Source: Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
The Agriculture Applied Research Management (Agri-ARM) program, a network of applied research sites focussed on increasing per acre income and provincial gross domestic product from crops, will once again host a series of summer field days.
“Each Agri-ARM site has a tour to view projects that are of interest to producers and industry,” Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Crop Business Section Manager Dr. Larry Gutek said. “Projects are related to production, technology transfer, new varieties and development and processing opportunities for new crops. Quite a range of demonstrations are offered to interested producers.”
There are eight Agri-ARM sites located across the province. Each site has the necessary infrastructure to carry out quality research and demonstration, including a manager responsible for technical issues and an affiliated regional crop development specialist to support technology transfer.
“During the tours, you actually view research projects, and talk with research scientists and industry representatives,” Gutek said. “It is a highly interactive experience.”
Projects may include applied research, in which replicated experiments are used to validate or evaluate data, or demonstrations of new crops, technology and practices. The Agri-ARM program results in knowledge, information products/events, and research and technology transfer services.
“These are all facilities that are engaged in research on a regular basis, although some have more capacity than others in doing replicated experiments, while others are more focused on demonstrations of new crops, technology and practices. There is a broad range of events, and we have good sponsorship from industry as well as from federal research centres at Scott, Melfort, Indian Head and Swift Current.”
Agri-ARM has now completed five field seasons of quality applied research and demonstrations to address emerging crop opportunities. The program is designed to assist Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF) in meeting goals focused on developing a thriving, environmentally sustainable and diversified agricultural industry through working with strong, resourceful agricultural people.
In addition to applied research and demonstration, a business incubation component has also been introduced. Project specific funding will be allocated to sites that are fostering new opportunities in agriculture business development.
Dates and contact phone numbers for 2006 Agri-ARM field days follow:
-July 7 - Canola Day at Seager Wheeler Farm in Rosthern - (306) 232-5959
- July 12 - Western Applied Research Corporation at Scott Research Farm - (306) 446-7475
- July 13 - Wheatland Conservation Area at Swift Current - -(306) 778-8285
- July 18 - Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation at Indian Head - (306) 695-4244
- July 20 - South East Research Farm at Redvers - (306) 452-3161
- July 21 - East Central Research Foundation in Canora - (306) 563-5551
- August 1 - Conservation Learning Centre in Prince Albert - (306) 953-2796
- July 19 - Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation in Melfort - (306) 878-8807
For more information, contact:
Larry Gutek
Manager, Crop Business Section
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 933-5568
U of S Crop Diagnostic Tour to Provide In-depth Look at Field Issues
Source: Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
If you want to get a snapshot of agricultural field conditions and issues around Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Diagnostic Tour on July 5 may be just what you need.
The Crop Diagnostic Tour is a unique learning experience in field scouting and problem assessment, providing a hands-on approach to crop management practices and issues and offering a networking opportunity for agronomists and producers.
“In the past, we’ve done the entire crop diagnostic school on university land. This is no longer an option due to human and financial resource challenges,” University of Saskatchewan agriculture, food and horticulture program co-ordinator Kari Nicolas said. “This year, it is in a tour format instead. We are planning on touring plots in and around Saskatoon – probably no more than an hour outside the city – to look at some production issues.”
While the event is intended for agrologists, producers are also welcome to attend.
“There will be a number of agricultural companies represented on the tour. We target anyone doing crop-related advising for a living – anybody working with retail outlets; chemical companies; the provincial government; crop insurance people; Federated Co-op. This tour is for anyone whose work requires them to have some skills in the crop diagnostic area.”
Nicolas says independent consultant Dave Rhyhor is the field scout who has been hired to go out around the city and look at different fields, and work with university researchers to see what projects they have slated for the summer.
“He will also talk to producers in the area to see if they have anything interesting we can look at,” Nicolas said. “We look for crops with disease; herbicide issues; fertility issues; seeding stage issues, anything and everything that we can pretty much see in and around the area.”
The crop diagnostic tour is how most of the companies do their in-house training, Nicolas said, and is why the event is different from typical crop tours.
