Dr. Medhat Nasr was involved in the creation of this management tool, and states that the document is … “not only for the USA but included Canada. For registered products in Canada you will see the Canadian flag next to the USA flag.”
Month: September 2019
Canadian Best Management Practices for Honey Bee Health
The report entitled Canadian Best Management Practices for Honey Bee Health was commissioned for discussion purposes by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on behalf of the Bee Health Roundtable, an industry-government forum. It was produced by: Les Eccles, Melanie Kempers, Raquel Mijares Gonzalez, Daniel Thurston & Dan Borges. And it’s available here: CLICK ON THIS LINK.
Saskatchewan Craft Council – Bee exhibit “Continuous”
Love bees? Well then, you have between October 7 through November 19 to check out an exhibit at Saskatchewan Craft Council that will take you on a walk through the hive! An excerpt from the News Release: “Created by multi-media artist Monique Martin – Continuous must be experienced. Your eyes are grabbed by the floor-to-ceiling
Standing Committee recommendations for TFW Program
The review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program has been completed by the Standing Committee and was submitted to Parliament this week. There are very few changes that directly impact the Ag-stream sector of the TFWP process. The recommendations that seem will most impact beekeepers are highlighted below: No direct changes to SAWP; Removal of
Association of Canadian Custom Harvesters’ Convention
We are attempting to make more aware of the services our Association has to offer to all grain and oilseed farmers as well as Equipment Dealers and farm related businesses. We are hosting our Annual Convention and Machinery Trade Show in Saskatoon this December and invite everyone of interest to attend. The cost of registration
Consultation on a national plant and animal health strategy
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture endorsed the Emergency Management Framework for Agriculture in Canada in July 2016. Included in this endorsement was the development of a national plant and animal health strategy as a key deliverable for the Framework. A national plant and animal health strategy will bring FPT governments, industry and other stakeholders together to