Correction Winter Wheat:

Of the six registered Canada Western Red Winter wheats in Seed Manitoba 2009 five are rated “very poor” for resistance to fusarium head blight and one is rated “fair.” Incorrect information appeared in the Jan. 29 issue. GPS, GIS training available: Farmers can now receive training workshops on global positioning systems (GPS) and geographic information

Alberta plans cattle price insurance

Alberta’s farm financing agency plans to roll out the first price insurance program in Canada for cattle producers as early as mid-2009. Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) said Alberta beef producers will be the first among the province’s livestock sectors to have such insurance. “This type of insurance doesn’t currently exist in Canada and will


Native Hay / from page 1

“The option should be there for a person who’s treating it as a crop.” – Jim Baker leases another four quarters of privately owned land. You can still get crop insurance on native hay from MASC – the coverage this year is $50 a tonne – but only if you have livestock. And Baker doesn’t.