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CCA applauds fully restored beef access to Mexico Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto met in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and announced that Mexico will fully re-open to Canadian beef effective October 1, 2016. Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) President Dan Darling, in Ottawa for President Peña’s announcement, said the October 1 effective date is particularly important in terms of timing as it provides producers with an expanded export opportunity for over30-month (OTM) beef. “The months of October and November are traditionally the time of year when Canadian beef farmers send most of their mature breeding cows to market,” Darling said. “Mexico has traditionally been an excellent market for Canadian beef. In addition to expanded access for OTM beef, we look forward to potential
future opportunities that today’s announcement of fully restored access for Canada for all beef and beef products, regardless of the age of the cattle, will bring.” Mexico closed to Canadian beef in May 2003 when Canada discovered its first domestic case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Mexico re-opened to beef from cattle under-30-months (UTM) of age later that year, but remained closed to beef from OTM cattle and some UTM offal. Normalized access with Mexico marks the removal of one of the few remaining BSE trade restrictions in the world and that will help instill confidence in Canadian beef producers to grow their herds, Darling said. “When our production increases to previous levels, I believe that Mexico could again import more than $250 million per year like it
used to.” Prior to BSE, Canada was exporting between $270 million to $290 million of beef per year to Mexico, of which approximately 20 to 25 per cent was OTM. Mexico has been Canada’s third largest export market the past three years. From 2011 to 2015, Canada averaged $136 million in annual beef exports to Mexico. Today’s announcement is the final step in normalizing the CanadaMexico beef trade as Canada had approved Mexico to export beef to Canada two years ago, Darling noted. “I want to thank Agriculture and AgriFood Minister Lawrence MacAulay, International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Trudeau for their work to achieve today’s significant result for the Canadian beef sector,” he said.
SaskCanola awards $72,000 in scholarships SaskCanola is pleased to announce that we have awarded the prestigious Dr. Rimmer Award for Excellence in Graduate Research to four graduate student researchers for the 2016/17 year. The scholarship program offers $18,000 per year for a maximum of two years to students entering or continuing studies in a M.Sc. or Ph.D. program at the University of Saskatchewan whose thesis projects deal with an important aspect of either the development or utilization of canola. Four deserving recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement and thesis projects’ suitability to SaskCanola: • Adriane Good studying Establishing canola meal as a protein supplement for feedlot
cattle • Asmita Poudel studying The development of nano emulsions of phytosterols and vitamin E extracted from canola waste stream • Chuyuan Zhang studying The effect of feeding yeast-fermented canola meal on the nutrient digestibility and growth performance of rainbow trout and Nile tilapia • Miles Buchwaldt studying The transcriptome analysis to identify genes for tolerance of abiotic stress in B. napus “Research is vital to the growth of the agriculture industry. It is imperative that we continue to invest in innovative research to generate even more value for canola,” stated Janice Tranberg, SaskCanola Executive
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4-H – The future of farming is like all things in its youth. The 4-H program tries to help build that future by providing its members with a solid foundation. That is cerrainly see at events such as the Yorkton Regional 4-H Beef Show & Sale held earlier this summer as part of the Yorkton Exhibition Association Summer Fair. - Submitted Photos
Canadians invited to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day Canadian agriculture representatives today announced February 15, 2017 will be Canada’s Agriculture Day – Canadian agriculture representatives today announced February 16, 2017 will be Canada’s Agriculture Day – a time to celebrate and draw a closer connection between Canadians, our food and the people who produce it. “We all eat food
yet many people don’t automatically make the connection between what’s on their plate and the commitment and care that goes into raising livestock, growing crops or processing food,” said Crystal Mackay, CEO of Farm and Food Care Canada, a national charity committed to building public trust and confidence in food and farming in Canada. In the 1930s, more
than 90 per cent of Canadians had a connection to agriculture. Today, it’s less than three per cent, according to Statistics Canada census information. “Every link in the food production chain – from the farm to the grocery store and restaurant – plays a vital role in bringing food to your table every day,” said Mackay, whose group organized the summit.
