Elections continue
Two new members have been elected to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool board of directors. Tony Hladyboroda of Mikado and Rodney Dahlman of Assiniboia emerged from elections held recently in even-numbered districts.
Hladyboroda replaces Maurice Kostichuk of Insinger, who retired from the board, and Dahlman defeated incumbent Tim Coulter of Briercrest.
Re-elected directors were Marvin Wiens of Wymark, Barry Senft of Lipton, Ken Elder of Simpson, Charles Weir of Perdue, Harold Yelland of Porcupine Plain and Dennis Van Der Haegen of Denholm.
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federal government proposed several months ago to increase the compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent and double the maximum payment from $3 million to $6 million
The final step in 1994 SWP elections was to take place April 18 with the election of a president, two vice-presidents and two executive committee members.
Tests discontinued
No more soil and feed samples from the public will be accepted by Alberta Agriculture’s soil and animal nutrition lab, the department reports. Instead it will focus on research and diagnostic work. The change took effect April 1.
Dan Heaney, acting director of the lab, said producers will now have to send their samples of farm soil, garden soil, greenhouse media, farm feed, mushroom soil and manure analysis samples to private companies for testing.
There are eight such labs in Alberta, located in Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and Brooks.
Sustainable development
One of the seven organizations and individuals honored by the Manitoba government for sustainable development is the Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association.
