Moosomin Ag Section

Spring AGRICULTURE 2017

The new Mazergroup dealership in Moosomin will be similar to this location in Neepawa.

New 25,000 square foot building:

Mazergroup building in Moosomin this year
“Industry numbers tell us there is the same amount of equipment sold out of Moo-
BY KEVIN WEEDMARK somin as sold out of Brandon . . . It’s a good place to build a dealership and develop a
Mazergroup has big plans for its Mooso- dealership.”
min dealership.
Bob Mazer says the company will build —Bob Mazer
a new 25,000 square foot building on a
site on the North Service Road facing the some grief in our industry. 2015 was not start building now.” building up and enclosed for freeze up,
Trans-Canada Highway. kind to our industry. Our combines went Plans for the building are now being fi- and we’ll complete the interior over the
“We just met this morning to finalize the up $100,000 apiece, for instance. It sent winter, and moving sometime over the
size of the building,” Mazer said in an in- shockwaves through our industry. We just nalized. winter before the season starts. We’d like
terview Tuesday afternoon. “Our current wanted to be prudent with our approach “We’ll be finalizing the size of the build- to be in the building and prepared for the
property is sold to Ron Kaban from Yor- to this development. Selling the property spring of 2018.”
kton Hyundai and Whitewood Chrysler. prior to starting the build helps us move ing within the next seven days and it’s go-
“We will turn it over to him as soon as forward. ing to be in that vicinity of about 25,000 Mazer says the company will likely
the new facility is ready. The sale of the square feet, so it’s two and a half times the increase staffing to meet an anticipated
other property was a big impetus to move “We were going to start in the spring of size of what we’re living in today. growth in business once the new building
ahead.” ‘16. Now we’re going to start in the spring has been completed.
Construction was originally scheduled of ‘17, so it’s back a year. It actually worked “We will be moving the canvas shed
to start in 2016, but as we reported at that out very nicely because, as you know, we over to the new property. It’s very easily “Because we’ve got limited space, we re-
time, Mazergroup delayed the project. actually put in a massive amount of fill to moved.” ally are limited to what we can do out of
“The ag industry hasn’t been real great build the property up. We’ve built up six that facility. We will be increasing our staff
the last couple of years,” Bob Mazer ex- acres of the 15 acres. Construction will start within the next as we increase our business, and we be-
plains. “The biggest cause is the drop in few months. lieve we will increase our business when
our dollar, which made the cost of the “That extra year gave it time to settle we have facilities to do so.”
equipment go up so much that it did cause and it’s in really good shape to be able to “We’ll be letting the contract for the
building probably within the next 60 Continued on page C2 ☞
days,” said Mazer. “It may go a little quick-
er, but worst case scenario, we’ll have the

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New 25,000 square foot building:

Mazergroup building in Moosomin this year
“We think Moosomin is the correct place to be if you’re in the implement business . .
+ Continued from front . It is going to be one of our anchor stores, because it’s on Number One Highway and
“With the 15 stores we’ve got, because it encompasses that big trade area.”

we’ve got our own fleet of trucks, we’ve —Bob Mazer
also started the process of moving equip-
ment from location to location, say for same amount of equipment sold out of a significant majority, but we do have a area. We feel that it’s a long, long term
scheduled serving for combines for the Moosomin as is sold out of Brandon. number of shareholders in the organiza- investment so we’re going to build prop-
winter season. If we go 30 miles one way tion.” erly and we think Moosomin is the correct
or another it doesn’t make much differ- “It’s a big territory. You have to go past place to be if you’re in the implement busi-
ence. With the facility here, it will supple- Grenfell to start running into the Regina Mazer said the expansion in Moosomin ness.
ment our facility in Shoal Lake, and to dealerships, and it’s a long way up to Yor- is a long term investment.
some extent Brandon, believe it or not. We kton. “I don’t think there will ever be a time
could potentially be servicing equipment “On an individual basis, it would be when the big three won’t be there. We
sold out of Shoal Lake and Brandon in the “It’s a good place to build a dealership very difficult for us to do what we’re do- want to present ourselves differently than
new facility in Moosomin.” and develop a dealership.” ing in Moosomin. If we were a single store, we have to this point.
it would be very difficult to built a 25,000
Mazer feels total staffing in Moosomin Mazergroup has a long history in Mani- square foot facility. But we’re supported “It is going to be one of our anchor stores,
could be in the range of 15-17 when the toba. Moosomin is the group’s one Sas- by all of the stores and the whole group. I because it’s on Number One Highway and
new facility is fully up and running. katchewan dealership. think it’s a good thing for Moosomin and it encompasses that big trade area.”

“It would be technicians who are added, “I’ve been in the business 49 years Dr. Robert Kitchen, MP
potentially one parts person, and poten- myself,” says Mazer. “I’ve been in the
tially one sales person.” business a long time. My father had the Souris-Moose Mountain
Massey-Ferguson dealership in Brandon,
Why did Mazergroup decide to build and I started in 1968 and got the Versatile
the new store in Moosomin? agency in 1970. We started at Hartney with
our first expansion store and then went to
“Nobody is going to build a new im- Neepawa and Ste. Rose, and we ended up
plement business between Brandon and where we are the only New Holland deal-
Moosomin, and nobody is going to build ers in Manitoba, and of course we have
a new implement business between Moo- our location in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.
somin and Regina,” he says. “Then York- We’re privately owned. My family owns
ton’s to the north. That’s a big area served
from Moosomin.

“Industry numbers tell us there is the

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Mazergroup will be building its new dealership at this location on the
North Service Road in Moosomin.

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Sights set on lamb production expansion

by Neil Billinger ton required by the domestic market, and the sheep sector The Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board hosted
Canada produces less than half of the lamb and mut- wants to change that. It’s focused on attracting new pro- seminars for beginning producers or those looking to ex-
ducers to reduce imports from New Zealand and Australia. pand.

Statistics Canada reports the sheep population fell 1.4 Growing confidence
per cent last year. Two of the three higher producing prov-
inces, Quebec and Alberta, saw declines. However, there “Producers are starting to have more confidence that
were gains in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. prices are not fluctuating very much,” says Gordon Schro-
eder, SSDB executive director. “We are seeing lots of inter-
Expansion effort est and hope that translates into increased numbers.”

The two Prairie provinces are making concerted efforts Trent and Sandy Larson own L5 Farms Ltd. near South-
to grow the sheep population. ey, about 50 kilometres north of Regina.

A new venture, Canada Sheep and Lamb Farms, was re- “I think sheep farming is a little easier to get into than
cently formed in southeast Manitoba. The two participants other forms of livestock,” Trent says. “Breeding stock is a
are locally based Sarto Sheep Farms and Integrated Foods little cheaper to buy and you don’t need the same amount
Ltd. of New Zealand. The plan is to grow the existing flock of infrastructure.”
from 5,000 breeding ewes to 30,000 within five years.
Schroeder says prices are good at $200-plus per market
Saskatchewan is setting its sights on encouraging small- lamb. Lambs raised in Saskatchewan are shipped to feder-
er operations. About 900 provincial farms have sheep and ally inspected plants in Innisfail, Alta. or Ontario for pro-
lambs. Less than 10 per cent are sole-income operations, cessing. A number of provincial abattoirs slaughter lambs
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Farm-to-fork connection is changing the face of dairy

BY BRITTANY STEVENS benefits of feeding cows a control diet and those fed di- said Moats. “Implementing extruded flaxseed into the
The first in her immediate family to obtain an agricul- ets supplemented with unprocessed or extruded flaxseed diets of dairy cattle could benefit all levels of the supply
ture degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Moats’ in- products. chain by creating new markets and increasing the avail-
terest in animal nutrition was sparked by her experience ability of essential nutrients for consumers.”
working on a variety of dairy farms. Seeing the direct con- Having seen an increase in omega-3 fatty acid content
nection between what animals eat and the human benefit, in milk when cows were fed the extruded diet, Moats is Last July, Moats presented her research at the Ameri-
she knew she wanted to learn more. encouraged by the initial results and is hopeful the final can Dairy Science Association’s joint annual meeting in
After completing her undergraduate degree (BSA) in outcome will lead to development of value-added dairy Orlando, Fla. Her presentation earned her first place in
animal science in 2012, Moats accepted a research posi- products in Saskatchewan. the three-minute thesis competition and second place in
tion with the feed manufacturing company O&T Farms the graduate student research poster competition. The
in Regina. “I truly believe our province has the potential to be- opportunity granted her invaluable exposure and helped
In this role, Moats provided technical support to cus- come a leader in the omega-3 dairy product production,” showcase Saskatchewan’s agricultural presence on an in-
tomers and helped co-ordinate research initiatives. In- ternational scale.
spired to use her skills to build on her own passions and
interests, she returned to the U of S in 2013 to pursue “Having our research receive that kind of international
graduate studies in ruminant nutrition. recognition was such an exciting and humbling experi-
Moats’ research is a collaboration between the College ence,” she said.
of Agriculture and Bioresources and O&T Farms, with
additional funding from SaskMilk and the National Re- Moats is the recipient of many awards and scholar-
search Council. Under the supervision of David Chris- ships. Notably, she received the Saskatchewan Innovation
tensen and Timothy Mutsvangwa, professor emeritus and Opportunities Scholarship, awarded to graduate stu-
and professor, respectively, in the Department of Animal dents whose research topics are thought to enhance the
and Poultry Science, Moats examines how the nutritional province’s agriculture industry.
value of milk is affected when dairy cows are fed a sup-
plemented flaxseed diet. Building on the relevance of the farm-to-fork mental-
Canada is the world’s largest producer of flaxseed, pro- ity, Moats hopes to apply her knowledge to developing
ducing nearly 40 per cent of the global yield. Flaxseed innovative animal feed programs to improve animal per-
contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are formance as well as the nutritional value of food products
known to benefit both animal and human health. for consumers.
Using Holsteins from the U of S herd, Moats compares
“The impact animal nutrition can have on the quality of
the food we produce has always been an area of interest
for me,” she said. “Combine this with the importance of
consumer nutrition, and it’s easy to see that this research
opportunity was a natural fit.”

