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PRFSA Marketing & Production Seminar

Learn about research being conducted at AAFC Beaverlodge Research Station as well as in the fields around the AB & BC Peace Region! The Board of Directors have donated an exceptional door prize!

Date: March 22nd, 2017- 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Pomeroy Sports Center, 9324 96th street in Fort St. John
Check out the full agenda here.

Please see some proposed admendments that will be voted on at the AGM to the Peace Region Forage Seed Association's constitution and bylaws below. To register contact Talon at 1 877 630 2198 or Calvin at (780) 864 3879.

Proposed Constitution & Bylaw Amendments
On November 28th, 2016, the new Societies Act came into effect in B.C. This act governs how societies (not-for-profit corporations) are created and run. The Act includes significant updates to allow for more flexibility in how societies operate, while still protecting the public interest. There are a few modifications that need to be voted on to make sure our association complies with the new Act. There are also some changes we have identified in regards to how growers become members which has changed since the levy came into effect and is different than when the association was incorporated in 1995. We are also suggesting some additions to include the Seed Trade Representative in the Board of Director definitions which are currently not there.

Please see the proposed amendments in this document. A full copy of the current constitution can be viewed here. Anyone with any questions or concerns is encouraged to contact Talon at 1 877 630 2198.

GE Alfalfa Free Peace Zone
Our association is actively working to develop a GE alfalfa free Peace Region zone before spring 2017. Bill and Jane Farney have been contracted to work with the AB municipalities and BC regional district to reach this goal. View the position statements of PRFSA, Forage Seed Canada's and several other Canadian forage and forage seed associations on GE alfalfa here.

To find out more information contact the PRFSA office at 1 877 630 2198 or email coordinator@peaceforageseed.ca.

PRFSA Summer Tour 2016 in Baldonnel & Prespatou, BC

• Blair Hill explains their vertical tillage implement
• Bus headed to Prespatou!
• Demo of Reuben Loewen's JD 7377 no-till drill
• Simon Loewen explaining his Headline & CaCO2 trials
• Jenn Critcher sweeping for insect pests

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New Winter 2017 Market Updates!
Dave Wong, retired Market Specialist with Alberta Agriculture, compiles market updates for grass and legume seed prices. These can be found at the left hand side of the Markets page under the heading Current Market Prices. The PRFSA has contracted Dave to compile another round of market updates in 2016. See the most recent updates added:

• 2016 Inspected Acres
• CDN Grass & Legume Seed Exports: 2015-16

Pest Monitoring Updates
During the growing season, consider accessing two resources supported by grower associations and commissions on the prairies: 

• The BC Pest Monitoring Project has been extended until 2019! This cross commodity project (Grain Producers, Forage Seed and Cattlemen) is coordinated by Keith Uloth who will be producing Pest Updates derived from in-field monitoring performed in BC Peace each growing season.  Contact Keith at 250-219-3284 or via email at pest@bcgrain.com. You can check out the updates on the research page (scroll to the middle).
• The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network also produces the Weekly Update e-bulletins during the growing season that summarize emerging prairie-wide pest issues, and includes monitoring tips, risk warnings, and forecasts in order to support in-field monitoring and sound pest management decisions for growers across the Canadian prairies. Contact Jennifer Otani at 780-354-5132 or via email at Jennifer.Otani@agr.gc.ca. Check out the PPMN blog to stay current!

New Research Publications & Links!
Posters and publications that were presented at the 2014 & 2015 Annual General Meetings by researchers & advisors have been added to the research page. See the list below:

• 2014 Seed Yield Data from Grass Seed Trials at Beaverlodge Research Station
• Comparison of Nitrogen Timing, Rate & Source in Creeping Red Fescue Seed Production
• Fall Applications of Herbicides on Creeping Red Fescue Seed Fields for Control of Group 2 Resistant Narrow-leaved hawk’s-beard
• Narrow-leaved Hawks'beard Group 2 Resistance: Greenhouse Trials
• Field Crop and Forage Pests and their Natural Enemies in Western Canada – Identification and Management Field Guide
• Forage Based Rotations & the Impact on Seed Production of Annual & Perennial Crops
• Growth Regulator on Established Red & Alsike Clover Seed Fields in the Peace Region

There has also been new information added to the Relevant Publications page:

• Effect of trinexapac-ethyl plant growth regulator on seed yield and canopy height of red clover
• Harvesting and Marketing Native Seeds
• An evaluation of five methods for the determination of moisture in grass seeds
• Crop density and seed production of tall fescue. 1) Yield and plant development
• Crop density and seed production of tall fescue. 2) Reproductive components and seed characteristics.
  

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