Pat brings association management and event management skills to her new appointment. She will be assisting the 2010 Best of CAMA organizing committee as it prepares for this years premier event being held in Winnipeg on November 4, 2010. Pat will also be 'front & centre' to assist CAMA Manitoba members with membership renewal and attendance at CAMA Manitoba 'Lunch & Learn' events. You can contact Pat by email at camamb@mts.net.

 Dinner Tickets will be on sale soon at $125.00 per person. Table reservations will be accepted.

 Watch your email for updates and do plan to attend this premier event on November 4th.

 

Belle Plaine, SK (August 4, 2010) - With over 200 people in attendance, Alpine Plant Foods (www.alpineflantfoods.com) officially opened their new production facility in Belle Plaine, SK.

The new eight million dollar production facility has a capacity of 700,000 litres per day of liquid phosphate fertilizer for Western Caanda growers.  Although Alpine has been servicing farmers in Western Canada for over a decade, this new plant is a result of growing demand for starter fertilizer in Western Canada.

Benefits for the Western gower of this new plant include not only reduced shipping costs but also a quicker turnaroud time for delivery.

For more information, click here to read the complete news release.

The new CAMA Ontario Board of Directors for 2010-2011 were announced at their Annual Golf and General meeting held on June 29, 2010.
 

Congratulations to the winning team of Tom Funk, Agri Studies Inc,  Justin Funk, Agri-Studies Inc., Linda Parry, Bark Communications and Brian Klassen, Bark Communications for defending their title at the CAMA ON Annual Golf and General Meeting held on June 29, 2010.

Twelve teams participated in the event held at the Victoria East Golf Club in Guelph, ON.

Enjoy your bragging rights for the year!

The BBQ at CFB Edmonton that Harvey Dann is organizing with help from the Canadian Cattlemens Association has been scheduled for Saturday, June 19 at 11 am. It has also drawn the attention of numerous agrimarketers and media. Mr. Dann was interviewed by City TV in Winnipeg, and City TV in Edmonton anticipates having cameras and crew at CFB Edmonton for the Homecoming. Three 4-H clubs in Central AB raised $2,000 for this cause. Harvey feels it is important for these young people to understand what these servicemen and women sacrifice when they serve our country.

Dann is working to repeat and expand the 2007 Petawawa BBQ of 2007. That’s when the first troop rotation came back from Afghanistan and the CCA picked up the tab for 1,700 steaks served to the returning troops of the Royal Canadian Regiment and their families at CFB Petawawa.

Dann is asking for donations to repeat the 2007 Petawawa BBQ at all of the major Canadian Forces Bases across Canada. While June’s BBQ’s at CFB Edmonton and CFB Shilo are covered, Dann still needs donations for BBQ’s planned for Val Cartier, Gagetown and Petawawa.

Interested parties can send donations to Alert Agri Distributors at 14 River Springs Drive, West St Paul, Manitoba, R4A 2A3.

Please see attached PDF for more information.

Saskatchewan's current trade mission to China to promote trade and commerce opportunities between Western Canada and Asia, Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) today signed a trade agreement with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).

Read the full STEP article. 

The Canadian dollar fell more than one cent on Thursday, which helped stimulate domestic and export demand for canola. The nearby and November...MORE

Read the full Story on Producer.com.

If the weather forecasts are correct, there’s going to be a lot of crop seeded later than what producers would like to see.

More Canadians surfing the net

Eighty per cent of Canadians age 16 and over used the internet for personal reasons in 2009, up from 73 per cent two years earlier, Statistics Canada reports.

People living in Alberta and B.C. reported the highest internet usage rates, at 85 per cent in each province. Calgary and Saskatoon topped the list for internet use by city, each with 89 per cent.

The most common household internet use was email, while health information was the topic most frequently searched. An increasing number of internet users now report watching TV and movies online (31 per cent), and contributing content through writing blogs, uploading photos or taking part in discussion groups (27 per cent).

The number of Canadians with high-speed access also grew — to 92 per cent in 2009 from 88 per cent in 2007.

Younger Canadians in larger cities, with higher education and income, are more likely to use the internet. (iStock)Statistics Canada reported a continuing "digital divide" between internet users and non-users, with age, income, education and geography as key factors.

Canadians living in communities with fewer than 10,000 people use the internet far less than those in larger centres. The margin is 83 per cent versus 73 per cent.

The survey also showed that among wealthy Canadians, those with incomes over $85,000 personal internet usage is 94 per cent, compared with 56 per cent in households with incomes under $30,000.

People with a post-secondary education reported 89 per cent internet use, compared with 66 per cent for those with no post-secondary education.Not surprisingly, younger Canadians used the internet far more than those in older age groups. In 2009, 98 per cent of those between 16 and 24 went online, compared with 66 per cent of Canadians over 45.

The survey that produced the data included 23,000 Canadians over the age of 16. It was conducted by Statistics Canada in November 2009.

Click here to view the latest CAMA Saskatchewan News from the April issue of Agri-Marketing magazine.

Agri-Marketing magazine, Jan/Feb issue - Article PDF.

Agri-Marketing magazine, March issue - Article PDF