“It is not just driving by and looking at fields. People will get off the bus and we will have resource experts talking to them in the field. Whatever it is they are looking at, we will have them doing some hands-on work.”
The registration cost of $200 includes materials; transportation; refreshments and lunch. The fee also covers the cost of bringing out the resource people and field scout, plus a workbook for tour participants.
Participants should plan on a full day of activity. For more information, or to register for the tour, call (306) 966-5592 as soon as possible. For tour details, visit http://www.extension.usask.ca/go/cropdiagnostictour.
More details will be posted on the website as they become available.
For more information, contact:
Kari Nicolas, Program Co-ordinator
Agriculture, Food and Horticulture Programs
Extension Division
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-5592
If you want to get a snapshot of agricultural field conditions and issues around Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Diagnostic Tour on July 5 may be just what you need.
The Crop Diagnostic Tour is a unique learning experience in field scouting and problem assessment, providing a hands-on approach to crop management practices and issues and offering a networking opportunity for agronomists and producers.
“In the past, we’ve done the entire crop diagnostic school on university land. This is no longer an option due to human and financial resource challenges,” University of Saskatchewan agriculture, food and horticulture program co-ordinator Kari Nicolas said. “This year, it is in a tour format instead. We are planning on touring plots in and around Saskatoon – probably no more than an hour outside the city – to look at some production issues.”
While the event is intended for agrologists, producers are also welcome to attend.
“There will be a number of agricultural companies represented on the tour. We target anyone doing crop-related advising for a living – anybody working with retail outlets; chemical companies; the provincial government; crop insurance people; Federated Co-op. This tour is for anyone whose work requires them to have some skills in the crop diagnostic area.”
Nicolas says independent consultant Dave Rhyhor is the field scout who has been hired to go out around the city and look at different fields, and work with university researchers to see what projects they have slated for the summer.
“He will also talk to producers in the area to see if they have anything interesting we can look at,” Nicolas said. “We look for crops with disease; herbicide issues; fertility issues; seeding stage issues, anything and everything that we can pretty much see in and around the area.”
The crop diagnostic tour is how most of the companies do their in-house training, Nicolas said, and is why the event is different from typical crop tours.
“It is not just driving by and looking at fields. People will get off the bus and we will have resource experts talking to them in the field. Whatever it is they are looking at, we will have them doing some hands-on work.”
The registration cost of $200 includes materials; transportation; refreshments and lunch. The fee also covers the cost of bringing out the resource people and field scout, plus a workbook for tour participants.
Participants should plan on a full day of activity. For more information, or to register for the tour, call (306) 966-5592 as soon as possible. For tour details, visit http://www.extension.usask.ca/go/cropdiagnostictour.
More details will be posted on the website as they become available.
For more information, contact:
Kari Nicolas, Program Co-ordinator
Agriculture, Food and Horticulture Programs
Extension Division
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-5592
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Regina Pig Genetics Company Lands Major Deal in China
Source: Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Hypor may not be a household name in Saskatchewan, but perhaps it should be.
The international pig breeding company recently signed joint venture agreements with two of China's largest agri-business companies. The agreements with Sichuan South Hope Company Ltd. (New Hope) and Shandong Liuhe Group Co., Ltd. (Liuhe) are for the production and distribution of breeding pigs in China.
“Our Chinese partners have access to the market, and we have the pigs and the technology,” Hypor Chief Marketing Officer Marc Broadbent said. “Together, you could say we have a winning team.”
The investment involves 600 pigs in each joint venture, worth about $2 million, and will produce six million slaughter pigs per year. There is also investment in the farms, equipment and land.
Hypor will supply the pigs from the three barns it operates in Saskatchewan.
“For Hypor as a whole, Saskatchewan is a very important part of the business. The barns located in Saskatchewan are very healthy, as are the animals, due to low populations of people and pigs. This is an ideal place for breeding, raising and distributing pigs all over the world.”
