Producer survey to help with stress Researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph are conducting a study to get better resources and tailored services for agricultural producers dealing with stress. The survey asks about stresses producers experience and examines depression, anxiety and burn out. Researchers will study where the stresses originate, […] Read more
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Alberta remains committed to flood mitigation
Flood mitigation has been on the Alberta government’s agenda since the granddaddy flood of 2013 wreaked $6 billion in damage to Calgary, Bragg Creek, High River and many other communities. Millions have been spent on recovery and more will be earmarked to protect communities from future floods, said Andy Lamb of Alberta Environment and Parks. […] Read more
Boat inspections keep mussels out of Alberta
The province’s inspectors conducted almost 22,000 watercraft inspections this year and monitored 66 water bodies
Zebra mussels hitched a ride into Alberta on at least 11 boats this summer. They were discovered because of the province’s mandatory watercraft inspection laws, which were put in place this year to prevent the entry of invasive species. Zebra mussels have contaminated water bodies in most of the United States and some Canadian provinces, […] Read more
Wolf meal habits change with grazing season
Customers return to restaurants where they liked the food. However, repeat visits are not exactly welcome when the customers are wolves and the food is the livestock bone yard. “If you follow a wolf pack, they will systematically go from bone yard to bone yard to bone yard,” said University of Alberta biological sciences researcher […] Read more
Company runs ‘afowl’ of egg producers group
Alberta firm specializes in collecting eggs from small producers, but Egg Farmers of Alberta says rules not followed
NOBLEFORD, Alta. — Eggs supplied by 26 farmers move efficiently through the washing and grading process at Galimax Trading Inc. From there, the company distributes them on the producers’ behalf to restaurants in the Calgary area. How much longer that will occur is open to question because of an ongoing clash between Galimax and Egg […] Read more
Ontario farm program targets Great Lakes
Producers can use funding from the program to improve their practices and prevent fertilizer runoff into water bodies
WARWICK, Ont. — Runoff from the long slope behind Lyle and Maaike Campbell’s farmstead races across the road into a little creek every spring. That’s a concern for the couple, who spread liquid swine manure on the adjacent fields at their farm near this rural hamlet in southwestern Ontario. They say it’s a waste of […] Read moreYoung champion wins big
REGINA — Two young men who have grown up showing cattle finished their junior careers on a high note at Canadian Western Agribition. The Canadian Junior Beef Extreme top prize went to Nolan Blair of Blairs West Land and Cattle at Drake, Sask. He received a cheque for $3,000 with a black Angus female that […] Read more
Manitoba introduces new wetlands protection
Robert Stewart and Harold Kantrud, U.S. government scientists working at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Centre in Jamestown, North Dakota, created a system for classifying wetlands in the 1970s. The system groups wetlands into seven categories. The first five are:
Manitoba is moving forward with new rules for wetlands drainage, based on a principle of no net loss. The province introduced legislation to protect wetlands in late November as part of broader changes to surface water management in Manitoba. Landowners wanting to drain a wetland would have to prove that the action provides “broad social […] Read more
Dolliver family shows its ranch heart
REGINA — The beef business has taken the Dolliver family all directions on the compass. Originally from Nova Scotia, John and Tammy Dolliver moved to Alberta eight years ago. Later this year, the family and their cattle will be moving further west to join Tanya Belsham to work at Poplar Meadows Angus in Houston, B.C. […] Read more
Hemp growers pressure Ottawa to recognize health claim
Canadian growers want Health Canada to recognize hemp as a beneficial natural health product. Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance members recently voted during their annual meeting in Calgary to push for a health claim on food products. However, lawyer Sara Zborovski, who works with companies seeking approval from Health Canada for food products, said the process […] Read more
