The Milk River Watershed Council Canada is pleased to introduce the Watershed Best-Beef Stewardship Contest in celebration of the Canadian Ag. Day.
Southern Alberta is indeed exposed to problems with agricultural global trade, said Peter Casurella, executive director of the SouthGrow Regional Initiative.
There are five new crop missions that go to different countries around the world to help sell Canadian wheat. “They take one farmer on each of these trade missions,” said Gary Stanford, chairperson of the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC).
The Alberta Beef, Forage and Grazing Centre invites you to join their Annual Meeting on February 5, at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Administration Building beginning at 9 a.m.
The Alberta government is holding engagement sessions running now until January 25 seeking input on farmer-led agricultural research. After hearing the government's commitment to move towards a new research framework, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) collaborated with agriculture commodity board…
Cattle Market Update from Saskatchewan Agriculture provides some lights for beef producers.
Taber Foodgrains Project 2019 raised $192,000, breaking their previous total of $185,000.
Pattison Agriculture is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Tibben as President.
Val Marie Rancher Sherri Grant has been educating consumers about beef production for three decades to help them understand and appreciate where their food comes from.
A planned wind farm near Oyen that faced staunch opposition by some nearby landowners has earned new approval to be built just as a contract to sell power to the Alberta grid begins.
Across the nation, Canadians are sharing festive meals with family and friends over the holidays.
Please find attached this week’s Cattle Market Update. Highlights include:
Ten 4-H Dairy Clubs across Canada were recently awarded The Saputo and Armstrong Cheese 4-H Dairy Club Fund opportunity for the very first time.
The annual Beef Pen Show and Cowboy Christmas Trade Show is right around the corner and volunteers are busy getting ready for the big event.
Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Official Opposition, has appointed John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills as Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Barlow previously held the role as Associate Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food as well as Shadow Minister of …
There’s lots of snow out there enticing snowmobilers to go for a BRAAP, but riders need to be staying on the trail system in the province or asking for property owner permission before venturing onto a field.
Taber's Eureka Industrial Park is now home to the first cannabis and hemp premium supply chain, thanks to the Grasslands Taber Co-operative (GLTC). On Nov. 15, an official sod turning and press conference was held to make the announcement, the Town of Taber's Communications and Projects Co-o…
Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Official Opposition, has appointed John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills as Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Barlow previously held the role as Associate Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food as well as Shadow Minister of …
North American cattle markets were mixed last week according to Saskatchewan Agriculture.
There is still time to register 4-H clubs before the December 1, 2019 deadline.
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) clients impacted by this year’s weather can depend on proven programs to help get them back on track.
A look at the canola futures market in a strong carrying charge situation.
A survey about the economic impact of glyphosate contamination on the organic sector has been carried out in Saskatchewan.
Some 77 years ago, approximately 2,250 exhausted and traumatized Japanese Canadians arrived in southern Alberta in dilapidated railway cars as part of the federal government’s forced removal of Japanese Canadians from the Pacific Coast in 1942.
A senior research scientist at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre has been elected to become a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in the Academy of Sciences.
People looking to enter the cannabis work force have a number of opportunities to learn more about the emerging industry.
Recently, the University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College co-hosted the 5th Annual Cor Van Raay Agribusiness Case Competition - the first of its kind in Western Canada.
Holly White, Region 12 Director for Alberta Canola, says that the most recent report from the government of Alberta was done within the month of October and declares that over 75 percent of Alberta’s canola crop are still in the field.
Sugar from “field to table” starts with sunlight, according to the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG). One of the crops that contains sugar are sugar beets. Currently, sugar beets are grown in Alberta, as they require cooler temperatures. Historically, the crop has been grown across the country.
A vegetable grow project by a local church will help to raise funds for the breakfast programs at various schools in Swift Current.
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has become increasingly concerned about global trade action. The Canadian grain industry is an export oriented, trade-exposed sector. All Canadian grain farmers have been financially hurt by the current “Trump/China Trade War.” Ch…
As the temperatures rise and the recent snowfall melts, Lethbridge County officials are anticipating that mud will increase in fields.
RCMP are seeking information from the public after a cow was shot and killed in a pasture west of High River on October 7.
Livestock producers and industry looking to drive new success in 2020 and beyond can get a unique window on the exciting new world of agricultural innovation at the further expanded third annual Alberta Livestock Expo, Oct. 9-10 at Exhibition Park Lethbridge.
The 2019 Ranchman's Ridin' and Recitin' was able to take place at Kinetic Exhibition Park in Swift Current, despite poor weather that caused the cancellation of some activities on Sept. 28 and all the events scheduled for Sept. 29.
Most Alberta farm operations are family-based businesses where farmers live, work and play. It can be hard to get away from the daily grind.
Please find attached the Cattle Market update for this week. Highlights include:
Farming Smarter recently received Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) funding from the environmental stewardship and climate change program for a Biobed Project.
Raymond’s second annual ‘Aggie Daze’ will take place Sept. 20-21.
Please find attached the Cattle Market update for this week. Highlights include:
Three of Canada’s leading post-secondary agriculture institutions are teaming up for a one-of-a-kind training opportunity and competition this weekend at Lethbridge College. McDalBridge brings together students from McGill University, Dalhousie University and Lethbridge College to create inn…
Over the Labour Day long weekend, the FarmCash cash advance program opened the 2019 fall application. As of September 1, Alberta producers can apply online through FarmCash for a fall advance on over 50 agricultural commodities. FarmCash is offered through the Advance Payments Program of Agr…
Insect technologists with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and applied research associations are about to do their biggest surveys of the year, and they are looking for wheat producers to volunteer the use of their harvested fields.
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen visited Lethbridge on Wednesday to take part in his 21st Farm Freedom and Safety Act consultation session of the summer. About 30 local agriculture representatives and farmers took part in the discussion to generate ideas about what sh…
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that the AgriRisk Initiatives Program's new applications will now be accepted.
The Coaldale Lethbridge Community Growing Project had sunny skies on Thursday and plenty of willing hands to bring in its annual barley harvest to benefit the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
A wheat variety developed by well-known wheat breeder Dr. Ron DePauw and the wheat breeding team at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre has taken the market by storm and received a prestigious award.
Put seven combines together on a quarter section of land and it doesn’t take long for the crop to be harvested. Aug. 8, a group of volunteers had the 160 acres of hard red spring wheat in the bin in short order, with all of the money going to the HALO Air Ambulance.
Like Europeans in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Jos Langeweg was drawn to the wide-open spaces of Alberta as a means to build a better life for him and his family. The Langewegs, however, came much later.
There is a federal election coming this October. Members of Parliament and candidates are canvassing their constituents at barbecues, golf tournaments and eventually all-candidate debates.
Farming Smarter will be one of many locations that is participating in Open Farm Days on August 17.
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