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Welcome to the Alberta Barley Commission website. If you’re one of Alberta's barley producers, our site was designed for you as a source of information about barley production, research, and market development.

UPCOMING CROP TOURS IN ALBERTA

It's that time of year again—Crop walks!

Below is information on Alberta Barley Commission co-hosted crop walks happening around the province.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lethbridge all crops tour: June 20 (ABC sponsored event)

Event details and registration

Sangudo crop walk: June 24

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Farming Smarter Field School (Lethbridge): June 25

Call Farming Smarter at (403) 381-5118 for details

St. Albert ARD/DU Research Plot Tour: June 25

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Barrhead Research Plot Tour: June 26

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register (wheat yields, UAN, foliar fungicides and growth regulators)

Barrhead Research Plot Tour: June 26

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register (pea and faba bean germplasm, soybean variety trials and faba bean agronomy)

Vegreville Research Plot Tour: June 27

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Neerlandia Crop Walk: July 3

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

MTM Crop Walk: July 3

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Westlock Crop Tour: July 4

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Dapp—Jackson Farms' Controlled Traffic Farming/Precision Seeding: July 4

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Beaverlodge all crops tour: July 4 (ABC sponsored event)

Event details and registration

Stony Plain Crop Walk: July 5

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

St. Paul Crop Walk: July 8

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Lacombe all crops tour: July 9 (ABC sponsored event)

Event details and registration

Oyen all crops tour: July 16 (ABC sponsored event)

Event details and registration

Barrhead Research Plot Tour: July 22

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register (wheat yields, UAN, foliar fungicides and growth regulators)

Barrhead Research Plot Tour: July 22

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register (pea and faba bean germplasm, soybean variety trials and faba bean agronomy)

University of Alberta (South Campus F-62) Research Plot Tour: July 23

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

St. Albert Research Plot Tour: July 24

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

Vegreville Research Plot Tour: July 26

Call Kelly or Cindy at (780) 674-8268 to register

University of Alberta's Breton Plots Field Day: July 31

For more information, click here

TRADE & TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT

The Transportation and Trade (TNT) Summit, a new agri-export industry event spearheaded by the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA), is expected to bring together international buyers and key players in Canada’s agriculture supply chain this June. The TNT Summit is taking place June 24 in Calgary, Alberta in conjunction with the CSCA’s 2013 Pulse and Special Crops Convention.

The event will connect market outlooks for Canadian wheat, durum, barley, oats, pulses, soy and special crops with outlooks for the supply chain responsible for delivering product to the world. The agenda includes presentations from industry analysts and transportation experts discussing the evolution of Canada’s marketing and distribution channels.

The summit will be of particular interest to buyers from around the world as well as producers, processors, marketers, and service providers.

For more information and to register, please visit the TNT Summit web site: www.TNTSummit.ca

WESTERN CANADIAN WHEAT & BARLEY DEDUCTIONS

As of August 1, 2012, the regulations entitled "Regulations Respecting Research, Market Development and Technical Assistance (Wheat and Barley)" have taken effect.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Visit the website: wheatbarleycheckoff.com

Or please call the Alberta Barley Commission at 1 (800) 265-9111

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