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The board of directors of the Canadian Angus Association has selected a new CEO to replace Doug Fee who will retire on June 30 and end a 17-year career with Canada’s leading beef breed. Effective July 1, 2011, Rob Smith will become the new CEO of the Canadian Angus Association. President Kirk Wildman says, “We […] Read more

RE: ANYBODY CAN START FARMING, FEBRUARY 7 ISSUE I don’t mean to be a pesky critic, but I read your article inGrainews and forced myself to refrain from saying “Amen!” In addition to the risk of accidental pharmaceutical exposure, it has been my experience that veterinary students, farm kids and stock attendants can suffer severely […] Read more

It’s likely been years since anybody seriously injured themselves on your farm. Maybe a few falls and a couple of cuts but nothing major. You’re not alone. It’s really easy to become complacent about safety when things seem to be going well. But what’s that expression? If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. […] Read more

A next-generation canola variety testing program is moving forward this year to serve the needs of canola growers. The initiative, a result of extensive consultations, will involve most of the seed industry. The approximately one-million- dollar program will be funded by the three Prairie canola grower groups — Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC), Saskatchewan Canola […] Read more

Bayer CropScience recently announced the registration of Prosaro, a new protective and curative fungicide, for Western Canada. Prosaro suppresses fusarium head blight and offers broad spectrum of activity for leaf and head disease in wheat and barley. The product includes a surfactant to stick to the plant leaf, and includes two active ingredients — tebuconazole […] Read more

Seed and biotech firm Pioneer Hi-Bred has picked up both Canadian and U.S. clearance for a new insect-protection trait package to be offered in corn hybrids, with lower requirements for refuge crops. The DuPont subsidiary recently announced approvals for its Optimum Intrasect package, which it said will combine Dow AgroSciences’ Herculex I and Monsanto’s YieldGard […] Read more

Fusarium graminearumis the big story in southern Alberta, especially in irrigated areas, according to Kelly Turkington, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada plant pathologist based at Lacombe, Alta. “Farmers need to be on top of this problem, testing seed, using full-strength seed treatments and planning their rotations accordingly,” says Turkington. In the central Alberta regions and […] Read more