entrants will graduate this fall.
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Information can be obtained from the institute by contacting communications manager Kathryn Boothby at 416-622-9771 or by fax at 416-622-6764. Her e-mail address is boothbyk@cropro. org.
Sask. marketing video
A video about international marketing has been released by the Saskatchewan economic and co-operative development department.
The six-minute tape profiles Saskatchewan’s competitive advantages and includes comments from business people in key companies.
Among them are Don Loewen of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Gerry Protti of Pan Canadian Petroleum, Joe Vidal of Hitachi Canadian Industries and Maurice Delage of Agrevo North American.
The video highlights the pro-vince’s low operating costs, work-force, quality of life and reputation for innovation, and is being translated into five other languages.
Copies are available to Saskatchewan people traveling abroad on business. They can be obtained by calling 306-787-2210.
Loans for bison
Manitoba producers interested in raising bison now have easier access to loans as a result of changes to the Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation terms.
The stocker program will now provide loans for buying feeder cattle as well as feeder bison and heifers. Loan maximum is $125,000 and must be repaid within 15 months. Eligible bison must weigh at least 350 pounds.
