By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday October 15, 2020

Oct 15, 2020 | 12:38 PM

MELFORT, Sask. – The Prairie Cereals Summit is taking a different approach and will go ahead with its conference in Banff, Alta.

The two-day event will use a different format with two rooms for presenters and guests in order to maintain social distancing and to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. Registration is being capped at a maximum of 150.

Alberta Barley and Alberta Wheat Commission is hosting the event.

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Bill Huber of Lipton, Sask. said even though the job has been challenging it was also very rewarding.

He said one of the key issues during his presidency was the approval of the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal which is extremely important for livestock producers in Saskatchewan.

Huber said the challenges surrounding the pandemic, the set-aside programs for marketing cattle and enhancements to coverage under the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program were significant issues during his tenure.

He also welcomed the new irrigation project expansion proposed for Lake Diefenbaker.

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The federal and Manitoba governments are investing more than $210,000 to monitor and improve the health of the province’s bee colonies.

The Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association will establish a new Knowledge Research Transfer Program (KRTP) which will help provide beekeepers with better risk management tools.

There will be a bee health monitoring service, which will use sentinel hives to share knowledge on overall health and integrated pest management, establish stronger connections with veterinarians to manage bee health risks associated with bacterial diseases, and identify best management practices to help reduce annual winter losses.

There are more than 900 beekeepers and 120,000 colonies in Manitoba, responsible for about $40 million annually in honey production.

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