Ag News

Rocky View County has named Rhonda, Keith, Calder, and Dawson Cleveland as the Master Farm Family Award recipients for 2022.

“My heartfelt thanks and congratulations to our 2022 Master Farm Family for all they have contributed to our community,” said Rocky View County Councillor Greg Boehlke while presenting the 2022 Master Farm Family award on July 21.

Mabel Hamilton, an ag education champion and respected beef industry leader is being inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. 

Hamilton was nominated by the Canadian Angus Association.

Hall of Fame President Ted Menzies says Mabel Hamilton was raised on a ranch just outside of Calgary, and for more than 40 years has been involved in promoting the beef industry.

A number of international customers were on hand for Cereals Canada's 50th anniversary celebration last week in Winnipeg.

Bobby Irawan is with PT Indofood Sukses Makmur in Indonesia, which uses Canadian wheat to make premium flour.

During haying season, one of the challenges producers face is reducing drying times, especially in regions experiencing more frequent rainfall events. Frequent rainfall events limit the opportunity to make hay without moisture damage. Fresh cut forage ranges from 70 to 80 per cent moisture which must be reduced to safely bale. The primary goal is to reduce the amount of time required to field cure hay to the desired moisture content of 14 to 18 per cent to prevent heating and moulding.

Canada's agriculture industry has developed a 4-point plan to keep Canadian grain moving.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is cautiously optimistic about the next agricultural policy agreement.

The new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will inject $500 million in new funds, or a 25 per cent increase in the cost shared partnership.

Other key changes under the deal, will see provinces increase the AgriStability compensation rate from 70 to 80 percent, with work to begin on developing a new AgriStability model to make it faster, simpler and more predictable.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is commending Ministers of Agriculture from across Canada on reaching an agreement in principle for the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

On July 19-20, CFA held its Summer Board Meeting in Saskatoon, SK. This meeting brought together farm leaders from across the country to discuss the priority issues in Canadian agriculture, and to prepare for the following Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Agriculture Ministers Roundtable.
 
CFA is pleased to announce that Scott Ross accepted the position of Executive Director at CFA on a permanent basis during the board meeting.
 

With the 2022-23 crop year approaching, the following changes will be coming into effect for the Canadian agriculture sector on August 1, 2022. 

You can find a full list of upcoming crop year changes on the Canadian Grain Commission website.

The changes below will be reflected in the Official Grain Grading Guide on August 1, 2022.

Mildew standards for Canadian western red wheats

The West Central region experienced hot windy days this past week that resulted in more rapid crop growth and many fields are now well ahead in their development, producers are worried this has lowered yield potential of some fields. Pastures are also suffering from the lack of moisture in the region with many producers thinking about the damage pastures have taken and how long cattle can remain on them. Crops such as canola are dropping their flower pedals prematurely due to the heat and dry conditions, while cereals are rapidly heading out.