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Above: On January 6 the 4-H Club sold calendars to help support STARS.
Top Left: The 4-H Club Public Speaking Competition took place on February 10.
Bottom Left: January 14 the 4-H Club participated in District 4-H Curling in Whitewood. The
Senior team was Ashton Reid, Ty Woods, Cheyenne Jamieson, and Cutter Reid (Spare: Levi
Jamieson).

Fairmede 4-H Beef Club

by Levi Jamieson & Katelyn Garvey Jamieson. Intermediate: 1st-Cheyenne Jamieson,
Fairmede 4-H Beef Club held it’s orga- December 3/2016 we had a Weigh Day Our 4-H Club Public Speaking Compe- 2nd-Katelyn Garvey, 3rd-Cutter Reid
nizational meeting on November 4/2016
with our election of officers. Our Club Ex- and meeting at Woods. tition took place on February 10/2017. A Senior: 1st-Ty Woods, 2nd-Trae Reid,
ecutive this year is: On January 6/2017 we sold calenders to huge thank you goes out to our judges for 3rd-Rhett Woods, 4th-Ashton Reid
General Leader: Darren Fisk the evening: Lana McCormac, Karly Fre-
Assistant Leader: Diane Jamieson help support STARS. gin and Tamala Jones. They gave us lots Thanks to the Turpie and Jamieson Fam-
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Pulses in Western Canadian crop rotations

Farmers in Western Canada know the benefits of well One paper, published in 2011, showed that diversifying A portion of the fixed nitrogen remains in the crop roots,
thought-out crop rotations. These can reduce the impact cropping systems with oilseeds and biological nitrogen nodules and soil, which contributes to nitrogen pools that
of harmful insects, reduce the amount of fertilizer needed, fixers such as pulses lowered the carbon footprint of du- benefit subsequent crops.
improve soil health and lengthen the period that specially rum wheat by an average of 22% over cereal-based mono-
bred crops remain resistant to disease. With the increased culture systems. These two studies clearly show that the use of pulses to
interest in growing pulse crops in recent years, research- diversify rotation systems is key to increasing total grain
ers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have Another paper, published in 2014, showed that in a 25- production while reducing carbon footprint in agricul-
quantified some of the benefits of adding these crops to year field study, wheat in a lentil-wheat rotation system ture.
rotations. produced a similar amount of grain as in the continuous
wheat system, but the former did so with 29% less nitro- Too much of a good thing?
To help commemorate the International Year of the gen fertilizer. Consequently, fertilizer-nitrogen-use effi- Lentils have increasingly become a crop of choice for
Pulses, we are revisiting some important research find- ciency for wheat in the lentil-wheat system averaged 80% farmers, especially in southwest Saskatchewan, as pulses
ings on how pulses contribute to sustainable crop produc- greater than for continuous wheat system in dry years, have a lot of benefit for crop rotations. However, is short-
tion. 97% greater in normal years, and 36% greater in wet years. ening the rotation to include more lentil plantings a good
idea? Considering potential risks of pathogen building up
Enhanced system productivity How does this happen? Rhizobia, a particular kind of in the soil with intensified pulse rotation over time, it is
AAFC researcher Dr. Yantai Gan, located in the semi- soil bacteria associated with legume root systems, fix ni- advised that in wetter areas or on clay soils, or on those
arid growing region of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, has trogen from the atmosphere in a solar driven process that farms where root rot diseases have been a growing con-
recently published a paper that shows that, when com- transforms the nitrogen into ammonia. This provides a cern, a longer rotation of pulses or more diversified crop-
pared to summer fallowing (leaving the land idle during large portion of the nitrogen required for plant growth. ping system should be adopted.
the growing year), diversifying cropping systems with
pulses: Checking on field peas in a Saskatchewan field. Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan photo
Improves soil water use;
Improves soil nitrogen availability;
Increases crop production.
The 2005–2011 trial was done in three-year cropping se-
quences involving pulses (dry pea, lentil and chickpea),
cereals (wheat, barley and durum) and summer fallow.
The cereal-pulse system increased total grain produc-
tion by more than 35%, improved protein yield by nearly
60%and enhanced fertilizer-nitrogen-use efficiency by
33% over the cereal-summer fallow system.
Enhanced soil biodiversity and improved soil health
In another study, Dr. Gan and his team found that crop
rotations have a large effect on microbial communities
in the soil. These microbes, including fungi and bacteria,
can have a beneficial relationship with the plants. Farm-
ers benefit from microbial-crop rotation relationships
through increased crop profitability and input efficiency.
For example, the team found that durum does better fol-
lowing a crop of peas than it does following chickpeas,
due to the pea roots having beneficial interaction with mi-
crobial communities in the soil.
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communities and soil health is ongoing.
Improving cropping systems may help mitigate
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rotations are a great way to lessen these cereals crops have a deep rooted fibrous
risks and consequences as they keep pests root system, followed by canola and mus-
off balance, while maintaining soil nutri- tard with a deep rooted taproot, and alfalfa
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Herbicide resistant weeds and weed nutrients such as nitrogen and sulfur that
management are issues associated with leach down in the soil profile, especially
tight crop rotations, where the same crop in these wet years. Shallow roots and the
is grown and a similar herbicide is used fibrous roots system of cereal crops allows
year after year. Plants are smarter than we to capture phosphorus and potassium,
give them credit and adapt to our farm- which from seeding are higher up in the
ing practice and eventually the weed soil profile and move only a few mm in the
population shifts to weed species that are soil every year.
resistant to that herbicide or mode of ac-
tion. Herbicide resistance develops from As well, including pulse crops in crop
a genetic mutation or natural tolerance in rotations is a way to get free nitrogen from
a weed population and if the same herbi- the crop when it is inoculated. Pulse crops
cide or mode of action is continually used, fix 50-90 percent of their nitrogen. Faba
that weed does not die and goes to seed bean fixes 90 percent, 80 percent for pea
and spreads, then you have more and and lentil, 70 percent for chick pea and
more herbicide resistant weeds to deal 50 percent for soybean and dry bean and
with. Once they are present, they are a these crops leave residual nitrogen for the
long-term tenant on farmland. following crop as pulse stubble is broken
Minimizing disease levels is also an down relatively quickly.
important aspect of crop rotations; which
reduce the growth, reproduction and At the end of the day, I understand that
survival of soil stubble borne pathogens, economics and Mother Nature play a big
role is choosing crop rotations. I wanted to
provide some food for thought.

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Left: checking barley for
fungal disease.

