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Province Takes Action Against Invasive Plants
B.C. Pesticide Collection program
The world only needs 30 billion dollars a year to eradicate the scourge of hunger
Noting that the time for talk was over and that action was urgently needed, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today appealed to world leaders for US$30 billion a year to re-launch agriculture and avert future threats of conflicts over food.
In an impassioned speech at the opening of the Rome Summit called to de-fuse the current world food crisis, Dr Diouf noted that in 2006 the world spent US$1 200 billion on arms while food wasted in a single country could cost US$100 billion and excess consumption by the world’s obese amounted to US$20 billion.
“Against that backdrop, how can we explain to people of good sense and good faith that it was not possible to find US$30 billion a year to enable 862 million hungry people to enjoy the most fundamental of human rights: the right to food and thus the right to life?” Dr Diouf asked.
“It is resources of this order of magnitude that would make it possible definitely to lay to rest the specter of conflicts over food that are looming on the horizon,” he added.
Biodiversity to curb world's food insecurity - Global conference on biological diversity in Bonn
19 May 2008, Rome - “Our planet abounds with biological richness and this great diversity is key to face the worst food crisis in modern history,” FAO Assistant Director-General Alexander Müller said.
FAO acknowledges the importance of biodiversity to food security but also raises an alarm. It estimates that about three-quarters of the varietal genetic diversity of agricultural crops have been lost over the last century and that hundreds of the 7000 animal breeds registered in its databases are threatened by extinction.
Just twelve crops and fourteen animal species now provide most of the world’s food. Fewer genetic diversity means fewer opportunities for the growth and innovation needed to boost agriculture at a time of soaring food prices.
Furthermore, as biodiversity used in food and agriculture declines, the food supply becomes more vulnerable and unsustainable. Agriculture becomes less able to adapt to environmental challenges, such as climate change or water scarcity.
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July 13-16 - The Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE) conference is occurring on the West coast for the first time in 15 years. This group was formerly known as the Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineers CSAE. The conference will cover waste management (manure), food production, soil and water (irrigation), bioenergy, machinery development, bioplastic technology. Abstracts of ~90 proposed presentations are available online. Conference attendees will discover some of the latest cutting edge technologies associated with agriculture without having to send a representative to Europe.
Aaron Meier and BJ at Shuswap Beef 4H achievement day. June 2008.
The BC Forage Council, the Cariboo Cattlemen and the BCMAL are working on the first year of a three-year demonstration project to determine which varieties of forage offer the best survivability in the wet meadows of the Cariboo region of the province. Two sites were seeded in the fall of 2007 near 150 Mile House, B.C. Field Tours will be held in the summer of 2009. More photos.
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BC strawberries are now ripe and are being harvested in fields all over the Fraser Valley. To locate farms for U-Pick and ready-harvested BC strawberries, visit www.bcstrawberries.com |
Coordinator Named for B.C. Agriculture Climate Action Initiative
The Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbia (IAF) and the B.C. Agriculture Council (BCAC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Emily MacNair as coordinator of a new Climate Action Initiative, which will help industry take strategic action to address the impacts of climate change. The two-year initiative will focus on the development of an action plan for B.C.’s agriculture and agri-food community. The plan will help industry take strategic action to mitigate the impact of climate change, to adapt in the face of future policy adjustments, and to seize the economic opportunities inherent in these developments. The project will also create linkages between industry and the province’s Climate Action office.
Irrigation Choices for Quality Wine Grapes
One of the most important choices facing new vineyard owners is the type of irrigation to install and how to manage it to maximize vine health and grape/wine quality. Concerns about future water availability and price in areas that have metering are also leading those with older systems to consider updating installations. Choices include overhead sprinkles, drip systems and micro-sprinklers. All types have their advocates but for optimum final wine quality the choice of system is less important than how to manage its use.
Comparison of Two Estrus Synchronization Protocols for Fixed-Time Breeding to Increase Pregnancy in Lactating Dairy Cows
Some dairy farmers are now opting to use the “Ovsynch” protocol, which involves injecting PGF2µ and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) to synchronize estrus as well as follicular development in relation to ovulation. This protocol has been shown to improve pregnancy rate in both beef cows and lactating dairy cows. The objectives of the present study were to compare synchronization of ovulation, luteal function and pregnancy rate following fixed time breeding between “Ovsynch” and double injections of PGF2µ protocols in dairy cattle.
Guide To Best Management Practices In British Columbia for Cereals, canola, field corn, field peas, grasses and legumes for forage and seed production. The 2008/09 edition of the Field Crop Protection Guide is now available for B.C. producers. Contact your nearest B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands office to obtain a copy. Contents of the Guide are also available off the BCMAL website in PDF* format. Contents:
This selector will help you find herbicides to control specific weeds in cropping and non-cropping situations. You can begin the selection by choosing a crop, if you know the crop and leaf stage, and then selecting for the weeds you want to control. Click on the results link to display all the products and registered mixes that can be applied to control or suppress weeds for that situation. Alberta Agriculture link.
If you are a B.C. forage producer expecting damage from deer, elk, moose or bear, plan to build a grazing enclosure so that forage loss can be calculated accurately. Brochures explaining the program and how to build an enclosure will be available soon. Please contact the BC Forage Council if you would like to have the brochures mailed to you: bcforagecouncil@farmwest.com
