The 2020 Resolution Report Card is now added to our website. There are a couple of changes over previous report cards including an additional column in the summary table to highlight resolutions that may have been updated since the resolution grading due to new information or activities. Details of the responses and activities will be …
Oct 9, 2020 Regular meeting
2021 Summer Tour Canceled, Minutes and Agendas posted. The agendas and approved minutes from the Committee's regular meetings can be found on our website for anyone who is interested. The Committee received for information a letter from Brazeau County regarding the cancelation of the 2021 summer tour. The Committee's regular meeting included the addition of …
Resolution 1-20 Ropin the Web
Farming the Web replaces the Ropin' the Web marketplace. This spring the Alberta Forage Industry Network announced at their AGM that they had received a grant to develop an industry managed replacement to the Ropin' the Web Marketplace. This summer Farming the Web was launched. ASB resolution 1-20 did not only address the marketplace, and …
Strychnine the Underlying Issues
Strychnine resolutions, some things to consider... The case for removing registration for Richardson Ground Squirrel (RGS) control with strychnine is pretty solid. The right people were included in the discussion, and research paid for by our local industry/interest groups was commissioned specifically to inform the decision. So where do we go from here? RGS infestations …
Strychnine Availability
And its gone again.... In case you missed it during COVID, the Re-evaluation Decision for the use of Strychnine for Richardson Ground Squirrel control came out on March 4, 2020. There was 60 days from the time of the decision to make a scientific based objection to the decision (Page 2 of the Re-evaluation Decision). …
Introducing the Executive Assistant
ASB Provincial Committee Executive Assistant Linda Hunt PAg. Linda Hunt, recently with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry started as the Executive Assistant for the ASB Provincial Committee in June of 2020. Since then she has been working hard to catch up on the resolution process and the issues facing ASBs across the province. Linda is a …
Fusarium graminearum
The conversation continues.... On September 1, 2020, Corey Beck, Chairman of the ASB Provincial Committee organized a meeting with the Jake Kotowich, Executive Director of the Crop Health and Assurance Branch, and Krista Zuzak, Chief Provincial Plant Health Officer to discuss the deregulation of Fusarium graminearum. Krista presented a thorough overview of the multi-year Fusarium …
Animal Health Emergency Training
Click here to be directed to the AHEM website to register for workshops throughout August and September and access resources for producers, policy makers, and veterinarians who may have to deal with an Animal Health Emergency. https://animalhealth.ca/ahem/workshops "The Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) project develops industry relevant resources to minimize the impacts of serious livestock …
Resources for Managing Fusarium
Deregulation of Fusarium has us all asking "now what?". The ASB committee has written to the minister and has requested a meeting for later in August, still waiting on the specifics. https://keepingitclean.ca/cereals/fusarium In the meantime here is a site that may be of interest to pass on to your producers. https://keepingitclean.ca/cereals/fusarium The website contains downloadable …
Mental Health Resources
Farms.com has compiled a list of mental health resources available to those in the agriculture industry. A link to these resources is found here: https://www.farms.com/mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-resources/ Alberta Specific Resources https://www.farms.com/mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-resources/alberta.aspx
Agricultural Service Boards 
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