Right: Barley at harvest
Barley’s primary use is ani-
mal feed, more than 60% of
the world production goes
into the feed market. Sec-
ondly, Barley has been used
for thousands of years in the
production of alcoholic bever-
ages, such as beer and whis-
key. Only a small portion of
Saskatchewan’s production
goes into the food market.
There may be expanded op-
portunities for barley in food
because of its benefits for
heart health

Barley is ‘in’ when it
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risk factor for heart disease. Beta-glucan is their daily food choices.”
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Farm asset values, debt expected to increase
BY JP GERVAIS We project it to increase between 1% and
In 2016, both commodity prices and Saskatchewan Farm and Food Care photo 3% in 2017.
farm input prices declined because sup-
ply climbed faster than demand in global Farm asset values and debt are expected to continue to increase in Farm cash receipts, once again higher
markets. Those price declines and their 2017. than the five-year average, are expected to
impacts to revenues, expenses and profit- drive these land value increases.
ability are reflected in Agriculture and Ag- of CA$6.7 billion in 2017 as measured by OVERALL ASSET VALUES, DEBT
ri-Food Canada (AAFC)’s 2017 Canadian total realized net income. EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN 2017 That anticipated growth in farm as-
agricultural outlook. Land typically accounts for a majority of set values in 2016 and 2017 helped push
AAFC estimates Canadian farm cash WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU all farm assets. That was true in 2015 (see FCC’s debt projections of September 2016
receipts to have totaled CA$59.1 billion Overall, Canadian agriculture’s total net our 2015 Farmland Values Report), when slightly upward for both years. We expect
in 2016, a 1% decline from 2015 revenues. income is projected to hold up in the face land values totaled two-thirds of Canadi- soon-to-be-released data will show farm
Total farm operating expenses in 2016 are of some pressure throughout 2017. ns and an farm asset values. debt outstanding grew around 7% in 2016
estimated to have been CA$44.2 billion. oilseeds PDF (944 KB). Our analysis suggests that the value of and that it will grow further in 2017, be-
The sector’s total net realized income (rev- Knowing this can help anticipate chang- land and buildings climbed around 4% in tween 3% and 5%.
enues – operating expenses and deprecia- es you could see in your income statement 2016.
tion) was CA$7.7 billion in 2016, or 7% be- in 2017. It can also identify efficiency gains This continued land values’ upward Debt likely grew faster than asset values
low the record-high profitability of CA$8.3 needed to face revenues levelling out in trend, albeit at a slower pace than in previ- in 2016 – and it should continue to do so
billion reached in 2015. 2017. ous years. in 2017. However, net worth (owners’ eq-
AAFC projects Canadian agriculture uity, or assets - liabilities) across Canadian
will see stable revenues overall in 2017, agriculture as a whole is still expected to
with a decrease of less than 0.5% over the climb. AAFC estimates a 4% increase in
estimated 2016 level. Driving those rev- both 2016 and 2017. That’s generally good
enues will be continued strength in global news and speaks to the sector’s resiliency
demand for Canadian exports and contin- and optimism. Canadian farm equity has
ued weakness in the Canadian dollar, ex- continued to grow despite softer commod-
pected to remain throughout 2017 at about ity prices, thanks in part to the buffering
US$0.75. AAFC projects total operating ex- effect of the dollar on overall revenues.
penses at CA$45.0 billion in 2017. They’re
not likely to increase too quickly, as oil I say this with one caution: The lower
prices are expected to remain at roughly total net income expected across Canadian
US$50/barrel in 2017 and despite supply agriculture in 2017, combined with the
limitations for key fertilizers. overall sector’s growing equity, suggests
Stable farm revenues and small in- we’ll see a lower rate of return on equity
creases to expenses yield a bottom line in 2017. This isn’t necessarily reason for
that is roughly equal to the 5-year aver- concern as the current environment of low
age. Projections of the Canadian agricul- interest rates helps, but it’s certainly one
ture sector’s year-over-year profitability element to keep monitoring.

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Foodgrains Bank Responding to Somali Hunger Crisis With $1 million of assistance

Canadian Foodgrains Bank is responding to the hunger Overseas (ERDO), the Foodgrains Bank is providing 850 In particular, the project, which totals $500,000, is pro-
crisis in Somalia, where immediate emergency assistance of the most vulnerable households (about 6,000 people) viding assistance to people who have come to this region
is needed to help prevent a hunger catastrophe. across six villages in northern Somalia with five monthly in search of food after losing all their livestock, as well as
cash transfers they can use to purchase locally available widowed and child-headed households, and others who
The Foodgrains Bank is a Canadian charity with strong food. The project is being implemented through ERDO’s are extremely vulnerable.
support in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Mani- partner World Concern, and totals $500,000.
toba. Successful growing projects are held each year at • Screw Piles
Moosomin and Kola, where local farmers, implement In the South West state of Somalia, Foodgrains Bank
dealers and farm input dealers work together to grow member ADRA Canada is providing 1,000 households • Excavation
crops destined to help the neediest in the world. (about 6,000 people) with four monthly emergency vouch-
ers redeemable at approved local shops for a set amount • Septic Tanks
“At the back of our minds is the 2011 Somalia famine, of rice, beans, sorghum, and other household staples. Part
where a quarter of a million people died of hunger,” says of the voucher is also redeemable for food items chosen at
Barbara Macdonald, Foodgrains Bank International Pro- the recipient’s discretion to allow families to better choose
grams Director. “There is no way that should be allowed products that suit their needs.
to happen again.”
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The current hunger emergency is the result of two con- Pump Out System
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Many Somalis are pastoralists, who depend on being STARTING AT
able to buy and sell livestock for their livelihoods. The
drought has resulted in a lack of water and food for the $6,50000
animals. Many have died, and those left are in such poor
condition they are beyond selling. 6,500Screw Pile $ 00

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“While a famine in Somalia has yet to be declared,
there are still over six million people in Somalia in need
of humanitarian assistance,” says Macdonald, noting that
many of those who are most affected by the hunger crisis
are children.

“The declaration of a famine means that we’re too
late—people are already dying. And the situation right
now in Somalia—on the verge of a famine—is still a ter-
rible place for people to be,” she adds.

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Lower Qu’Appelle hosting watersheds conference

The Lower Qu’Appelle Wa- Cmdr Chris Hadfield photo affect nutrient loading and/
tershed Stewards Inc. (LQWS) is or concentration. Lastly, LQWS
pleased be hosting the Saskatch- A portion of the Qu’Appelle Valley in snowy Saskatchewan, as seen from the Inter- sampled macroinvertebrate at
ewan Watersheds Association national Space Station. six monitoring sites within our
Annual Conference from April watershed. The science behind
5-7 at the S.N. Boreen Centre in and economic development within provide several workshops every determine what nutrient sources aquatic bugs tells a story about
Esterhazy. The Saskatchewan As- the ecological limits of the system. year in the east and west of the must be managed effectively in the quality of water.
sociation of Watersheds (SAW) watershed on topics that vary order to better protect our lake
provides a unified voice of the We have undertaken many from carcass disposal planning, quality. Projects being undertak- This year’s conference focuses
11 watersheds in Saskatchewan. projects working towards our forage, winter feeding strategies, en include: 1) Municipal Effluent on water quality and provides
Together we work towards their vision. Our recent projects have decommissioning water wells, Discharge. This project will give an opportunity for members and
vision for the natural resource of included a door to door survey solar powered water systems us an estimate of the loading of stakeholders to share informa-
water to be protected and con- on private sewage storage, deliv- and educating producers on pro- municipal sewage effluent sourc- tion and learn from each other’s
served, their mission to provide a ering the Love your Lakes pro- grams that are available to them. es and potential abatement. We success and challenges! The con-
unified voice to influence decision gram to the District of Katepwa. Last year, producers applied for will use existing data to under- ference is open to anyone with in-
making and policy development The Love your Lakes program is over $700,000 in projects with stand the relative importance of terest in water management.
and to balance the economic, en- a shoreline assessment and edu- $361,000 back to producers! This municipal sewage effluent to oth-
vironmental and social aspects of cational stewardship program. winter we have been working er nutrient sources. 2) Evaluating Topics include:
the watershed members. The goal The assessment will generate a with producers to implement a nutrient contributions from agri- Wednesday, April 5 - 5:00 p.m.
of SAW is to ensure there will be picture of the current state and multi drainage permit similar to culture and estimating the poten- – 7:00 p.m. Registration
a healthy source water supply of health of their lakeshore. We our neighboring watersheds. tial for Beneficial Management 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Water on
ground and surface water for fu- have monitored for Aquatic Inva- Practices (BMP), we have part- the Rocks Mixer & Trade Show
ture generations, right here in our sive Species at the six recreation- Our Research and Monitoring nered with the Global Institute Viewing
province. al lakes within our watershed Committee has partnered with of Water to estimate the footprint Thursday, April 6 - 8:00 a.m. -
as well held demonstrations on Water Security Agency, Moose of agricultural practices in each 10:30 a.m. Registration and Trade
The Lower Qu’Appelle wa- how to clean, drain and dry your Jaw River Watershed and the of the tributary sub basins of the Show Viewing.
tershed is located in southeast- boat. We have offered cash incen- Wascana Upper Qu’Appelle. The Qu’Appelle System which could Conference kicks off at 10:30
ern Saskatchewan and cov- tives for wetland restorations, we priority of the committee is to with updates from Water Secu-
ers an approximate area of rity Agency, topics for Thursday
17,800 kilometres. Forming the include Mosaic Potash, Regina
lower downstream half of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Up-
Qu’Appelle River Basin, the grades and Operations, Lower
Lower Qu’Appelle Watershed Qu’Appelle Watersheds, Ducks
begins near the town of Craven Unlimited and tours of the Ester-
and ends at the Manitoba bor- hazy Four Mill and the Mosaic
der. Even though our watershed Potash Museum. To top off the
ends at the Manitoba border, evening there is a dinner theatre
it does not mean it stops there, featuring the Kapsovar Valley
we continue to participate in the Kapors.
Assinboine River Basin Initiative Friday, April 7 – 7:30 - 8:30
(ARBI). ARBI works towards breakfast, topics include Imple-
encompassing the Assinboine menting Urban BMPs, Ground
River basin which includes the Water on the Prairies, Drainage
Assinboine River, the Souris and Effects on Water Quality, Climate
Qu’Appelle River and their trib- Change on the Prairies and wrap-
utaries and includes members ping up the conference with a
from Saskatchewan, North Da- presentation from our neighbour,
kota and Manitoba. the Upper Souris Watershed As-
sociation. Conference wraps up
The LQWS vision is for a long at 3:30. For more information on
term, stable, high-quality water how you can register or become
supply for people and for the en- a sponsor or participate in the
vironment. Water quality in the trade show, go to www.saskwa-
Lower Qu’Appelle Lakes will be tersheds.ca or call the LQWS of-
able to support recreation, fishing fice at 306-745-9774.