“Canada’s Agriculture Day is an opportunity to get involved, celebrate and be a part of the conversation about food and farming.” Candace Hill, manager of Agriculture More Than Ever, said Canada’s Agriculture Day complements the industry-led initiative that has attracted over 470 partner organizations and 2,100 individuals committed to creating positive perceptions of agri-
culture. Launched more than four years ago, Agriculture More Than Ever’s goal is to encourage those involved in agriculture to speak up and speak positively about the industry. “It’s all about showing our love, pride and passion for an industry that puts food on our tables,” Hill said. “We want to give everyone the opportunity to be part of something big and important.”
Hill encourages the industry, organizations and individuals to mark the date on calendars and come up with their own ideas and activities to promote and celebrate Canadian agriculture. For more information, visit AgDay.ca or follow us on Twitter at #CdnAgDay. For more information visit on how food is produced in Canada, visit www.farmfoodcare.org.
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4-H members from across the province came together to learn about farm safety this week. 4-H Saskatchewan hosted a 4-H Farm Safety Day at Ag in Motion on July 21. The free program was open to all youth and saw close to 50 people come out to learn valuable safety tips. The organization decided to put on the event because of their roots in agriculture. “We have about 3,000 4-H members in Saskatchewan and the majority of them either live on farms or work and play on farms,” Program and Communications Specialist Jodi Schellenberg said. “We thought it was important to bring our members together to teach them about farm safety.” The day started with Spencer Beach, a professional speaker who was badly burned in a workplace fire in Edmonton 13 years ago and was told he had a five per cent chance to live. Beach shared his experience with those gathered to help teach them the importance of proper safety methods and wearing proper protective
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SaskCanola Board of Directors: Amendments to Call for Nominations the Provincial The Saskatchewan Canola Development C o m m i s s i o n (SaskCanola) is now accepting nominations to fill four positions on the Board of Directors starting in January 2017. SaskCanola is looking for Board members who have a desire to strengthen and grow the canola industry. The call for nominations opened July 4th and closes Friday, September 30th, at 12:00 p.m. CST. The SaskCanola Board is comprised of a total of eight direc-
tors. Board members are elected for a fouryear term and are eligible to be re-elected for a second four year term. Nominees for the Board must be registered canola producers; a registered producer is any producer who has sold canola and paid levy in either of the previous two crop years. Janice Tranberg, Executive Director of SaskCanola, commented, “Nominations are held every second year to actively seek out enthusiastic, dedicated, progressive individuals
whose common goals and principles align with SaskCanola and the organization’s mandate.” Terry Youzwa, Board Chairman of SaskCanola, stated, “A Director who commits their time and expertise to SaskCanola also gains invaluable experience by working together with other Directors, Stakeholders, Partners, and Staff for the purpose of advancing the interests of Saskatchewan farmers.” Registered producers who wish to be
elected to the Board of Directors should contact SaskCanola via email at info@saskcanola.com or toll free at 1-877-2417044 for a nomination package. All applications must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. CST on September 30, 2016. For further details regarding SaskCanola’s election, visit www. saskcanola.com. SaskCanola is a producer led organization, established in 1991 and supported by some 26,000 levy-paying Saskatchewan canola producers.
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Lands Act, 2016 Introduced Recently, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart introduced amendments to The Provincial Lands Act (PLA). The Provincial Lands Act is jointly administered by the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment. The revised Act will create a more attractive business climate and financial certainty for investors by incorporating their needs into legislation. It will also provide management tools for government to better deal with misuse of the land. Before the proposed updates, the PLA had not been updated since 1978, with clauses and language dating back to the 1930s. “Saskatchewan is working to ensure Crown land is protected and productive for generations to come,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “Once in effect, the revised PLA will make this legislation more responsive to the needs of those using Crown land and improve the service we offer our clients by reducing the administrative burden.” These proposed updates are reflective of
what was heard in consultations with stakeholders. An in-depth consultation process started in 2013, and included an updated call in the spring of 2016 for feedback from lessees, stakeholders and First Nations and Métis communities. The revised legislation will: •Create a more attractive business climate by increasing the time period of leases on the land to encourage significant long-term investments; •Allow vacant Crown land to be divided into smaller sections, allowing a more diverse range of activities to occur; and •Provide the government with the ability to respond and take action when land is being misused, such as issuing immediate stop work orders. “Updating this Act is in line with efforts across government to modernize our current legislative framework,” Environment Minister Herb Cox said. “The revised legislation is progressive and balances responsible development with environmental needs.”
