Features

Moisture situation update

How have the cool temperatures and snow affected soil

moisture levels in the province? Ralph Wright, manager of

the agro-meteorological applications and modelling section

with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, analyzes the data as

of October 15, 2018.

• Read the Agri-News article

Local Food Council to support growth in sector

The province's first ever Local Food Council meets this week. The council will

provide recommendations on provincial policies, programs, pilot projects or

initiatives to support the continued growth and sustainability of Alberta’s local food

sector.

• Read the media release

Monday, October 22,

2018

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In this issue

Features Coming Events

Markets

Crops

What's New in Ag

Information

Livestock

Extension and Learning

Business and Marketing

Rural Living

General

Jobs in Agriculture

Coming Events

Working Well Workshops

• various dates and

locations

Alberta Beef Producers Fall

Meetings and Elections

Jack-O'-Lantern Mini Pizzas with Double Cheddar

Make this fun Halloween-themed dinner before you

send your kids out trick-or-treating. Brought to you

by Alberta Milk.

• See this week's recipe

Markets

Crops

• weekly crop market review

• weekly crop market summary

Livestock

• weekly livestock market review

• weekly livestock market summary

Crops

Crop Report as of October 16, 2018

Overall, minimal harvest progress was achieved

this reporting period. The average of major

crops harvested increased 3.2 points to 49.9 per

cent. Producers who were able to combine, took

their crops off tough or damp and are now busy

drying their grain. Frost was prevalent across

the province and could affect canola grades. There are some reports of sprouted

cereals in areas due to moisture and lodging that occurred from the heavy snow. With

the warm and drier weather this past week, combines are back in the fields.

• Read the full report

• October 22-November

7, various locations

Cleanfarms obsolete

pesticide and livestock

medication collection

• October 22-26,

various locations

Southern Alberta

Linking Farm and Food

Tourism: Exploring Value-

Added Experiences

• October 23, Red Deer

11th Canadian Pulse

Research Workshop

• October 23-25,

Edmonton

Feed What You Need

• October 23, Innisfail

• October 25, Rimbey

Pasteurizer Operator

Licensing Course

• October 23-26, Leduc

Let's Talk Transition

Planning

• October 24, Taber

Communicating for Results:

Practical Tools for Success

on Your Farm

• October 24, La Crete

Livestock Nutrition

Workshops

Estimating the cost of drying grain and oilseeds

Early winter conditions this fall may make it necessary for

harvested grains and oilseeds to be dried mechanically.

Dean Dyck, farm business management specialist at the

Alberta Ag-Info Centre, examines those potential costs.

• Listen to the Call of the Land interview

What's New in Ag Information

Local food and consumer trends

The demand for local food is increasing, and the

latest Consumer’s Corner looks at trends for

local food in the global and domestic markets

with an emphasis on Alberta. Jeewani

Fernando, provincial consumer market analyst

with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, takes a

closer look at the study’s findings.

• Read the Agri-News article

New Economics and Competitiveness Branch publications

The following products have recently been added:

• Alberta Farm Input Prices, September 2018

• Online Charting Function

• Edmonton Average Weekly Nutritious Food Basket Prices, September 2018

• Agri-Food Statistics Update: Issue LS18-2: July 2018 Livestock Inventory Estimates,

Alberta/Canada Highlights

• Agri-Food Statistics Update: Issue CR18-1: July 2018 Estimates Crop Production, Alberta

Highlights

• 2017 Agriculture Statistics Factsheet

• October 24, Grovedale

Hall, 9:30 a.m.

• October 24, Savanna

Rec Complext, 5:00

p.m.

Economic Trends in

Agriculture

• October 24, Hanna

Red Deer Swine Technology

Workshop

• October 24, Red Deer

Livestock Welfare

Engagement Project Focus

Groups

• October 25, Vermilion

Emerging Industries & the

Future of Work

• October 25, Medicine

Hat

Alberta Goat Association

Annual Convention

• October 26-28, Grande

Prairie

Feed What You Need

• October 30,

Pollockville

Alberta Milk Fall Producer

Meetings

• October 30,

Lethbridge

• October 31, Red Deer

• November 1, Westlock

Livestock

Cow feeding economics this winter

Rising feed costs during the second half of 2018 have many producers this fall

wondering about the economics of overwintering their cows. Ted Nibourg, farm

business management specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info Centre, looks at the economic

factors when developing a winter feed strategy.