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Probiotics’ anti-inflammatory effects could
improve livestock intestinal health

Probiotics are good for human health, natural alternatives to conventional anti- caused by food-borne pathogens. helps promote the growth of these benefi-
especially your digestive system, but did biotics for livestock,” says AAFC research Dr. Kostrzynska, along with her former cial bacteria.
you know that probiotics can benefit the scientist, Dr. Magdalena Kostrzynska of
health of livestock animals? According the Guelph Research and Development AAFC colleague Dr. Susan Tosh, studied For livestock like poultry and swine this
to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Centre (GRDC). the anti-inflammatory effects of probiotics means healthier growth and reduction in
(AAFC) research, probiotics, live micro- in combination with dietary fibre using a the use of antibiotics. Traditionally, anti-
organisms, or “good bacteria,” could be She is studying the role probiotics play cell culture method. biotics have been used to kill pathogenic
used to improve intestinal health and pre- in both reducing inflammation and im- bacteria, reduce inflammation and pro-
vent gut-associated diseases in poultry proving gut microflora in livestock and Results showed that probiotics con- mote growth.
and swine. humans. sumed with fibre can re-populate the gut
with beneficial microbiota, as well as re- Dr. Kostrzynska’s research on probiotics
“When combined with dietary fibre This discovery could have beneficial ap- duce inflammation and restore the gut spans over a decade and in the future she
from barley, oats, rye and soy, probiot- plications in the livestock industry as pro- mucus lining. plans to further investigate the health ben-
ics could provide options for developing ducers look for alternatives to antibiotics efits of probiotics for both livestock and
in the management of intestinal diseases Dietary fibre combined with probiotics humans.
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Land of the living soil

AM fungi associated with an alfalfa root in terested in interactions
soil—extending the root system’s ability to between plants and arbus-
capture nutrients. cular mycrorrhizal (AM)
little is known about how fungi. This family of fun-
Soil microbiologists at these mechanisms work, gus is known to colonize
Agriculture and Agri- but it appears that plants on root systems and in-
Food Canada are trying are attuned to soil organ- crease the plant’s ability to
to understand complex isms and visa-versa. take up nutrients.
interactions between plant
roots and soil microorgan- Dr. Chantal Hamel, a Of late, Dr. Hamel’s
soil microbiologist from team has done extensive
isms. How complex? Plant AAFC in Swift Current, soil sampling to assess
scientists have found that a SK finds this concept excit- the influence of land use
single soil sample can con- ing. Knowing more about on the soils. Collections
tain more than 30,000 va- these microbial commu- were made in pastures,
rieties of microorganisms nities and how specific on cropland and in road-
(also known as microbes). plants interact with them sides, which interestingly
There’s not just some life raises possibilities for im- enough, are the main re- Grow Your Business
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and soil health. versity in much of the Let us help with mortgages, lines of credit and other solutions.
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crobial communities form Mycrorrhizal (AM) Fungi ease. In a recent study
depending on the plant Research published in the Canadian
type present. Relatively Dr. Hamel is most in- Journal of Microbiology,
she found that overall,
roots that were colonized
by AM fungus were bet-
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a result.

The ultimate dream of
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courage these nutrient-
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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C15

Agricultural research looks at dugouts
as absorbing carbon dioxide

BY DALE JOHNSON In their earlier work, they found that lakes in southern amining whether, and if so how much, CO2 is coming
Three researchers at the University of Regina have been Saskatchewan are absorbing more carbon dioxide as a into farm dugouts. We further want to investigate wheth-
awarded a provincial research grant to study the role of result of global warming. This is contrary to previous re- er this CO2 is being buried in the sediments and might
agricultural dugouts in greenhouse gas capture. search that suggested global warming is increasing CO2 thus be used as carbon offsets for agricultural emissions.
Dr. Kerri Finlay, Dr. Peter Leavitt, Dr. Gavin Simpson of emissions from lakes. Additionally, we will be measuring the other, more potent
the biology department, along with Dr. Helen Baulch of greenhouse gases, like methane and NO2, as they might
the University of Saskatchewan, were recently awarded Now they will focus their research on dugouts. completely negate the CO2 uptake,” explains Finlay.
$255,030 from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agricul- “In this research we want to pursue this further by ex-
ture’s Agriculture Development Fund.
“We are hoping to provide guidelines for dugout man-
agement to maximize CO2 uptake. If successful, this
would offer a very low-cost option for carbon offsets to
farmers, as they already have the dugout infrastructure
in place,” Finlay says.
The funds will be used primarily to hire students,
travel, collect, and analyze samples from dugouts across
southern Saskatchewan.
Dugouts provide invaluable ecosystem services on ag-
ricultural lands including water for livestock, habitat for
natural flora and fauna, and flood abatement. They may
also provide a critical offset of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from agricultural practices.
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Kevin Weedmark photo

While winter seems to have hung around a bit too long this year, the growing season is just
around the corner. This aerial photo of farmland near Moosomin was taken last July.

Forages as a tool
to rescue saline and erodible soils

by: Nadia Mori, PAg, can be established, alfalfa is a great ment Practice (BMP) is offered as a
Regional Forage Specialist legume to include in forage mix- rebate, meaning that, after the for-
tures for saline areas. age establishment work has been
Saskatchewan Ministry completed, cost-share funding is
of Agriculture Perennial forages are overall provided to qualifying applicants.
great soil builders. The extensive Because certain restrictions apply, it
Protecting soil health and increas- root systems of forage grasses can is best to discuss the project with a
ing crop production can go hand access nutrients deep in the soil Regional Forage Specialist prior to
in hand. Perennial forages are not layers beyond the reach of annual purchasing any forage seed.
just a good source of livestock feed, crops.
they are also an invaluable tool in Forage seed should be ordered
stabilizing saline soils and soils at As roots die and are replaced, early, as certain forage varieties can
risk of erosion. they leave behind fine soil channels sell out. If you plan on taking ad-
which increase soil aeration and vantage of this BMP funding, 2017
Perennial forages can reduce water infiltration, essentially giving is the year to do so.
soil salinity. It’s not magic, just sci- the soil a sponge-like absorptive
ence. Salinity is caused by exces- quality. The year-round vegetative Rebate applications have to be
sive evaporation of water contain- cover provided by forages holds submitted by January 31, 2018,
ing dissolved salts. When the water the soil in place, captures snow and which only leaves the 2017 grow-
evaporates at the soil surface, the slows spring runoff. Any soil at risk ing season to get those seeds in the
salt crystals are left behind and of erosion can benefit from peren- ground.
can increase soil salinity over time. nial forage cover.
Salt-tolerant forages help lower the For more information, please con-
water table and reduce the amount The Farm Stewardship program, tact:
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Monday, March 20, 2017 (TXLSPHQW/RDThe World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C17

