By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday January 4, 2023

Jan 4, 2023 | 10:54 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – A program developed to enhance farm leadership skills is now accepting applications.

Farm Management Canada (FMC) executive director Heather Watson said the National Farm Leadership Program teaches how to perform at your best.

“Canada already has some of the best farm managers and increasing their leadership effectiveness is the next step in supporting a resilient and prosperous agricultural sector and community,” Watson said.

This year FMC is working with LeaderShift Inc.

It includes online learning from Jan. 23 to Mar. 3, a three-day residency on Vancouver Island in March, a personal leadership assessment, a one-on-one review, and monthly group and individual coaching for the remainder of the year.

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The program is led by certified executive coach and fourth-generation farmer Kelly Dobson who combines adult learning research, with neuroscience and IT, enabling leader development at any age.

The 2023 program begins Jan. 23 with more information available here.

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A key lesson learned from the European African Swine Fever experience has been the value of advanced rather than reactionary planning for dealing with an outbreak.

Pig Improvement Company (PIC) regional director Jürgen Kramer said over the past seven to eight years the number of outbreaks among feral swine and domestic pigs across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Russia had increased. But over the first nine months of 2022 the number of new cases declined.

“I think that the most important part from a learning experience is that Europe was able to eradicate the disease in several countries in a quick and timely manner, for example in the Czech Republic and in Belgium, over the last two to three years,” Kramer said.

A key factor is the control of the wild boar population. Kramer said in North America, there are several initiatives in place that include farmers, veterinarians, and hunters.

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