Alberta Barley - Address, activities & membership
Address:
#200, 6815 – 8th Street NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7H7
Canada
Telephone number:
403-717-3711
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Contact information in previous versions
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#200, 6815 – 8th Street NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7H7
Canada
Telephone number:
403-291-9111
Description of the organization's activities:
Alberta Barley is a farmer funded and directed non-for profit organization. We work on behalf of Alberta barley farmers to ensure profitability and to administer funds towards activities related to market development, research, agronomy, and policy by representing the needs and concerns of our members to governments, regulatory agencies and industry associations
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Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Alberta Barley works on behalf of its members to bring added value to barley production. We do this through activities, initiatives and partnerships in:
Market Development – developing new markets and creating new opportunities in existing markets in feed, malt, food and “new use” sectors around the world
Research & Agronomy – investing in research and trials that lead to new barley varieties, fight disease and pests, increase yields and discover new uses for barley
Communications – keeping farmers abreast of our activities, our community and our industry’s developments through our blog, website and regional meetings, while keeping Canadians well-informed of barley’s value and potential through special publications, projects and media releases
Policy – representing the needs and concerns of our members to governments, regulatory agencies and industry associations
Organization's membership or classes of membership:
As governed by the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act of Alberta, barley farmers in Alberta submit a mandatory but refundable check-off to the commission on every tonne of barley sold.
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Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- All Alberta based farmers who grow barley are subject to a mandatory but refundable check-off fee. Any producer/farmer who has paid the barley check-off to Alberta Barley within one of the last three crop years is an eligible member in our organisation.