A trip into the unknown

BY GLENN CHEATER bial cells in or on you than The 39-year-old devel-
Ever since the invention constitute you. People joke oped his twin-track pas-
of the microscope, we’ve about whether you are the sion for computer pro-
known they’re out there— entity or whether microbes gramming and life sciences
congregating in the mil- are the entity and you’re (specifically genomics) in
lions and billions on (or in) their slave.” his teens and is now an ex-
just about anything on the pert in bioinformatics (a
planet, including us. Regardless, we need mash-up that also includes
But despite intense scru- each other. While there are statistics, mathematics, and
tiny, microbes—bacteria, certainly a lot of bad bac- engineering). Those skills
fungi, viruses, and their teria, fungi, and viruses, have been increasingly in
fellow microscopic crit- there are many good ones, demand since the sequenc-
ters—remain one of sci- too. Some play a role in
ence’s great mysteries. making us healthy by, for $J0RUWJDJHingofthehumangenome
Take, for example, the example, boosting our im- in 2002 (“Our equivalent
simple task of eating. We mune system or combating of the moon landing”), but
know microbes in our di- pathogens. But before we his hybrid science is still
gestive tracts break down can figure out which ones something quite new and
food into nutrients that our do what and how, we need different.
bodies can use. But even to get a handle on how “The department is re-
the most basic questions— many. ally being visionary in say-
How many participate in ing, ‘We need to go in this
that everyday act? Which “Most of the microbes direction, even though we
does what?—are, as yet, we know are the ones we don’t entirely know yet
largely unanswerable. can grow on petri dishes,” where it’s going to lead
“Life is way more com- says Links. “But when you us,” he says.
plicated than we give it think about the number of And it truly will be a trip
credit for,” says Matthew possible conditions that into the unknown. Scien-
Links, who became an as- exist on our body or in a tists like Links are explor-
sistant professor of animal stomach or in a rumen, ing collections of hundreds Matthew Links, associate professor of animal science at the Univer-
science at the University there is huge diversity. And or thousands of different sity of Saskatchewan
of Saskatchewan in No- we’re blind in even being microbes called microbi-
vember. “There are a lot of able to know who is there.” omes. Their populations of microbes, how do you things—some of which researchers. Links is also at
bugs. Some estimate there and interactions are in make sense of what they’re are good for us and some the forefront of that effort.
are 10 times more micro- It’s a challenge that re- constant flux, and even the doing? of which could be bad for He’s led the development
quires a new breed of sci- number of species is a big us if they’re in the wrong of a software program
entist—and that’s exactly question mark because of “My work is different place.” that “brings the concept of
what Links is. the petri dish problem—if because instead of study- FaceTime to the analysis of
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C18 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017 Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C19

Not the lesser of two weevils Prevent the buildup of
herbicide resistant weeds
by Wendy Schatz Leeds, PAG, CCA curs in June at bud to early flowering stage. Adults by Lyndon Hicks, here). As well, roughly 8 of these modes
Lead Agronomist, Sharpes Soil Services mate and females lay eggs in developing pods. Lar- Regional Crop Specialist, Yorkton of action dominate the majority of appli- March 30 - April 2
This coming summer you might want to dust vae develop over 6 weeks and during this time con- The 2017 planting season will soon be cations made by Saskatchewan crop pro-
off the insect sweep net buried in the back of your sume five to six canola seeds. Mature larvae exit out upon us. Producers Whitewood Community Centre
shop. According to Saskatchewan Agriculture and and pupate in the ground, emerging as new genera- are making final deci- ducers. Breakthroughs
Food forcast map, Cabbage Seed Pod Weevils are tion adults 14 days later. Majority of the damage sions about the types with new modes of 64 Teams on 9 Sheets of Ice
creeping closer to our geography. occurs from larvae in the seed pod but adults also of crops to be grown action have been few
Like many of the this year. Although and far between in Come out and watch! No charge for spectators!
pests that bug us, the can blast flowers. Larvae exit- spraying season is a recent decades due to
Cabbage Seed Pod ing seed pods leave a hole in the little further away, this the lack of additional Thursday, March 30 Saturday, April 1
weevil was introduced pod. These holes can provide is also a good time to metabolic pathways
from Europe 70 years an entry point for fungal infec- think about the weed that can be interrupt- Draws at 6 p.m. & 8:15 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - First Draw
ago. It lived happily tions and make the pod prone to control measures that ed in a plant to result 3:30 p.m. - Draw to
on the west coast until shattering at harvest time. can be used to prevent in its death. Because of Friday, March 31 the Button Shootout
1995 when it was dis- the build up of herbi- this, producers have
covered in Southern Al- Your dusty sweep net is the cide resistant weeds. few options other than 3:00 p.m. - First Draw 6:30 p.m. - Final Drawing for
berta. I was fortunate/ key to determining threshold For some time now to deal with herbicide 7:15 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies Las Vegas Trip
unfortunate enough of the weevil. Chemical control producers have been resistance through
to be a crop special- is recommended when three- aware of the potential preventative practices. Wings being served 9 p.m. - DJ Music & Cabaret
ist there at the heat of four adults are collected per one for weeds to develop There are a number of 8:00 p.m. - Farm Services Auction
its infestation. Since sweep at 10-20 percent flower- resistance to specific practices that can be Sunday, April 2
this time the weevil ing. This number is an average herbicide groups/ used to prevent the Featuring: Dealer Donated use of
has been spreading in of 10 sites across the field where modes of action. The development of resis- combines, sprayers, fertilizer, corn and 10:00 a.m. - First Draw
its geography both in 10 - 180 degree sweeps have first documented cas- tant populations. For canola seed, custom work, commission 4:45 p.m. - Championship Draws
Alberta and Southern been counted. es in western Canada example; increasing credits and a signed Steve Laycock
Saskatchewan. were wild oat and green foxtail that ex- crop diversity by ro- jersey, 2018 Brier playoff package
Adult weevils are Options for control can be hibited resistance to Group 1 herbicides. tating 3 or more types of crops (such as:
an ash grey color about 3-4 mm long. They have chemical and cultural – for in- More recently we have seen the develop- cereals, oilseeds and pulses) will reduce AND MORE!
a prominent curved snout indicative to the weevil stance trap cropping around ment of many more resistant weeds to the risk of developing herbicide resis-
family. They also have the weevil characteristic of field edges. There is also a small other herbicide groups such as wild oat, tance over less diversified rotations. 8:30 p.m. - Calcutta
“playing dead” when disturbed. The Cabbage Seed effect from predation from five families of Hyme- kochia and wild mustard with Group 2 As well, tank mixes of different groups
Pod weevil host plants are Brassica species - plants noptera ( wasp ) species. Environment can also herbicides. for control of the same weeds can reduce
that belong to the mustard family play a factor in Cabbage Seed Pod weevil survival. Resistance develops as a result of repeat- herbicide resistance risks. While rota-
Adults overwinter under soil surface and emerge Cold winter soil temperatures do not support sur- ed use of the same herbicide groups over tion through various modes of action or
when soil temps reach 15°C. When they emerge, vival. Survival will decrease from 5 °C to -5 °C with extended periods. There may only be one groups of herbicides has been promoted
they will seek out flowering Brassica weeds and insect death at -7 °C soil temps. plant in the initial population that has as a way to slow resistance from devel-
volunteer canola. Movement to the canola crop oc- If you have a concern you may have collected a resistance. This plant will increase with oping, recent research has found that
Cabbage Seed Pod Weevil, stop in and we will help repeated use of herbicides of the same resistance evolution will continue under
you with a solution. Happy sweeping! group and after several years show up as rotation strategies, just at a much slower
a small patch of plants that were not con- pace.
trolled by herbicide application. By the If you suspect that you have some patch- All funds raised from the weekend go towards
time it is visible as a patch in the field, it es that are resistant you should ensure capital projects for the rink!
could be a little as three years before the that you prevent those plants from set-
SPRING OIL AND whole field is infested. ting seed by either herbicide or mechani-
FILTER SALE It is important to recognize that, of all cal means. Mark these patches since
the herbicides available, there are only weed seed dormancy will mean that they
30 groups or modes of action and only will be back in the future. You may also
18 of these are available in Saskatchewan wish to collect some seeds from those ar-
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Discovering manure’s massive potential

by Henrytye Glazebrook creased focus on livestock research, such as what a large the manure that can be recycled and put to work as a soil
Schoenau looks beyond manure as a mere byproduct operation like the LFCE will make a reality, could create amendment, but there are still some challenges to be over-
of raising livestock. Instead, he sees it having massive better opportunities for the creation and development of come in its handling, application and use.”
potential in everything from nutrient recovery through effective manure utilization strategies in our own back-
its use as a fertilizer to a prospective new path toward a yard. The LFCE will provide a concentrated hub of research
more sustainable industry as a whole. that might help to fill the void of manure in the province.
“Rather than a waste, in fact it’s a resource—another “I guess you might say here [in Saskatchewan] we’re
valuable output from the livestock operation. From the probably in a little bit of a manure deficit in the sense that “It’s a location that provides manure, you might say.
standpoint of growers, they have another source of nutri- we certainly have livestock here but a lot of those live- It’s also got infrastructure there in terms of manure appli-
ents and organic matter that they can use in land applica- stock are spread out over a large area in cow-calf opera- cation equipment, monitoring instrumentation, and the
tion,” he says. tions,” he says. land area. It really provides the basis as a site, a location
Schoenau is a professor of soil fertility with the Uni- and an area to do manure management research close to
versity of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and “If you talk about establishing confined feeding sys- Saskatoon.”
Bioresources as well as the Saskatchewan Ministry of tems like feedlots, certainly then you’ve got that nutrient
Agriculture’s Strategic Research Chair in Soil Nutrient that’s contained in the feed basically staying at home here It’s also a chance for Schoenau and his team to conduct
Management. He explores a wide variety of subjects in in Saskatchewan because it’s being fed to the cattle. Ul- some unique research. For example, the site chosen for
his work, including soil fertility and fertilizer manage- timately, a lot of it ends up coming out the other end in the LFCE’s feedlot research facility is land to which little
ment, soil conservation, cropping systems, nutrient cy- or no manure has ever been applied.
cling, soil-herbicide interactions—and, yes, how manure
affects these areas and more. “It’s an opportunity to take a look at the impact of dif-
These days, he’s anticipating the creation of the Live- ferent manure management application strategies and
stock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE)—a research that includes different approaches to processing and ap-
complex that will bring together all aspects of livestock plication of manure,” he says.
research—and the changes it will make possible in his
own work. Bringing several operations together under one um-
Despite being among the leaders in Canadian cattle brella has the added benefit of creating a more condensed
production, Saskatchewan imports and applies much of network of researchers and facilities, geographically
the nutrient used in its crop production as commercial speaking. For Schoenau, this means greater opportunity
inorganic fertilizers. One challenge is the lack of sufficient for future agricultural leaders in his own field and beyond
quantities of manure produced and its low content of nu- to gain more hands-on experience during their education.
trient, which limits the ability to economically move it
long distances and apply it. “Having that facility that close to the university really
Since much of the work being done with livestock offers the opportunities to take students … out into the
extends throughout the province Schoenau says an in- field very easily and give them a first-hand look at best
manure management practices—how you would sample
manure, how you sample manured soils, how to apply it,
the impact on soils and crops,” he says.

