A fund created from the forfeiture and sale of criminal property in Alberta is providing grants to victims’ groups and crime prevention projects, including rural women’s projects. The fund is generated by Alberta’s Safe Communities initiative and the Civil Forfeiture Office. The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters has received $150,000 from the first stream of […] Read more
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Criminal funds diverted to rural women’s projects
Veterinarian keeps cattle shipshape at show
EDMONTON – Take about 700 head of livestock, mix in hot, soapy water, cold air and warm air, toss in some stress and you have a recipe for sick cattle. It’s also called a cattle show. Veterinarian Roy Lewis said show officials and livestock producers can do plenty to prevent sickness from racing through show […] Read more
Future chefs learn to prepare food from the ground up
Andrew Hewson plucks a seedpod off a nasturtium and pops it in his mouth. “They’ve got a bit of a bite to them. They’re really peppery,” he said. The orange-blossomed flowers are among 130 edible plants sown in the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology garden, the first of its kind associated with a culinary program […] Read more
Tightening stocks expected to bump canola prices higher
Growers who don’t have pressing cash flow needs should hang onto their canola for a few more months, says a grain industry analyst. Crushers and exporters are working their way through unprecedented post-harvest farmer deliveries of the oilseed, said Marlene Boersch, a partner in Mercantile Consulting Venture. Supplies are expected to tighten by March, which […] Read more
Take own advice
I am writing in response to Betty Coulthard’s response to criticism in the Oct. 28 issue. First I would like to apologize for any threats she may have received. I do not condone that type of activity. Betty asks us to learn reading comprehension. One might ask Betty to take her own advice. The major […] Read more
On-line agriculture resource
Agriguide.ca, an on-line, bilingual directory of Canadian agricultural associations, has been set up by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council. Agriguide. ca contains information on more than 550 national, provincial and territorial farm-related associations. Each listing includes contact information and a brief description of not-for-profit and publicly funded farm organizations and commodity groups across Canada. […] Read more
New slaughter horse welfare rules
The world’s first welfare standards for handling slaughter horses have been released. “These guidelines are an assessment tool or audit tool for processing plants,” said Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada chair Bill des Barres. The horse processing industry has been under fire for abuses in plants in Quebec and Alberta. “When we started recognizing there […] Read more
New career may require training, expert help
Q:I am thinking about leaving the farm for personal reasons rather than financial ones. I am tired of farming. We are not wealthy but we have managed to save a few dollars over the years and now when our daughter and son-in-law take over the farm, I am certain that all of us will be […] Read more
Tight flax supply may send up price
Big dollars aren’t attracting flax into the system. Many farmers are holding back, hoping for better prices in the spring, a bet many think is a good wager. “We’re in no big hurry,” said Darren Frank of FarmLink Marketing Solutions. This fall, farmers with flax have often been able to sell for $14 to $16 […] Read more
Producers warned to check feed grain for ergot
Ergot is widespread in feedgrains across Alberta and other areas of Western Canada. The problem is being attributed to spring weather conditions, when plants were heading and flowering in cool conditions and high humidity. Alberta Agriculture beef and forage specialist Barry Yaremcio said it took more time than usual for plants to pollinate and airborne […] Read more
