Canada Just Approved Its First Nutritional Oat Drink For Toddlers And Kids
For the first time, Health Canada’s Food Directorate of Health Products has approved an oat-based nutritional drink for toddlers and kids aged 12 months and over. Read the full article …
ALTERNATIVES TO LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN FOR 2023
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s (PMRA) re-evaluation decision regarding lambda-cyhalothrin (e.g., Matador, Silencer, LaBamba, etc.) came into force on April 29, 2023. The newand updated label for lambda-cyhalothrin indicates that …
POGA announces the first Alberta POGA President
The POGA Board of Directors is excited to announce that Brad Boettger has been elected President – the firstPOGA President from Alberta. Boettger is a fourth generation farmer who farms …
SaskOats, through SaskCrops, provides Federal pre-budget comments.
SaskOats, through SaskCrops, provided Federal pre-budget comments, urging the government: To ensure it understands and incorporates primary agriculture producers’ perspective and knowledge when developing policies, targeted timelines, and supporting budgets, …
SaskCrops’ Submission to AAFC re: the Sustainable Ag Strategy (SAS)
On December 12th, 2022, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced the launch of consultations to develop a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS) with the goal of “helping to direct collective action to …
Farmers Pursue Legal Action over cancelled oat contracts
Brad Boettger, vice-president of POGA and a farmer from Beaver County, AB, said it’s shocking that Purely Canada is using an equipment failure to justify a force majeure and terminate …
Saskatchewan 2022 Seed Survey
The 2022 Saskatchewan Seed Survey, produced in conjunction with SaskOats, SaskWheat, SaskBarley & SaskPulse, is now available. CLICK HERE to get your copy.
SaskCanola’s Learn to Lead Program
SaskOats sponsored the Learn to Lead Program, March 23-24, in Saskatoon. Read more about it, and apply on SaskCanola’s website.
Oats: In High Demand for Milk Production
Some companies are reporting 50% or more year-on-year growth for oat milk brands. Read more in this article by David McKee that first appeared in the January 2023 issue of …
POGA AGM Media Release
Media Release highlighting POGA’s 25 years as an organization!
POGA AGM Coverage
POGA held their 25th AGM in Saskatoon on Dec. 1, 2022. Here are some of the media coverage on the event! Please find links to the presentation on the POGA …
AOGC Director Nominations – OPEN
The Alberta Oat Growers Commission is accepting nominations for Directors. If you are interested, please see the attached information!