“I think it really will add a dimension to the experien-
tial learning that we emphasize very much in the College
of Agriculture and Bioresources.”

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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C21

U of S research boosts omega-3 in SAPRVE-SIPNRINGG S
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tent in eggs from laying hens fed camelina versity of Alberta’s Poultry Research and
meal,” said Rex Newkirk, associate pro- Technology Centre between 2012 and
fessor in the Department of Animal and 2014. After a lengthy assessment of safety
Poultry Science at the U of S. “This benefit and performance data, the CFIA recently
may provide additional incentive for lay- granted approval for use up to 10 per cent
ing hen producers to feed camelina meal in layer diets.
now that it is an available feed ingredi- This concludes the overall project where
ent.” CFIA approval was previously granted in
December of 2014 for broilers up to 12 per
Camelina is a drought tolerant oilseed cent through experiments completed at
belonging to the Brassica family and is the University of Saskatchewan’s Poultry
closely related to mustard, canola and Research Centre.
rapeseed. The oil extracted from camelina “The recent approval of camelina meal
has shown value as a human food prod- for laying hens adds another market for
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products. However, until recently there try,” said Thompson.
had been no market for the byproduct Ongoing feeding studies with cameli-
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C22 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017

Canadian Grain Commission seeks input on
proposed user fee updates and use of surplus funds

The Canadian Grain Commission has launched a con- Gazette process. The Canadian Grain Commission must retain a surplus
sultation on proposed changes to its user fees and began a The Canadian Grain Commission is also asking for in- of approximately $36 million (representing approximate-
discussion about potential uses of surplus funds. ly six months of operating costs) to address variabilities in
put on potential uses for surplus funds. As a result of high- revenues and employee severance obligations
Grain producers, farm groups, licensed grain compa- er than expected grain volumes and lower than expected
nies and industry associations are invited to provide their spending, the Canadian Grain Commission reported an The surplus may only be spent on programs and ac-
input on proposed changes to Canadian Grain Commis- accumulated surplus of $95.9 million in the 2015 to 2016 tivities that are related to services that the Canadian Grain
sion user fees and service standards. fiscal year. As of September 30, 2016, the Canadian Grain Commission is authorized to provide under the Canada
Commission has accumulated a surplus of $107.2 million. Grain Act
The Canadian Grain Commission is proposing to re-
duce user fees for most of its services. The consultation The discussion period also ends on May 1, 2017. Com- The Canadian Grain Commission needs approval from
closes on May 1, 2017. ments received will be reviewed before options for use the Treasury Board of Canada to spend the surplus
of the available surplus are presented to the Minister of
The updated fees would take effect on April 1, 2018 Agriculture and Agri-Food. Canadian Grain Commission
after the current five-year user fee review cycle ends on The Canadian Grain Commission is the federal agency
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Canadian Grain Commission will consider stakeholder Updating user fees is a regulatory process that requires grain quality standards. Its programs result in shipments
input and make a formal proposal through the Canada the approval of the Governor in Council of grain that consistently meet contract specifications for
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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C23

Sask looks at changes to extension services

Saskatchewan Agricul- the province to help iden- those who access our ser- is expected to be in place
ture Minister Lyle Stewart tify what is working and vices currently, as well as when the next federal-
is inviting farmers, ranch- possible gaps producers those who don’t, to ensure provincial-territorial agri-
ers and agribusinesses to may be finding. we move our extension ac- culture policy framework
provide input on how the tivities in the right direc- starts in April 2018.
province currently deliv- “The agriculture indus- tion.”
ers agriculture extension try is forever evolving and The online survey can be
services. our extension activities Information collected found at www.saskatch-
need to be driving sustain- during the consultation ewan.ca/public-consulta-
Agriculture extension able growth and ensuring process will help deter- tions and will be open until
services include the busi- our producers stay com- mine how extension ser- March 31, 2017. A report
ness information, advice petitive in a global mar- vices should be delivered will be shared publicly fol-
and support provided by ket,” Stewart said. by the Ministry of Agricul- lowing the conclusion of
specialists in regional of- ture. the survey and focus group
fices around the province “Through our consulta- discussions.
and at extension events, tions, we need the voice of The new delivery model
the toll-free Agriculture
Knowledge Centre phone Saskatchewan Ag Minister Lyle Stewart SHARING LOOKS
line, and a variety of print DIFFERENT FOR
and electronic publica- extension activities remain ers and ranchers and the EVERYBODY
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Temple Grandin to speak at 4-H Centennial Gala

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tennial Gala During this exciting milestone celebration, there will

Saskatoon, Sask.- 4-H Saskatchewan is excited to be be plenty of entertainment, including special guest
celebrating 100 years with a Centennial Gala on March speaker Temple Grandin, a renowned autism spokes-
25, 2017 in Saskatoon. person, consultant to the livestock industry on animal
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Family business has produced drive thru gates for 30 years

A family business in Building. er in a matter of days. The until I ended up in the In- selling at Agribition which too long to fall between the
Broadview has been serv- Gary Ecklund says the idea is a gate that swings terlake area in Manitoba. why this last year was 30 tractor and the box, which
ing the farming commu- open when a vehicle hits years at Agribition. is where short gates would
nity for more than three idea came to him when he it, and swings closed again. “I was selling farm to get into trouble.
decades. returned to the ranch in the Where the vehicle hits is farm. Guys were looking “I made some improve-
1980s. rubber, so it won’t hurt the for good quality fences ments in the gate to make “It’s a simple design.
Ecklund Drive Thru paint job, but it carries a and the gates came around it more than just a feedlot When people see it they
Gates produces electri- “You have got to go current, so it keeps the live- at the right time to match gate. I developed the elec- understand it.”
fied gates that allow ve- through gates to feed the stock in. with electric fencing. tric rubber which made
hicles to pass through and cattle, and that requires it soft so you could bump Over the years, about
then close on a spring, someone standing there “The main patent is “I would be going farm it using different types of 30,000 of the gates have
while keeping livestock in opening and closing the the pressure release that to farm until the news vehicles and I figured out been sold across Canada,
through an electric charge. gates for you, or you would pumps the gate open. would start at night. Lots of how to make electric fibre and to Japan, Sweden, Aus-
be the guy opening and times the guys would say glass that can carry a cur- tralia, Argentina, Chile,
In November, the Eck- closing gates for somebody “I used it at the ranch for ‘you can’t drive all the way rent. Uruguay, U.K., New Zea-
lund family was presented else,” he says. “I didn’t find a couple of years and then back to town, stay here eat land, Ireland, Scotland,
with the 30-year Agribi- much appealing in that so I took it to the Farm Progress supper. I stayed with lots “What I have got is a sin- Holland, Saudia Arabia,
tion Exhibitor Award at the thought I might as well try Show. of great people and stayed gle bar that is adjustable in and the U.S.
Saskatchewan Legislative something. It came togeth- at some crazy $12 hotels.” length because people have
“At that time if you had a different sizes of gates. it Ecklund believes his
VETERINARY CARE FOR ALL SPECIES new product they allowed He said making the effort will go from 10-17 feet— drive thru gates were the
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Monday - Friday: Saturday: space in the new inven- the front of your truck, talk to you, but you’ve
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98 Cook Rd. Moosomin, SK their job as critiquing you past,” he said. ward and the gate will pop
if you were willing to lis- back out of the way. You “Inventing is the easy
ten to them. I listened to “It was a lot of fun and continue through and the part. The marketing part is
the guys and that gave me it was always interesting. gate will pop open to about the tricky part. That’s what
good experience talking I don’t think you could 100-130 degrees. You drive makes the difference.”
to people. If I had a dime do it today. I don’t think through and it doesn’t
from every person who people are around enough. need to touch the side of Ecklund says he has en-
said that was a good idea Even back in those days it the vehicle. There’s very joyed meeting lots of farm-
I would have made some was hit and miss, but that little spring pressure— ers over the years through
money.” was before cell phones of about 20 per cent—and it’s his gate business and
course. has enjoyed giving many
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“I putted around in my “I did that for two years assembling the gates.
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The grass can be greener

