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2007-2008 Projects to date:

  1. Support Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s proposal from Dr. Steve Pernal for the ‘Integrated Management of Nosema & Detection of Antibiotic Residues” in the amount of $20,000.
  2. Support the project from King’s University College by Dr. Grace Greidanus-Strom on the ‘Quantifying the Effects of Garlic Extracts for the Treatment of American Foulbrood’ in the amount of $ 10,000.
  3. Support to Agriculture & Food Council of Alberta for the Saskatraz Project (SK0234C0).  This would not require any financial contribution from Alberta Beekeepers.

Four Submissions for Funding for Fiscal Year 2006-2007

The Alberta Beekeepers Research Committee members consisting of Colin McCaig. Lee Townsend, Elmer Zumwalt and George Lammertsen received four submissions for funding for fiscal year 2006-2007.  They are:

  1. Provincial Apiculturist, Dr. Medhat Nasr, submitted two proposals to the Research Committee.  ‘Phase 11 for Integrated Pest Management for Parasitic Mites Testing Efficacy of New Pesticides and Field Evaluation’ was granted in the amount of $20,000.  This is a two-year project. 
  2. Research approval in the amount of $5,000 was approved for the research on the Effects of Environment on Honey Quality, researcher, Dr. Medhat Nasr.
  3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Dr. Stephen Pernal scientist was approved for $10,000 for his continued research project of ‘Management of Honey Bee Diseases Using Lysozyme’, an alternative chemicals to fight American Foul Brood disease.
  4. King’s College, Grace Strom, requested and we also approved to grant funding for the research on ‘Quantifying the Effects of Garlic Extracts for Treatment of America Foul Brood, Part 11’.  This amount is $12,000.

The 2005 Annual General Meeting resolution #8 to ascertain the component parts of hive products and the possible uses of these components for applied purposes which would enhance the value of Alberta hive products’ was put into motion.  The Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund has given us their support by covering the initial cost of $11,500 for “Literature Review of Honey Health Benefits to Determine Research Gaps and New Market Strategies”

Only $47,000 was granted from our budget of $60 000, this leaves us with a balance of $13,000 future research proposals.

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