For Broadbent, the agreement is a reward after a major investment of time and effort. Lately, he has travelled to China monthly.
“To come up with a deal like this takes a lot. New Hope was a company that I was doing business with when I was working for a previous employer. So it took two jobs, in a way, to achieve this,” Broadbent said.
“It also took several generations. My father worked in agriculture in China before me. You can appreciate the importance of adaptation to the culture, and the importance of understanding the local culture through living and working overseas for a number of years. The Chinese are tough negotiators and dealing with them in business can be very demanding. But perseverance pays off.”
One of the greatest assets Hypor has is the way in which being Canadian opens a lot of doors, Broadbent said.
“China has a strong affinity for Canada as a brand itself. It is not just Hypor that sold these pigs. It is also Canada that sold these pigs. It is a result of the strong relationship between Canada and China,” he said.
Saskatchewan will benefit over the long run from the initial delivery of pigs, Broadbent said. Some of Hypor’s employees will go over to China to deliver technical service and follow-up, and the breeding program will be supported from Saskatchewan over the long term.
In hindsight, Broadbent is also appreciative of the vision companies like Genex had when they started breeding pigs in the province.
“Genex had a lot of foresight putting their business here because of the low populations of pigs and people. There will always be a strong pig breeding business in Saskatchewan,” he said. “When we put that seed stock into another country, the idea is to create another Saskatchewan, in a way, where those pigs can then support their local area.”
For more information, contact:
Marc Broadbent
Chief Marketing Officer
Hypor
(306) 721-2528
www.hypor.com
Hypor may not be a household name in Saskatchewan, but perhaps it should be.
The international pig breeding company recently signed joint venture agreements with two of China's largest agri-business companies. The agreements with Sichuan South Hope Company Ltd. (New Hope) and Shandong Liuhe Group Co., Ltd. (Liuhe) are for the production and distribution of breeding pigs in China.
“Our Chinese partners have access to the market, and we have the pigs and the technology,” Hypor Chief Marketing Officer Marc Broadbent said. “Together, you could say we have a winning team.”
The investment involves 600 pigs in each joint venture, worth about $2 million, and will produce six million slaughter pigs per year. There is also investment in the farms, equipment and land.
Hypor will supply the pigs from the three barns it operates in Saskatchewan.
“For Hypor as a whole, Saskatchewan is a very important part of the business. The barns located in Saskatchewan are very healthy, as are the animals, due to low populations of people and pigs. This is an ideal place for breeding, raising and distributing pigs all over the world.”
For Broadbent, the agreement is a reward after a major investment of time and effort. Lately, he has travelled to China monthly.
“To come up with a deal like this takes a lot. New Hope was a company that I was doing business with when I was working for a previous employer. So it took two jobs, in a way, to achieve this,” Broadbent said.
“It also took several generations. My father worked in agriculture in China before me. You can appreciate the importance of adaptation to the culture, and the importance of understanding the local culture through living and working overseas for a number of years. The Chinese are tough negotiators and dealing with them in business can be very demanding. But perseverance pays off.”
One of the greatest assets Hypor has is the way in which being Canadian opens a lot of doors, Broadbent said.
“China has a strong affinity for Canada as a brand itself. It is not just Hypor that sold these pigs. It is also Canada that sold these pigs. It is a result of the strong relationship between Canada and China,” he said.
Saskatchewan will benefit over the long run from the initial delivery of pigs, Broadbent said. Some of Hypor’s employees will go over to China to deliver technical service and follow-up, and the breeding program will be supported from Saskatchewan over the long term.
In hindsight, Broadbent is also appreciative of the vision companies like Genex had when they started breeding pigs in the province.
“Genex had a lot of foresight putting their business here because of the low populations of pigs and people. There will always be a strong pig breeding business in Saskatchewan,” he said. “When we put that seed stock into another country, the idea is to create another Saskatchewan, in a way, where those pigs can then support their local area.”
For more information, contact:
Marc Broadbent
Chief Marketing Officer
Hypor
(306) 721-2528
www.hypor.com
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