by Glenn Cheater Beijing, which isn’t that far away, dust storms in the spring The collaboration with Hawassa University started in
Breeding better forages is Bruce Coulman’s passion and are fairly common. 1997, funded by a series of International Development Re-
the veteran U of S scientist knows the vital role they play in search Centre (and other federal government) grants. Initial-
healthy ecosystems and feeding the world. Following is an All this has led to restricted spring grazing on some land, ly, it was about capacity building by creating graduate pro-
interview with Coulman and other areas have been closed off and the herders reset- grams, but about 10 years ago the focus shifted, specifically
Critics contend livestock, especially cattle, use land that tled. This is no small deal. Not only do you ruin the liveli- to pulse production.
could produce food. What’s your response? hoods of many small herders, but you have serious ecologi-
Beef cattle get about 80 per cent of their nutrients from for- cal consequences from not managing grazing lands properly. Southern Ethiopia has a rainy season in spring, summer,
ages, much of it perennial forage grown on land not suited Part of the response has been to plant billions and billions of and fall, and then a dry season in late fall and winter. The
for crop production. Land planted to a perennial cover in- trees, but in the drier areas there never were trees, so there’s main crops are wheat, corn and a cereal called teff, and after
creases organic matter in the soil, and prevents both soil and concern the water table may be drawn down and this effort harvest the land is left idle until the next spring. But chick-
water erosion. may fail. peas can grow on the residual moisture after the main crop
Our natural grasslands here were once grazed by vast is harvested—and because it is a legume, it adds nitrogen to
herds of bison and evolved under grazing. You can over- However, there’s also been an effort to manage the re- the soil.
graze, but well-managed grazing is actually beneficial to the source better through things like fencing off land and imple-
ecosystem. menting rotational grazing. Producers are being encouraged As well, including pulses in people’s diets helps prevent
New forage cultivars play a role in that and you have de- to produce hay, partly by using high-yielding species. Hay is the malnutrition and stunting in children we see in that re-
veloped more than 20 new cultivars. Please talk about one. important as a feed source in the winter, but especially in the gion. So there have been programs to educate Ethiopians on
One is hybrid brome grass, created from two brome spe- spring when native grasses are just starting to grow and can how to cook and use chickpeas and other pulses, and pro-
cies. Smooth brome is a good hay species, producing most be really damaged if you graze them then. mote their use.
of its growth in spring and early summer. Meadow brome
doesn’t have the high productivity of smooth brome early in Does this play into a larger issue, namely feeding a glob- Now we’re trying to scale this up, with the goal of getting
the season but regrows well. They’re fairly closely related, so al population heading towards nine billion people? 70,000 farmers to grow pulses. I’ve previously been involved
can be crossed, but it took many years of selection to produce on the scientific advisory board of this project, but my new
productive hybrids. The first crosses were actually made in Yes. China has a growing economy and greater affluence, role is more focused on project management.
the late 1970s. In 2000 we released the first dual-purpose va- and that means there’s more demand for meat and milk. This
riety of hybrid brome and then a second one in 2003, and demand is going to increase in China and elsewhere, but So you are involved in food security efforts both on the
these have been very popular with producers. They can take there is not going to be any great increase in land for agricul- crops and forage side. Do you think people appreciate the
a first cut of hay and then later graze those fields. ture of any sort. So to meet the demand for animal products, importance of the latter, particularly when it comes to for-
The gains from new forage varieties are often quite small, we have to get more productivity from agricultural land, and age breeding?
but a perennial forage crop lasts many years. If a new vari- that includes improving the quantity and quality of feed.
ety gives a 5 per cent productivity increase, you get that 5 The simple answer is no, and this is precisely why we’ve
percent increase every year. So over time, the gains become Food security is the goal of another project in Ethiopia seen budgets for forage breeding slashed over the years, not
quite significant. you are involved with. just in Canada but elsewhere. We have about 15 forage re-
Grasslands cover about 25 per cent of the land on the searchers in Canada now — about 30 per cent of what we had
planet and 70 per cent of agricultural land. You’ve come in the 1980s. I quite expected that when I retired, I wouldn’t
to know one grassland on the other side of the globe very be replaced with another forage breeder.
well, haven’t you?
I started teaching forage crop production at the Inner But in recent years, we’ve seen more funding. The Beef
Mongolia Agriculture University in 2002. Since then I’ve Cattle Research Council has increased its funding for forage
been there every year but one. Inner Mongolia is about the research and so has Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Develop-
size of Saskatchewan and Alberta put together, and about 70 ment Fund. And in May 2014, the university hired Bill Bil-
per cent is grasslands. igetu as a forage breeder. So I’ll be turning the program over
The number of livestock—cattle, sheep, cashmere goats— to him.
has increased greatly over the past 25 years. This has led to
some serious overgrazing and degradation and erosion, even Can forage breeding make a difference in the lives of
to the point of desertification. This is a big issue because in people?

In an indirect way, yes. Improving the productivity and
quality of forage through breeding will lead to more live-
stock production. This will increase the availability of nutri-
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Nathan Muchowski
of Odessa got third
in the agBot Chal-
lenge with this robotic

seeder.

Prototype seeder is a robot

by Christalee Froese systems, but I integrated all cial intelligence, there may USD funds for the third- with the help of technolo- senting Muchowski Farms,
Engineer Nathan the components together to not even need to be a farm- place finish did help defray gist Dean Kertai. They split the third-place prize of
Muchowski expects robots make a working unit.” er controlling equipment some of his costs. started with a regular trac- $20,000 with PeeDee Preci-
to be seeding for farmers for seeding, swathing and tor and made it capable of sion Ag of South Carolina.
within the next five years. Muchowksi sees un- harvest.” The first-place finishing seeding while driving it-
In order to test his theo- manned seeders similar to team in the AgBOT Chal- self. The students designed Muchowski said he is
ry, he built a prototype that the one he designed being Despite a disappoint- lenge was also from Sas- the software which enabled considering entering the
won third place in the 2016 in the field within the next ing third-place finish in katchewan. University of the tractor to be operated 2017 AgBOT Challenge,
agBOT Challenge in Rock- decade. He envisions farm- the AgBOT Challenge, Regina students Samuel remotely by a farmer. The which is again focused on
ville, Indiana. ers using 10 to 20 of them Muchowski’s participation Dietrich, Joshua Friedrick project was done as part seeders. However, he real-
The idea for an un- with only one person need- in the competition deliv- and Caleb Friedrick took of the students’ final year izes that going solo on such
manned seeder had been ed in a central command ered a reward he wasn’t home the $50,000 cash Capstone engineering proj- a complex project is diffi-
on the 26-year-old’s mind centre. In the next several expecting. He had several prize for their U of R proj- ect. cult.
for several years, so when decades, Muchowksi be- ag-sector job offers follow- ect—a seeder pulled by a
he saw a Twitter message lieves robotic seeders like ing the competition, one of remote-controlled tractor. The second-place prize “I learned that if you’re
for the AgBOT Challenge, his will totally revolution- which was in Regina. of $30,000 was awarded going to take on some-
he jumped into action. ize farming. The fourth-year students to Purdue/South Newton thing of this scale, you re-
“This was a way to test “It got me my dream were supervised by associ- Polytech of Indiana. Na- ally need a large industry
my idea and to make a “With machine learning job,” said Muchowski, ate professor Dr. Mehran than Muchowski, repre- behind you to provide the
and the advances in artifi- adding that the $10,000- Mehrandezh, and worked resources.”

seeder exactly the way
I wanted to do it,” said
Muchowksi.
The U of R graduate
grew up on a grain farm 17034LM5

in Odessa, Sask. where he
was always drawn to the
mechanical side of the op-
eration. Upon graduating
with a degree in electron-
ics systems engineering
in 2012, Muchowksi took
a high-tech job in Regina,
however, it wasn’t in the
agricultural sector.
The automated seeder
was a way for him to work
on one of the ag-related
projects he’d always been
passionate about. The de-
sign stage took about 10
months with the physical
construction phase con-
suming over 300 hours.
“I was very proud of
what we had built and
constructed because when
you basically scrounge up
parts and money the way
we did, and you actually
have something to show
for it, it’s very rewarding,”
said Muchowski who had
his grain farming dad, Pat
Muchowski, help him with
the fabrication of the seed-
er’s frame.
The agBOT seeder cost
roughly $20,000 to con-
struct, most of which came
out of Muchowski’s pock-
et. Some ag-sector spon-
sors did donate parts and
cash.
When the young en-
gineer traveled to the
Indiana competition in
May under the banner of
Muchowski Farms, the
outcome was bitter-sweet
as his seeder was not op-
erational enough to be in
the field-test.
“The judges told us that
if we would have gotten it
out there, we would have
had first place because we
were the only team that had
answers to all of their ob-
jectives,” said Muchowski.
Unlike many seeders in
the competition, Muchows-
ki’s was built from scratch
as he wrote the program,
engineered the design and
fabricated the entire seeder.
The free-standing automat-
ed seeder was also fully
electric, making it a zero-
emissions implement.
“I just didn’t write the
software or do the drive

