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August 2, 2022
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COVID-19 and foodservice trends
Restrictions and social distancing during the last few waves of COVID-19 have significantly affected the foodservice sector.
Jeewani Fernando, provincial consumer market analyst with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, says while the past couple of years have been very challenging to the foodservice industry, it has also brought about many opportunities, positive changes and challenged the foodservice industry to look at things differently.
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On-Farm Climate Action Fund starts application intake in Alberta
RDAR announced it will be open to receiving applications for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) program starting August 4, 2022.
The OFCAF is a cost-share funding program that supports farmers in adopting best management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon, specifically for in-field nitrogen management, expanding cover cropping, and implementing rotational grazing practices.
This program helps producers adopt different practices by offsetting 85% of the cost. Alberta farmers and ranchers can apply for up to $75,000 in funding to implement practices related to nitrogen management, rotational grazing, and cover cropping.
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Want to learn more about the program? RDAR is hosting a series of one-hour webinar sessions to help producers prepare to apply for funding.
Register for an OFCAF webinar session
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Harvest is coming - Here's what to know going into it
The 2022 crop season started with variable conditions across the Prairies. Some regions were colder and drier while other areas received high levels of late winter snow, resulting in less-than-optimal seeding conditions for many crops.
However, many regions have bounced back as the season has progressed. Here’s what this means for seed and crop quality as harvest nears.
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Hackers and cyber attacks in today's agriculture
Today’s farmers should include cybersecurity in their risk management plans. Ensuring proactive risk management can build resilience to cyber attacks, limiting the potential for data and production losses.
Should a cyber attack take place, well-prepared farmers should know what resources are available to them in the event of a data security breach or if their farming systems are compromised.
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Predicted insect development and insect monitoring
In the latest update from the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network, learn about predicted grasshopper, diamondback and wheat midge development.
The latest update also includes information on monitoring for lygus bug, cabbage seedpod weevil and pea leaf weevil.
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Consider ROI before spraying for sclerotinia
When a strong crop faces high sclerotinia risk, especially high moisture and long flowering, there can sometimes be economic justification for a second pass.
Deciding whether to spray for sclerotinia when a crop reflowers after hail depends on the crop’s yield potential at reflowering and the odds of bringing that yield to harvest.
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Time to start looking at harvest management options
As canola completes flowering, producers are starting to get a fairly good understanding of their crop’s yield potential. Now is a good time to consider harvest management options.
Deciding whether to swath or straight cut is about more than a cultivar’s pod shatter tolerance rating: individually consider each field’s crop stage variability, height, and plant stand density. It will be difficult to time a preharvest glyphosate application on a field that has inconsistent growth stages.
Swath or straight combine?
Preparing to straight cut your canola
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Spray to swath timing
An early reminder that insecticide and fungicide applications must meet pre-harvest interval (PHI) requirements, which is the minimum acceptable number of days between applying a product and swathing or straight-cutting the crop. While most fields are still weeks away from PHI being an immediate concern, pre-planning maximizes options.
Keep it Clean’s Spray to Swath Interval Calculator makes calculating PHI easy: enter the intended product and crop type to calculate how long to wait after spraying, or enter expected product application and crop harvest dates to generate a list of product options that suit the intended timeline.
Read more and check out the Spray to Swath Interval Calculator
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Alberta crop report as of July 26
Note for July and August, the crop report will be released biweekly.
This week’s crop report is the first of the season with reporters submitting yield expectations. The highlights of the report are the above average expectations for both provincial crop growing conditions and yield.
On average across the province, major crops are rated as 74% good to excellent growing conditions (compared to a 10-year average of 66%) with yield expectations of 110% of the 10-year provincial yield average. All regions of the province are reporting yield estimates relatively consistent with, or ahead of, long term normal.
Read the latest crop report
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Be on the lookout for anthrax
Alberta Beef Producers says hot, dry weather following wet conditions may increase the threat of anthrax in Alberta, and producers should be on the lookout for the disease in their herds.
A few isolated cases of anthrax occur almost every year in Western Canada. These usually appear during a period of hot, dry weather following a period of wet weather or flooding which brings the spores to the surface of the soil. Conditions that increase the risk of soil consumption by cattle (i.e. tillage, drought, close cut hay) increase the risk of anthrax.
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Biosecurity and livestock
All livestock and poultry producers should have biosecurity plans tailored to their specific operation.
Producers are encouraged to work with industry organizations, veterinarians and other animal health professionals in developing their plans. All farm staff and anyone living on the farm need to understand the importance of biosecurity and follow biosecurity protocols.
Learn more about biosecurity plans
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Alberta Open Farm Days - August 13 & 14
Alberta Open Farms Days is an incubator for agri-tourism and rural sustainability. The event brings Albertans together through educational and experiential agricultural-based initiatives to learn about where their food comes from.
As well, some of Alberta's most talented chefs and rural communities will be hosting a memorable series of farm to table culinary events that will be held around the province using Alberta farm products.
Learn more and plan your route
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AFSC summer students gain new skills
Each summer Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) welcomes a number of summer students in a variety of roles. These students learn firsthand about AFSC, the agriculture industry, and the wide variety of jobs available in the industry.
This year, 15 summer students joined AFSC in positions throughout the organization, from client services, insurance and digital services, to lending and more.
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Farming the Web
Looking to buy or sell products, services or equipment? Check out Farming the Web - the free, not-for-profit agriculture classifieds site that makes it simple to buy and sell locally.
Powered by the Alberta Forage Industry Network, Farming the Web is used by producers, farmers and ranchers to get what they want from the people they trust.
Check out Farming the Web
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Gateway Research Organization 2022 Cut the Crop Tour, Pibroch - August 3 |
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Keep it Clean Pre-Harvest Tips & Tools Webinar - August 3 |
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Virtual Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) workshop
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Plot2Farm Field Day, Willingdon - August 3 |
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Lakeland Agricultural Research Association Summer Field Tours
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Organic Summer Field Days
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Peace Country Beef and Forage Association Field Day, Fairview - August 4 |
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North Peace Applied Research Association Forage Tour, North Star - August 5 |
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Boreal Stewardship Workshop
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Lakeland College Pulse Plot Tour
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Your Path to Farm Transition Event Series, virtual
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August 9, Crunching the Numbers: Assessing farm transition financials
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September 20, Value, Vision and Goal Setting: A farm transition powerhouse
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October 11, Building a Farm Transition Team: Finding the right fit
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November 8, Will & Estate Planning: The key to successful farm transition
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December 13, Creating a Business Plan that Fits your Farm Transition Vision
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January 10, Handing over the Keys: Transferring knowledge
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February 14, Unlock your Inner CEO: Leading a successful farm transition
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March 14, Review, Revisit, Repeat: Keeping your farm transition plan alive
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Western Stock Growers' Association Summer Meeting & Pasture Tour, Valleyview - August 9 & 10 |
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Discover Organics, Owl River Hall - August 9 |
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On-Farm Climate Action Fund Program Overview webinar
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Riparian Health Assessment & Plant ID Training in Southwest Alberta - August 11 |
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2022 Ladies Ranching Retreat, Go Hard Ranch - August 19 |
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Local Farmers, Local Food: Ag Tour, Leduc County - August 20 |
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Expanding the Flock through Solar Grazing Contracts, virtual - August 23 |
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