The Next Generation of Agriculture Learns About Animal Welfare

49 post-secondary agriculture students across Alberta were sponsored to attend the 2018 Livestock Care Conference last week in Olds.

Among the sponsored students were Lauren Gouw and Shannon Copps from Lethbridge College in the Agriculture Science Program.

They say a highlight of the conference was the Meet the Experts Session, where students were able to network with industry leaders.

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2018 Blue Book Now Available

A Crop Specialist with Alberta Ag and Forestry says, the section of the Blue Book showing the most growth has been fungicides.

Mark Cutts is the Co-Editor of the 2018 Crop Protection Publication, also known as the Blue Book.

Cutts says, fungicide use has been increasing by producers in Alberta.

The book is an up-to-date guide for the selection and application of chemicals to protect crops.

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Frustration Continues on Grain Backlog

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Vice-President of Alberta, Stephen Vandervalk, says farmers are frustrated with the rail service they’ve been getting, noting it’s nothing new which makes it even more frustrating.

"They want to have monopolies then they have to certain excess capacities and meet all this demand," he said. "If they don't, they need to start looking at running right and having competitions come on the railings."

He says, a short-term fix would be to see Government legislation like we did a few years ago, where Railways were forced to run a certain amount of grain cars each week.

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