| And on our Call of the Land Calendar....There’s an Environmental Farm Plan Workshop in Eckville tomorrow with part two the following Thursday. Call Don and Elaine Lysons at 403-783-8245. For a complete listing of workshops, go to www.albertaEFP.com.
Also tomorrow, there’s an Energy Saving Seminar at the Peers Community Hall, getting underway at 1 p.m. Topics include designing and heating with the sun and biofuels. Call the Yellowhead County Wildwood Office at 1-800-814-3935.
Bruno Wiskel is offering his Negotiating Seismic Contracts on Private Land course in Flatbush next week. Call Russ at 780-681-3929 for more information.
Also next week, Technical Services Division of Alberta Agriculture is hosting two information/training sessions on the updated version of the Economic Livestock Impact Calculator. Session one is in Leduc on Monday afternoon, followed by a second session in Lethbridge on Tuesday morning. If you’re interested in attending one of these sessions, contact Karen Yakimishyn at 403-340-5495.
There’s a pulse, canola and barley meeting in Three Hills one week from today. On the agenda, Canola, Barley and Pulse Commission updates; also a bio-diesel update, integrated crop management, lupin and fababean agronomics, a CAIS update and market overviews. You are asked to pre-register by Monday by calling 1-800-387-6030.
Yellowhead County is hosting a Livestock Emergency Response Planning seminar on Thursday of next week, getting underway at 12:30 p.m. at the Carrot Creek Community Hall. Topics to be covered include: stressed animal handling and behaviour, preparedness for emergencies, prevention, proper response procedures, handler safety, rescue techniques and euthanasia. You are asked to pre-register by Monday. To do so, call the Yellowhead County Wildwood Office at 1-800-814-3935.
If you would like to get an upcoming event on the calendar, simply e-mail calloftheland@gov.ab.ca.
The preceding is a transcript of the November 22, 2006 program. There may be some omissions due to last minute changes. For further information, contact Caitlynn Reesor at (780) 422-3981 or Ken Blackley at (780) 422-3951. |
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