Alberta Bulletin

November 2017—Alberta Canola Welcomes New Public Engagement Coordinator – Tanya Pidsadowski As both a Registered Dietitian and a farmer herself, Tanya Pidsadowski’s experience and education make her the ideal person to lead Alberta Canola’s efforts in public engagement. This new role will see Tanya engage a diversity of audiences, educating and interacting about canola facts, the...

September 2017—The Alberta Canola Producers Commission is seeking four canola growers to serve as directors on the board of directors for a three-year term. This year, directors are needed in regions 2, 5, 8 and 11. Alberta Canola divides Alberta into 12 regions, with each region electing a producer director to represent the canola growers within...

March 2017—Thank you to the hardworking FarmTech committee for putting together yet another great event. We enjoy working with our fellow crop commissions to offer this dynamic event to our producers. From weather to agronomy to management to nutrition information, the diversity of information presented was vast and everyone walked away having learned many new things....

January 2017—February 22 or 23 (choose one) | Lakeland College, Vermilion canoLAB is a hands-on, interactive diagnostic workshop with live plants and insects. Participants are divided into groups of 20 and will take part in eight 45-minute sessions. Instructors will be among Western Canada’s top researchers and extension people. CCA and Pesticide Applicator credits will be...

November 2016—December 14 & 15 | Edmonton, AB A two-day marketing course featuring presentations and hands-on trading exercises to help understand the futures market, hedging and options strategies. February 15 & 16 | Red Deer, AB This two-day conference covers business structures, succession planning, and liability and risk management with Alberta’s best farm financial advisors. February...