Monday, November 18, 2013

Orchard-Based Research?

Are you raising haskap and curious about a certain aspect that has not yet been developed?  This is a reminder that it may be worth your time to investigate whether your provincial government might partner with you through one of their existing agricultural support programs to find out the answer to your question.  Saskatchewan, for example, already has several programs in place which include:

Farm and Ranch Water  Infrastructure Program (FRWIP)
Supports the development of agricultural water infrastructure.
toll free line at 1-877-874-5365


Farm Stewardship Program
Assistance to implement beneficial management practices (BMP) that help maintain or improve the quality of soil, water, air or biodiversity resources.
toll free line at 1-877-874-5365


Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM)
Support to agri-businesses that process bio-product, food and feed for projects that stimulate improvements in productivity and efficiency through the adoption of best practices, new technologies and state-of-the-art processes.
call Gary Coghill 1-306-787-8537.


On-Farm Food Safety Implementation Program
Producers receive training and funding directly from the associated commodity organization. They do not have to be members of these organizations to access
programming.  As programming differs by organization, producers should contact the respective commodity organization for details (see website for associated commodity group contact information)


What does your province provide?

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Haskap and Blue Mason Bees

A Blue Mason Bee study is currently under way by provincial entomologists in Saskatchewan.  Currently they are checking the pollen collected from this past year in order to see how effective these are as haskap pollinators.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Wanted: Haskap For Export To Europe And Japan

If you have Haskap that is exportable to Europe and/or Japan, then please contact Hamish Graham immediately at:  maddog@me.com or maddog@icloud.com.

Thanks!

Plant Breeders' Rights In Canada


Did you know that...

Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR) are a form of intellectual property rights by which plant breeders can protect their new varieties in the same way an inventor protects a new invention with a patent.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency administers the Plant Breeders' Rights Act (1990) and Regulations which provide legal protection to plant breeders for new plant varieties for up to 18 years.
…this protection extends internationally.  Without being granted the right to propagate their selections of haskap by the University of Saskatchewan it is absolutely illegal to do so.

Plant registration in the USA is handled through the Patent Office: www.uspto.gov.