. Agri-news. Agriculture. Agriculture surfs the Internet with Project Barley Some 130 Alberta fanners have begun surfing the Internet in an eight-week Alberta Agriculture pilot project. They are participating in Project Barley, a pilot project designed to introduce fanners to the Internet information superhighway and the wide variety of agricultural information available to them through this electronic system. "Project Barley will demonstrate how the Internet can be used to communicate the latest, most up-to-date agricultural information," says Walter Paszkowski, Alberta Agriculture,
. Agri-news. Agriculture. Agriculture surfs the Internet with Project Barley Some 130 Alberta fanners have begun surfing the Internet in an eight-week Alberta Agriculture pilot project. They are participating in Project Barley, a pilot project designed to introduce fanners to the Internet information superhighway and the wide variety of agricultural information available to them through this electronic system. "Project Barley will demonstrate how the Internet can be used to communicate the latest, most up-to-date agricultural information," says Walter Paszkowski, Alberta Agriculture, Foal and Rural Development's minister. "Just as farmers were historically the first to put technology to work, Alberta barley farmers will continue the tradition of identifying and adapting to the ever-changing modem ; Project Barley's superhighway surfing mascot, Duke, will greet participants as they log on to the department's pilot project on the Internet. Duke received his name in honour of the barley variety, as well as in recognition of famous Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku. "With a focus on production and marketing information, Project Barley will help fanners make more informed decisions. And that means money in the bank for them," says Paszkowski. Project Barley will help users get current information on a variety of subjects including crop management, crop pests, fami equipment, soil fertility, irrigation, harvesting, marketing, market outlook, markets and costs of production. Via Project Barley, the provincial agriculture department will give users directions to get agricultural information from universities, agribusinesses such as Alberta Pool, provincial and federal government agriculture departments, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a barley discussion group where they will exchange ideas and information. They will also be available to communicate among th
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