Archives January 2018

Effective April 1, 2018, producers will need to have an EFP completion letter dated within the last 10 years to be considered current and eligible for cost-share funding with the Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change programs of the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (CAP). That means, for example, if you apply in September 1, 2018, your EFP will need to have been approved on or after September 1, 2008 to be considered for current funding.

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2017 Alberta Weed Survey

by Charles Geddes, Research Scientist AAFC

Julia Leeson, a Weed Monitoring Biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, led a team that worked hard this year surveying weed species in Alberta field crops. Generally, the provincial weed survey takes place in July and August, following in-crop weed management, once every decade since the 1970’s.

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