Agriculture

2009 Budget

To help Alberta students understand the importance of agriculture and to dispel their misconceptions about where their food comes from, the Classroom Agriculture Program (CAP) needs agriculture volunteers

Nutrients in stored feeds can serve not only as a source of nutrition for cattle, but also as source of fertility for crops

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...and Canada’s leading farm safety advocates agree

The Livestock Identification and Commerce Act and the Animal Health Act come into effect on January 1, 2009

There are more than 35,000 beef cattle producers in this province and they have one organization that represents their collective interests — the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP).

As part of the Alberta government’s plan to assist the livestock industry, the second Alberta Farm Recovery Plan II (AFRP II) installment to producers will be available in early 2009. To receive the second installment, all producers need to meet the following requirements:

Winter wheat is here to stay on Canada’s prairies. Statistics Canada just released its seeded acre numbers for this fall and found that acreage is only slightly down from last year despite a late harvest and wet fall.

December 31 deadline With the December 31 deadline just weeks away, area livestock producers need to act quickly to qualify for their second installment of provincial funding set to hit the mail starting in late January.