• Read the Agri-News article

Harvesting and using high moisture grain in cattle rations

A frustrating harvest season this fall means many acres of crops in the province still

need to be combined. Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist at the Alberta Ag-

Info Centre, looks at using high moisture barley if cattle are in need of grain

supplementation this winter.

• Read the Agri-News article

• Listen to the Call of the Land interview

• November 7, Leduc

Red Deer River Watershed

Alliance Fall Forum:

Watershed Health

• November 1, Sylvan

Lake

Holistic Land Design

• November 1-3,

Bezanson

28th Commonwealth

Agriculture Conference

• November 5-8,

Edmonton

Cattlemen Clinic

• November 6, Oyen

AGR 3000 Young Farm

Workers Agriculture Safety

Workshops

• November 7, Olds

Agri-Trade 2018

• November 7-9, Red

Deer

Getting into Local Foods

• November 6, Castor

Essentials of Selling Local

Food

• November 8,

Sedgewick

Next Level Farming

Cull cow market

Many cattle producers are wondering about the cull cow markets

this fall. Jason Wood, provincial livestock market analyst with

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, has the numbers.

• Listen to the Call of the Land interview

Extension and Learning

Canadian Pulse Research Workshop

The 11th Canadian Pulse Research workshop is in Edmonton, October 23 to 25.

Leanne Fischbuch, executive director of the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission, has

the details.

• Listen to the Call of the Land interview

Lakeland College earns VBP+ status

Lakeland College is the first post-secondary institution in

Alberta to attain Verified Beef Production Plus

certification.

• Read the Agri-News article

• November 13,

Lacombe

• November 14,

Strathmore

• November 19, Rycroft

• November 21,

Westlock

• November 22,

Willingdon

• November 27,

Enchant

• December 12,

Lethbridge

Canadian Forage &

Grassland Association 9th

Annual Conference

• November 13-15,

Calgary

Alberta Canola's Powering

Your Profits

• November 13-22,

various locations

across Alberta

The Way you Purchase

Antibiotics is Changing

• November 14, webinar

Trends and Trade

Opportunities in Beef

Markets

• November

14, Medicine Hat

FRF Annual Fall

Information Session

• November 15,

Claresholm

Essentials of selling local

Flagstaff Region presents Essentials of Selling Local on

Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in

Sedgewick. Registration deadline is October 31. This one day

workshop is for people interested in learning more about selling

products directly to consumers and potentially transitioning into

retail sales.

• Read the Agri-News article

Business and Marketing

Enroll in the Dairy Cost Study

The Dairy Cost Study offers business analysis for participating Alberta dairy farmers.

Pauline Van Biert, research analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, looks at

the benefits that producers receive when they sign up for this free program.

• Read the Agri-News article

Update to AgriProfit$ crops and forages

benchmarks

The AgriProfit$ program offers customized

business analysis to help Alberta producers

maximize profits and lower costs for their

farms at no charge. Manglai, crop economist

with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, outlines the updates made to the AgriProfit$

crops and forages benchmarks.

• Listen to the Call of the Land interview

Living an Intentional Life:

Balance in a Complex World

• November 15, Grande

Prairie

2018 Green Industry Show &

Conference

• November 15 & 16,

Edmonton

Holistic Management with

Kelly Sidoryk

• November 16-18, St.

