By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday January 18, 2024

Jan 18, 2024 | 9:58 AM

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) board has elected its new chair.

Cody Glenn, a certified seed grower and owner of Southline Ag Services in Climax will replace Keith Rueve, whose time as a director was ending after two consecutive terms.

Matt Enns was elected as Vice-Chair. Enns was re-elected as a director in the recent Board elections. He operates a multi-generational grain farm near Rosthern and is also a co-founder of Maker’s Crafted Malts.

Glenn and Enns will assume their roles immediately for a one-year term. Newly elected directors Chad Ferguson of Naicam and Gordon Moellenbeck of Englefeld join Zenneth Faye of Foam Lake and Maurice Berry of Carievale to complete the board of six.

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Alberta’s government is providing funding to agricultural societies to make major facility repairs and upgrades.

The Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program giving $2.5 million to 34 ag societies to update community halls, arenas and rodeo grounds.

Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies CEO Tim Carson said it was good to see a strong uptake of the new capital grant by ag societies across the province.

“These facilities are gathering spaces for a range of activities, including farmers markets, rural fairs, team sports and rodeos,” Carson said. “The facility upgrades that are now possible with this funding will immensely benefit rural communities.”

The most common types of facilities applied for under the program were arenas, curling rinks, community halls and grandstands. Some of the approved projects the funding will support include roof repairs, kitchen and bathroom renovations, window and door upgrades, and increasing accessibility.

Individual projects may receive funding between $10,000 and $100,000.

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Pulse growers have some new options for control of grassy and broadleaf weeds.

Syngenta Canada is offering Nelatic pulse herbicide, a pre-mix formula that combines imazamox and bentazon for systemic and contact control of grasses and broadleaf weeds found in Western Canada field peas.

Nelatic offers built-in resistance management support with two modes of action in a Group 2 and Group 6 herbicide.

Farmers growing Imidazolinone-tolerant (Clearfield) lentils will have the option of using Canvista pulse herbicide for broad-spectrum weed control. Canvista controls common broadleaf weeds and grasses found in Western Canada IMI-tolerant lentil crops with the active ingredient imazamox.

Both Nelatic and Canvista are included in the 2024 Syngenta Partner Program.

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