THE NEWS REVIEW - Thursday, July 28, 2016 - Page 13A PARKLAND COLLEGE AND ECRF PARTNERSHIP – Parkland College and East Central Research Foundation (ECRF) welcomed more than 50 farmers, agriculture professionals, and industry representatives to their fourth annual research farm field day Thursday near Yorkton. The event highlights the agriculture applied research partnership between the College and ECRF, which officially began in 2013. This summer there are dozens of projects underway at the joint research farm 1 km south of Yorkton on York Lake Road. There’s also a secondary site 1 km south of Yorkton on Highway 9. Researchers are conducting a variety of trials on wheat, oats, canary seed, soybeans, fava beans, lentils, flax, and quinoa. Parkland College and ECRF have a long-term plan to carry out agriculture research activities in the Yorkton area. The partnership enabled Parkland College to become the first regional college in Saskatchewan to undertake an applied research program to serve regional economic development. The College also uses the field research site to provide hands-on training to students enrolled in agriculture programs. The data collected on site throughout the growing season will be shared with the research community, agricultural industry, and local producers. More information on these and other projects is available at www.ecrf.ca. - Submitted Photos
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“The ‘Made with Pulses’ seal gives companies the unique opportunity to tie their products to the momentum pulses are gaining as healthy, nutritious and sustainable ingredients that fit with today’s lifestyle and taste preferences,” said Daria Lukie, Pulse Brand Manager for the Global Pulse Confederation. “The Pulse Brand provides shoppers with an
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Keep an Eye on the Customer While on the Combine Cam Dahl, President of Cereals Canada Warren Buffet, once quipped “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” This is something worth thinking about as we start to prepare for harvest. Canada has a strong reputation for consistently delivering safe, high quality grain to our customers both here at home as well as off shore. The Canadian grain industry, including farmers, depends on this reputation to gain access to international markets. Every part of the value chain must do all that it can to preserve this hard won reputation. Individual farmers play a critical role in preserving the “Canada brand,” especially at harvest. Some things that impact quality, like the weather, are outside of a farmer’s control. But many key grain safety factors are 100 per cent with-
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Ergot Cont. from Page A14 built up and provide the disease causing organism source. Sclerotia germinate in the spring just prior to flowering in cereals and grasses once they have been exposed to a minimal cold period of 4-8 weeks and after they have been exposed to moisture. Germinating sclerotia produce ascospores that are ejected into the air and are disseminated by air currents. If these floating ascospores land on a cereal head that is flowering, the ovary becomes infected and instead of forming a seed head of grain, a sclerotia body will form. A secondary infection occurs during the formation of the sclerotia that creates a substance called honeydew. This honeydew is also a source of disease spread as insects, wind and rain can transfer it to uninfected plants. Over the past few weeks, Mother Nature
has provided us with the rain and cool conditions which have created the environment for ergot infections to occur. These cool, wet conditions have also increased flowering periods in cereals and made them more susceptible to infection. While ergot can cause a 5-10% yield reduction, the main concern should be in regards to the toxic alkaloids that are present in the ergot bodies. The Canadian Grain Commission has established limits for allowable ergot contamination. If using ergot contaminated grain for livestock feed, be aware that animals differ in their toxicity levels. Haying ergot contaminated grasses does not lower the dangers and if in doubt, have your forage sampled. As ergot-infected wild grasses, particularly in fence rows, can be the primary inoculum in cereal and grass seed production fields,
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