Paul

• November 30 -

December 2, St. Paul

Soil Management Tools: A

Look at Tillage in the Peace

• November

17, Sexsmith

Water & Agriculture

Conference

• November 22,

Crossfield

Holistic Land Design

• November 22-24,

Wembley

Farm Energy Workshop

• November 24,

Lacombe

Transporting Cattle Safely

• November 28, webinar

Rural Living

Identifying and managing stress

This fall has been a very stressful time for

many producers in the province, with less than

ideal harvest weather conditions. Dr. Nick

Mitchell, Medical Director for Addiction and

Mental Health with Alberta Health Services,

discusses how to identify and deal with the

stress.

• Listen to part one of the Call of the Land interview

• Listen to part two of the Call of the Land interview

Apply for the Alberta Milk Scholarship

Alberta Milk is offering one $1,000 scholarship to a student in any year of study at an

officially recognized post-secondary institution. The applicants are evaluated on an

essay about how they plan to benefit the future of Alberta’s dairy industry, as well as

scholastic achievement, leadership skills, community involvement, 4-H, and work

experience.

• Read the Agri-News article

Cleanfarms campaign in southern Alberta

A reminder that Cleanfarms’ obsolete pesticide and livestock medication collection

program will be available in southern Alberta this week. Barry Friesen, general

manager of Cleanfarms, has the details.

• Listen to the Call of the Land interview

Do More Ag: Putting

Producers First

• November 28,

Manning

2018 AAAF In Service

Training: Industry Day

• December 4, Calgary

Making Your Farm More

Profitable

• December 6, Brooks

Using Nasal Vaccines

Effectively

• December 11, webinar

Against the Odds: The Story

Behind LDS Farms

• December 11, Hazel

Bluff

AWC Region 1 Meeting

• December 12,

Lethbridge

Farming Smarter

Conference

• December 12-13,

Lethbridge

Prairie Cereals Summit

• December 12-13,

Banff

Making the Grade

• December 18, Olds

General

Branching into the firewood business

Thinking of getting into the firewood business in

Alberta? Toso Bozic, agroforestry and bioenergy

specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, looks at

what to consider when branching into this area.

• Read the Agri-News article

Jobs in Agriculture

Wildfire Dispatch Supervisor

Rocky Mountain House – You will supervise and coordinate the day to day

operational and administrative aspects of the area wildfire dispatch room. This

includes supervising the dispatch of resources to wildfires, all daily radio

communications, hiring and radio monitoring of aircraft for the department and data

entry into complex computer systems. You will be responsible for supervising

dispatchers, monitoring radio, monitoring of field personnel for safety protocols and

data entry protocols, monitoring the movement of information and fire resources in

the area, preparing various reports, auditing information systems for accuracy, and

providing support to the Area Duty Officer. In addition, you will be depended upon

for accurate data entry using the following decision support systems: Fires

Information Resource Environment System (FIRES), Resource Tracking System

(Dispatch), Spatial Fire Management System (SFMS), and Webair. You will be

responsible to coordinate and track all area staff training. You will also be required to

train dispatchers on new systems and techniques and when necessary, you will be

needed to fill in as a dispatcher and expected to be deployed on Incident management

teams. The competition for this position (Job ID # 1051504) closes October 22, 2018.

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Hedging Edge

• December 19-20, Red

Deer

For more Coming Events

• See Alberta

Agriculture and

Forestry's complete

listing

Green Certificate Project Coordinator

Edmonton – The primary purpose of this position is to organize, monitor and report

on the Green Certificate Training program and various workforce development

projects. Join the team in the Sector Development Section to deliver excellent

programs to our clients. You will take direct responsibility for implementation of best

practices in project management, project communication, and adherence to budgets

and timelines resulting in high performance teams. Your role in the Section will

include project planning and execution, tracking, monitoring, budgeting, processing

invoices, communications, processing student enrollments, organizing and

coordinating meetings and events, project reporting as well as financial management,

administrative support and back up. The competition for this position (Job ID #

1051614) closes October 23, 2018..

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Containment Level Housekeeping Technician

Edmonton – This position reports to the Senior Containment Level 3 (CL3)

Technologist within a high containment facility. This position carries out routine

cleaning and upkeep of non-laboratory areas, organizes the laundry and other tasks as

required. The work done in this position is performed within an ISO 17025 quality

assurance program. The competition for this position (Job ID # 1051621) closes

October 24, 2018.