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U of S research shows how forest-loving
moose have learned to thrive on farmland

by Jennifer Thoma U of S researchers tracking moose in south- ticularly in the south central part of Saskatchewan.
“Thirty years ago, seeing moose in the farmland of Sas- ern Saskatchewan Moose are also hazardous for drivers, particularly in
katchewan would have been very rare but over time they
have expanded to these new areas,” said Ryan Brook, a ing on is often crops, particularly cereals but also oilseeds Saskatchewan, which has the largest municipal grid road
wildlife biologist with the Department of Animal and such as canola. Crop damage is becoming a concern, par- network in Canada. The animals’ long legs and high cen-
Poultry Science at the U of S. tre of gravity create a high risk of driving the main body
“It’s unique to see populations well-established in areas of the animal through the windshield. Since cows can
with less than one per cent forest cover and dominated by weigh up to 360 kg and bulls up to 700 kg, collisions can
crop production.” be catastrophic.
Brook, who leads the Saskatchewan Farmland Moose
Project, is working with colleagues to discover how the Brook explained that since moose have only recently
moose are succeeding in what used to be considered started moving south, there has been little information
highly unsuitable habitat. available to guide management efforts, which makes the
The research team used a net gun fired from a helicop- study vitally important.
ter to capture 40 adult cow moose and fit them with GPS
satellite collars in 2013 and 2014 to track the animals’ “There has not been any previous research on farmland
movements for four years. moose, so a first step is to understand the ecology of these
The team found that the animals are taking advantage animals to understand habitat selection,” he said.
of the area’s “knob and kettle” land forms, that is, roll-
ing hills with plentiful tree-ringed sloughs and wetlands. Brook and his colleagues hypothesize that the moose
During the heat of the summer days—“hot” for a moose are also doing well because farmland areas have few or
being above 14 C—the animals retreat to shade and water, no large predators like wolves or bears that keep popula-
coming out to feed once it cools off. tions in check in the boreal forest.
The team’s finding are published in the Journal of Wild-
life Management. Brook explained this is the first paper For now, the province has instituted moose hunting sea-
ever published on farmland moose, detailing specific sons in the affected areas. When feasible, farmers can also
ways that moose select habitat. It also maps overall habi- protect their crops by fencing off sloughs and associated
tat quality in both summer and winter, which will help treed areas to deprive moose of their daytime refuges.
support management efforts.
Unfortunately for farmers, what the moose are feed- Data collection for this study has neared conclusion
and more results are expected in 2016. Funding for the
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Finding root solutions

tionary root imaging tools, along with the lat- demonstrates the strength of our province’s
est computer technology, to digitize desired research community,” said Saskatchewan
crop traits (phenotypes) and link them to spe- Minister of Agriculture Lyle Stewart. “Leon
cific genes in a searchable database. This will Kochian is a skilled, respected researcher
enable tailored design and breeding of root whose work, in addition to further establish-
systems to specific agro-environments for the ing Saskatchewan as an international leader
major crops, including wheat, barley, lentils, in the biosciences, will help feed a growing
and canola. global population. On behalf of the entire
Government of Saskatchewan, I want to con-
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$20-million initiative that will use cutting- The seven-year funding for the $20-mil- Name a feature,it has it. Name a chore,it does it.That’s Kioti.com
edge plant and soil science to help feed a lion research program comes from the federal the NX Series from KIOTI.®14 new models from 45 to 60
growing world. government ($10 million), the U of S Global hp, all powered by Daedong® ECO Technology. So you
Institute for Food Security (GIFS) ($7 million), get more power but you use less fuel. It may just be
“We are excited to recruit an individual and the U of S ($3 million). the perfect tractor. Learn more at Kioti.com or stop
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multidisciplinary program that will drive A further $800,000 will be contributed by
change in agricultural technologies, practices the Canada Foundation for Innovation to- *Offer available 1/1/2017 - 3/30/2017. Offers valid only at participating dealers. Pricing, payments and models may vary by
and policies, while training young scientists wards the cost of a $2-million “Roots of Food dealer. Offer based on the purchase of eligible new equipment defined in promotional program. Some restrictions apply.
in an innovative systems approach to global Security” research facility to support the work Financing subject to credit approval. Prior purchases are not eligible. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or low
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president research. better crops with more efficient root systems.
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world-class facilities and agri-food expertise, tally sustainable agricultural practices and
we are poised to provide transformative and technologies that Leon and his CERC team 306.645.2669DEALER INFO AREA
sustainable research solutions to the world.” will develop at GIFS will have a significant www.universesatellite.com
impact in both the developed and developing
Kochian joins the U of S and its Global In- world,” said Maurice Moloney, GIFS execu-
stitute for Food Security (GIFS) from Cornell tive director and CEO.
University in Ithaca, New York and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. He will serve as “With Leon as a critical part of our growing
associate director of GIFS—founded in 2012 GIFS team, we will work with producers and
by PotashCorp, the Government of Saskatch- other partners around the world to promote
ewan, and the U of S—and will lead the adoption of these new crops and technologies
institute’s research on root, soil and micro- in order to address daunting global food se-
bial interactions. He will also hold faculty ap- curity challenges.”
pointments in plant sciences and soil science
at the U of S College of Agriculture and Bio- Kochian and his team aim to improve crops
resources. by unlocking the secrets of the plant’s “hid-
den half”—the root system, an unexplored as-
In announcing the $10-million federal con- pect of plant research and crop development.
tribution, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety
and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale “We will develop new root-based ap-
said, “The arrival of Leon Kochian as CERC proaches to crop improvement that will lead
in Food Systems and Security is a coup for the to targeted breeding of superior root traits
U of S and for Canadian research. As we ex- and ultimately new crop varieties with higher
amine the social and societal implications of yields and greater capacity to thrive in the
climate change, his work will help strengthen world’s less fertile soils,” Kochian said.

The CERC team will use the Canadian
Light Source synchrotron and other revolu-

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Canadian agriculture attracting interest and opportunities

There appears to be a growing interest been steady over the past five years. Agriculture 2025: How the Sector’s La- important that this risk is acknowledged
in agriculture education in Canada, along A recent informal Farm Credit Canada bour Challenges Will Shape its Future and mitigated in an intentional and stra-
with an increasing number of job opportu- shows the gap between labour demand tegic way.”
nities in the industry, according to Statis- (FCC) survey of 33 post-secondary institu- and the domestic workforce in agricul-
tics Canada data and a couple of indepen- tions offering agriculture and ag-related ture has doubled from 30,000 to 59,000 in FCC is committed to helping young
dent surveys. programs confirms agriculture has be- the past 10 years and projections indicate people enter the industry by offering vari-
come a popular career option, especially that by 2025, the Canadian agri-workforce ous loan products for young farmers and
Statistics Canada data reveals there over the past five years as the industry has could be short workers for 114,000 jobs. through its long-standing support for 4-H
were a total of 12,168 students studying grown. The study also reveals that primary ag- Canada clubs and programs and Agricul-
in agriculture or an ag-related program in riculture has the highest industry job va- ture in the Classroom.
2014, which is a 2.7-percent increase from “This is a testament to the strength cancy rate at seven per cent.
the previous year and a 16.6-percent over- and appeal of Canada’s agriculture in- “Given that one in eight jobs in Canada
all increase from 2009-10. dustry, which is generating more interest “The sustainability and future growth of are tied to the agri-food industry, there are
among students than ever before,” said Canada’s agriculture and agri-food indus- a lot of opportunities for young people,”
The number of enrollments in agricul- Todd Klink, FCC’s chief marketing officer, try is at risk,” explains Portia MacDonald- Klink said.
tural programs grew at a rate double of all who has undertaken projects to get high Dewhirst, CAHRC Executive Director,
post-secondary enrollments (2.7 percent schools students interested in careers in said in releasing this study. “It is critically “The growing interest in agriculture ed-
and 1.2 percent, respectively), while slow- agriculture . “As the industry grows, so ucation shows we can be optimistic for the
ing down at about the same level as all does the need for additional talented, en- future of agriculture.”
other post-secondary programs over the ergetic and well-educated young people.”
past five years.
The need to attract skilled and educated
Agriculture programs are also more young people to Canada’s agriculture in-
likely to see full-time enrollment than dustry is highlighted in a recent study by
other programs (87 percent compared to Canadian Agricultural Human Resource
75 percent, respectively) and this rate has Council (CAHRC).

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