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May 18, 2023
Issues & Insights
It’s official – seed, pesticide, and inoculant bag recycling is here to stay!
For several years, Prairie farmers have been keenly participating in Cleanfarms’ seed, pesticide, and inoculant (SPI) bag recycling pilot project in search of more environmentally friendly alternatives for managing these items once empty. Starting in 2023, Cleanfarms is pleased to announce that SPI bag recycling is launching across the prairies as a full-time permanent program…
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May 4, 2023
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Agricultural plastics recycling roundups coming this spring
Cleanfarms and the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group are hosting a series of free ag plastics recycling roundups throughout Alberta this spring. Clearwater County: Starland County: Lac La Biche County: Items accepted for collection: grain bags, twine, bale wrap, and silage plastic. All other materials (e.g. barbed wire, wood, empty chemical containers, used oil, tires, etc.)…
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April 20, 2023
Issues & Insights
Compactor presses proving useful to manage on-farm used silage and bale wrap plastics
Many beef and dairy producers in Alberta protect livestock feed by covering it with special plastic film widely used in agriculture today. Whether it’s silage bags or tubes, large tarps that cover the top of the silage piles, or plastic stretch film used to wrap hay bales, once the plastic is removed and no longer…
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April 11, 2023
Issues & Insights
Alberta municipalities passing torch – chem container recycling moving to ag retailers
Recycling agricultural plastic pesticide and fertilizer containers 23L and under – a familiar practice to many Alberta farmers – is being updated. At the request of the Agricultural Service Boards (ASB) that have been offering jug collection services in Alberta, Cleanfarms is moving recycling collection locations from municipalities to local ag retailers. The process is…
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March 31, 2023
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‘Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle it!’ gaining ground recovering ag plastics for recycling
Farmers in Alberta use about 2,000 tonnes of grain bags and approximately 2,200 tonnes of plastic baler twine annually. These plastic tools are essential in today’s farming operations—grain bags to temporarily store harvested grains, and twine to bind crops for storage and transport. But managing these plastics after use has been challenging for many farmers….
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April 5, 2022
Issues & Insights
Twine – it’s one of the easiest ag plastics to recycle. Really!
Of all the agricultural plastics on prairie farms, baler twine is one of the easiest to overlook when it comes to a commitment to recycle. Unlike grain bags, which when empty, are a massive amount of plastic laying in the field, baler twine accumulates in smaller bunches, seemingly innocuous, until they start to take over…
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January 31, 2022
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Alberta farmers getting on board with grain bag recycling pilot
Farmers universally value tools that give them options when it comes to making decisions about crop production. For example, some prairie farmers choose to use grain bags if a harvest has been abundant and extra storage is needed or bin storage is not available close to where the grain is harvested. In the past decade,…
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October 19, 2021
Innovation & Technology
Managing ag plastics long-term — can product suppliers play a bigger role?
In Canada and around the world, certain industry sectors take responsibility for managing their products and packaging when consumers/users are finished with them (typically called at ‘end of life’) so the resources can be recovered and reinvested in the economy. In these cases, a variety of market forces encourage these companies, called ‘producers’, that supply…
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September 2, 2021
Innovation & Technology
How ag plastics recycling works in Alberta – challenges and opportunities
Cleanfarms and the Alberta Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) are publishing a series of information articles for Alberta farmers to develop a shared understanding of the importance of used agricultural plastics resource management. Every farmer in Alberta who uses tools such as plastic grain bags, agricultural baler twine and bale wrap faces the same obstacles…
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July 31, 2021
Innovation & Technology
Can the ag sector achieve zero plastic waste on the farm?
Cleanfarms and the Alberta Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) are publishing a series of information articles for Alberta farmers to develop a shared understanding of the importance of used agricultural plastics resource management. Modern farming utilizes technologies and innovative products that can help farmers operate efficiently with a goal of higher productivity yields in both…
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| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
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| 18-Dec-23 | 232 | 322 | - |
| 15-Jan-24 | 236 | 322 | - |
| 12-Feb-24 | 238 | 332 | - |
| 11-Mar-24 | 238 | 332 | - |
| 8-Apr-24 | 244 | 338 | - |
| 6-May-24 | 248 | 340 | - |
| 3-Jun-24 | 252 | 348 | - |
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