Reminder on the Growing Forward Water Management Program
Agricultural water specialist Melissa Orr on the March 31, 2010 deadline for the transition period for the Growing Forward Water Management Program (Call of the Land, Mar 8)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Improving Risk Management Tools for Pea Producers
Interview with the Alberta Pulse Growers' Sheri Strydhorst on improvements to crop insurance for pea producers to be more reflective of market prices (Call of the Land, Mar 5)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Alberta's Farm Safety Program
A description of how Alberta Agriculture's Farm Safety Program has tools and resources to implement the national Plan Farm Safety campaign (Agri-News, Mar 3)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Alberta Agriculture Turfgrass and Forage Seed Markets
Interview with Market Specialist David Wong with prices being quoted to growers of turfgrass and legume seed (Call of the Land, Mar 3)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Grass and Legume Seed Market Update - Mar 2, 2010
Updated report quoting prices being offered to growers of grass and legume seed. (Grass and Legume Seed Market Update, Mar 3)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Marketing Caravan Comes to Camrose
Agenda and registration information for the Canadian Farm Business Management Council (CFBMC) Marketing Caravan workshop in Camrose, March 10, 2010 (Call of the Land, Mar 3)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Alberta Natural Health Agricultural Network Holds its Annual General Meeting and Conference
Steven Williams from the Alberta Natural Health Agricultural Network on speakers at the AHNAN Annual General Meeting and Conference, March 12, 2010 (Call of the Land, Mar 2)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Vegetable Transplants - Approximate Production Timelines
A table showing timelines to be observed when growing vegetable transplants which will be helpful when determining appropriate seeding dates (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Disease of the Month - Common Blight / Halo Blight
Overview of the symptoms, disease cycle and management practices for control of common blight and halo blight of edible pod beans (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Hort Morsels - Bits and Pieces - March 2010
Various odds and ends of information and articles of interest to horticultural producers from the March 2010 issue of Hort Snacks (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Hort Snacks - March 2010
Introduction to the March 2010 issue of Hort Snacks, a newsletter with timely articles targeted at direct market horticulture production (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
How Safe Is Your Farm?
A discussion on the importance of regular and in-depth safety audits of an operation in order to protect employees and customers (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Insect of the Month - Saskatoon Sawfly
Overview of the symptoms, life cycle and management strategies for the saskatoon sawfly whose larvae feeds on the developing fruit of saskatoons (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Things to Do / Things to Think About This Month - March 2010
List of necessary tasks for horticultural producers to complete as ongoing maintenance for their fruits and vegetables during the month of March (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Upcoming Conferences / Workshops
List of events being held in March, April and May 2010 that might be of interest to horticulture crop producers (Hort Snacks, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
New Loan Program for Renewable Energy
Description of the new federal government Farm Credit Canada Energy Loan program to assist in the purchase and installation of on-farm energy sources (Call of the Land, Mar 1)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Good News for the Embattled Hog Industry
Federal Agriculture Gerry Ritz announces a certification agreement to allow Canadian pork products into China following border closures due to H1N1 (Call of the Land, Feb 26)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Alberta Agriculture at Ag Expo in Lethbridge
Interview enlarging on Alberta Agriculture's theme of greener farming at their booth at Ag Expo in Lethbridge, March 3-5, 2010 (Call of the Land, Feb 25)
Categories: Alberta Agriculture News
Visit Ag Expo 2010
Highlights of the theme "Farming Greener" by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development staff on at Ag Expo in Lethbridge on March 3 to 5, 2010 (Agri-News, Feb 24)
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Organic Producers AGM
Announcement of the 2010 annual general meeting of the Peace Region Organic Producers Association (PROPA) on March 20, 2010 (Agri-News, Feb 24)
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