Alberta Agriculture Turfgrass and Forage Seed Markets

Producers (Crops) - August 4, 2010 - 12:00am
What's been happening with turfgrass and forage seed markets (Call of the Land, Aug 4)

Fruit and Vegetable Field Day

Producers (Crops) - August 4, 2010 - 12:00am
Alberta Agriculture's Rob Spencer discusses next week's Fruit and Vegetable Field Day in the Strathmore area (Call of the Land, Aug 4)

Grass and Legume Seed Market Update - August 4, 2010

Producers (Crops) - August 4, 2010 - 12:00am
Updated report quoting prices being offered to growers of grass and legume seed (Grass and Legume Seed Market Update, Aug 4)

Disease of the Month - Heat / Drought related Deformities

Producers (Crops) - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
Overview of the symptoms and management strategies for a range of heat or drought related deformities and disorders which affect various crops (Hort Snacks, Jul 30)

Hort Morsels - Bits and Pieces - Hort Snacks- August 2010

Producers (Crops) - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
Various odds and ends of information and articles of interest to horticultural producers from the August 2010 issue of Hort Snacks (Hort Snacks, Jul 30)

Hort Snacks - August 2010

Producers (Crops) - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
Introduction to the August 2010 issue of Hort Snacks, a newsletter with timely articles targeted at direct market horticulture production (Hort Snacks, Jul 30)

Insect of the Month - European Corn Borer

Producers (Crops) - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
Overview of the symptoms, life cycle and management strategies for European Corn Borer, which can damage various vegetable crops (Hort Snacks, Jul 30)

Pesticide Groups - What are they and What do they mean? - Part 2

Producers (Crops) - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
Outline of fungicide groups and their modes of action, with discussion of how the various modes of action work on target pests. (Hort Snacks, Jul 30)

Things to Do / Things to Think About This Month - August 2010

Producers (Crops) - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
List of necessary tasks for horticultural producers to complete as ongoing maintenance for their fruit and vegetables during the month of August (Hort Snacks, Jul 30)

Upcoming Conferences / Workshops

Producers (Crops) - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
List of events being held in August, September and October 2010 that might be of interest to horticulture crop producers (Hort Snacks, Jul 30)

SinoVeda Canada

Agri-business - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am
Interview with Darryl Lesiuk discussing how SinoVeda Canada Inc. manufactures a natural health product using compounds from Alberta-grown red clover (Call of the Land, Jul 30)

Pest Update

Producers (Crops) - July 29, 2010 - 12:00am
Alberta Agriculture's Scott Meers with the latest numbers of pests throughout Alberta, including grasshoppers and bertha army worms (Call of the Land, Jul 29)

2010 Alberta Average Farm Input Prices

Producers (Crops) - July 28, 2010 - 12:00am
Visit Alberta Agriculture's website for the 2010 Alberta Average Farm Input Prices (Agri-News, Jul 28)

2010 Alberta Average Farm Input Prices

Agri-business - July 28, 2010 - 12:00am
Visit Alberta Agriculture's website for the 2010 Alberta Average Farm Input Prices (Agri-News, Jul 28)

FEASTival of Fine Chefs

Agri-business - July 28, 2010 - 12:00am
Contact information for the FEASTival of Fine Chefs conference being held September 22, 2010 at the Shaw Conference Centre (Agri-News, Jul 28)

Debt And Your Farm's Future

Producers (Crops) - July 28, 2010 - 12:00am
Advice from economist William Edwards on how to properly assess factors to take into account when looking at how debt will affect a farm's future (Call of the Land, Jul 28)

Should You Spray for Leaf Diseases?

Producers (Crops) - July 28, 2010 - 12:00am
An explanation of factors that contribute to crop diseases and practices to prevent infection including rotation, crop scouting and targeted spraying (Agri-News, Jul 28)

The Little Market That Could

Agri-business - July 28, 2010 - 12:00am
Example of a successful farmers' market showing it is not necessary to be big or operate year-round to attract a loyal following of regular customers (Agri-News, Jul 28)

Provincial Pest Situation

Producers (Crops) - July 22, 2010 - 12:00am
Interview with the Ag-Info Centre's Harry Brook with an update on the pest situation around the province (Call of the Land, Jul 22)

Alberta Crop Producers Receive Support to Deal with Excess Moisture

Producers (Crops) - July 21, 2010 - 12:00am
Alberta crop producers receive funding from the federal and provincial governments through AgriRecovery in restoring their cropland (Agri-News, Jul 21)