Agronomy future outlined by Ken Coles at Farming Smarter
Ken Coles executive director of Farming Smarter spoke at the Lethbridge conference February 12 13 outlining a future focused on regional interdisciplinary agronomy research funding human capital and technology He urged Canada to attract bright minds to agriculture and build strong science based voices while stressing long term meaningful farm level metrics and collaboration for regional and global solutions.
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Farming Smarter
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Calgary
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Canada
Kristine Jean
Alberta MLA Wright outlines cross border economic ties with Oregon
Alberta MLA Justin Wright and Shane Gerson traveled to Oregon to discuss regional economic development. They met with Oregon senators, representatives, the Chamber of Commerce, and the agriculture department to share insights on bovine disease, livestock tracing, wildfire management, drone firefighting, invasive species, bison classifications, hydrogen use, and tariff diplomacy. They highlighted Alberta’s role as a key exporter and efforts on fentanyl prevention.
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Shane Gerson
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Alberta
America
Medicine Hat
Canada
Fort Saskatchewan
U.S
Alberta boosts funding for irrigation rehab program
Alberta's Budget 2024 increases funding for the Irrigation Rehabilitation Program to 19 million dollars, up from 13.5 million, backing 14 projects across 11 irrigation districts. The fund supports replacing canals with buried pipelines and upgrading water control structures to improve efficiency and water security for agriculture, communities and industry.
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David Westwood
Bow River Irrigation District
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Eastern Irrigation District
Bantry Canal
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District
Magrath Irrigation District
Miller
Raymond Irrigation District
Dayton
Southwest Irrigation District
United Irrigation District
Western Irrigation District
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