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Area Forester

High Level – Reporting to the Senior Area Forester, you will be responsible for

ensuring the sustainability of the forest resources in the High level Forest Area. This

position will play a key role in the review and approval of forestry operational plans

(DFMP, GDP, FHP, etc.) and the monitoring of forest operations to ensure adherence

to Provincial legislation and policy, departmental directives and operational ground

rules. The main areas of focus for the position include review and approval of

operational plans (GDP, FHP, AOP). Opportunity to participate on provincial

multidisciplinary task teams creating operational policy and directives. Participating

in the Forest Management Plan Development process. Supporting the delivery of the

Forest Operations Monitoring Program (FOMP) for the High Level Forest Area.

Liaising with local and provincial stakeholders, other provincial forest area

professionals, municipalities, Indigenous groups and members of the public.

Supporting the Forest Health and Wildfire Management programs in the High Level

Forest Area. Mentoring of junior staff members as it relates to forest management

workload. The competition for this position (Job ID # 1051525) closes October 26,

2018.

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Engagement Specialist

Edmonton – As an Engagement Specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry you

work hard to ensure that Albertans have a strong voice in the development of

government policy, legislation, programs and services. On any given day, your role

in the public participation process might range from planner and facilitator to expert

advisor or leader. You work with colleagues across the department to ensure that

their decision-making is informed through effective, inclusive and innovative public

engagement and consultation. The ideal candidate has experience in planning,

implementing and evaluating public participation processes. You are well acquainted

with a wide range of tools, tactics and techniques and you feel confident in guiding

others and sharing your professional recommendations. You build strong

relationships with staff across the department and work effectively with stakeholders

including industry, indigenous Albertans, non-governmental organizations and other

levels of government. The competition for this position (Job ID # 1051571) closes

October 28, 2018. Click here and type 'agriculture' in the Keywords space provided in the

Basic Job Search box

Soil and Water Research Scientist

Lethbridge – This senior research scientist position contributes to the research

direction of the Irrigation Management Section of the Irrigation and Farm Water

Branch of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, which in turn informs programming

support for technology adoption, tech transfer activities with industry, and

education/collaboration with post-secondary institutions. This position has direct

contact with industry groups, individual crop science vendors and food processors, as

well as academic institutions across North America. The position has a provincial

scope with ties to Alberta's irrigated agriculture sector, including producers, industry,

and grower organizations. The ultimate purpose of the position is to provide Alberta's

irrigation industry with innovative and useful knowledge and tools to maximize

water use efficiency and increase the productivity per unit of water delivered to the

farm. The competition for this position (Job ID # 1051590) closes October 31, 2018.

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Ag Field Specialist

The Grey Wooded Forage Association is in search of a person with a passion for the

land who can help them further their mission as an Ag Field Specialist. This full-

time position reports to the association’s Board of Directors. Duties include helping

members with Environmental Farm and Grazing Management Plans, spearheading

research projects, including writing reports and making presentations. Duties also

include assisting with event planning and with communications including newsletter

production, research and writing funding applications, and seeking and developing

new ideas, projects and technologies. Please send your resumé by one of the

following methods: -e-mail gwfa3@telus.net, mail to PO Box 1448, Rocky Mountain

House, AB T4T 1B1, or bring to 5039—45 St., Rocky Mountain House, AB.

Administrative/Bookkeeping Assistant

Organic Alberta is looking for a friendly, out-going and well organized

administrative/bookkeeping assistant who can juggle multiple projects with superb

accuracy without losing their sense of humour. The ideal candidate has strong

administrative, problem solving and member service skills. This is a .4 position with

the flexibility of working two full days or four half days per week. You will report to

the Executive Director. Duties and responsibilities include general admin support,

general membership support, and general day-to-day bookkeeping support. Please

email your resume with a cover letter to Becky Lipton, Executive Director at

becky.lipton@organicalberta.org. Competition will remain open until a suitable

candidate is found.

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