A pair of farming families in the County of Grande Prairie area were recognized at Tuesday's County Council meeting.Councillors Chrenek, Harris, and Rosvold presented the 100 Years of Farming Awards to the Lock and Richards families to highlight their dedication and resilience in helping shape the County.The Lock Famil...

Saddle Hills County has launched an agriculture events survey to learn what kind of ag events their residents would like to see.Previous events held by the County covered topics like tree care, invasive species management, and wildfire preparedness.Click here to take the survey.

Saddle Hills County's Agricultural Services Department is hosting a Succession Planning Workshop November 19.The County, alongside KMSC Law and Farm Credit Canada, is hosting the event to educate participants on estate planning documents, legal issues, and setting up financing for a farm transition.The workshop is happ...

Guy farmer Charles Simoneau will continue to sit on the board with the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.He has been re-elected as the representative for Region 3.This will be Simoneau's second term on the board.That term will start after the organization's annual general meeting on January 22.

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is asking rural municipalities to send letters naming oil and gas companies that aren't paying their property taxes, but one rural leader says there's no hope for enforcement. Rural Municipalities of Alberta estimates oil and gas companies owe more than $250 million in overdue property...

An event that traditionally draws a lot of exhibitors and spectators from the Peace starts in Edmonton on Wednesday.Farmfair International will run through Saturday.The show is marking its 50th anniversary this year, a milestone that will be celebrated with cake and live music each day. There will be various livestock ...

The County of Grande Prairie is updating it's Livestock Emergency Response Plan.Starting this week, the county will be reaching out to residents to update their registration information to ensure the county knows the types, numbers, and locations of livestock across the county.The plan was developed to meet the needs o...

Farm Credit Canada is dispersing $1.5-million to 82 community groups throughout the country to support rural capital projects. The money is coming out of the FCC AgriSpirit Fund, which has supported nearly 1,700 projects over the past two decades, totalling over $22.5-million worth of investments made.This year, three ...

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is pushing back against Bill C-282. The private member's bill put forward by a member of the Bloc Quebecois would prohibit the federal government from lowering tariffs or increasing quotas for supply-managed sectors like dairy and eggs in future trade negotiations. The alliance say...

Animal Health Canada is getting $13,343,409 over five years from the federal government for three projects.A release from the federal government says $3,543,174 is for expansion of animal health surveillance and use what is called a 'One Health' approach to the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System.One Health invo...

The October 25 crop report from AFSC says harvest is "effectively" complete in the Peace. The report says all of the canola, barley, spring wheat, and dry peas have been combined, with 99.9 per cent of the oats done. The five-year average for completion as of October 25 is 88 per cent, with the 10-year averag...

An agriculture speaking event will bring together agricultural leaders from across the Peace Region next month.Northwestern Polytechnic and Results Driven Agriculture Research have partnered up for RDAR on the Road.Organizers say this an opportunity to gather producers and municipal influencers to hear about each other...

Harvest progress gained another five per cent during the week of October 8-15 in Alberta. Overall, it is now 96 per cent complete province-wide. 93 per cent of the Peace is estimated to be combined, advancing eight per cent compared to the week prior.The latest Alberta Crop Report for conditions as of October 15, says ...

The Canadian Grain Commission says it has to dip into surplus funds to cover a a shortfall this year and for the next two fiscal years.The commission says grain volumes it has weighted have been lower than anticipated since a cut to weighing and inspection fees three years ago.It also says in a news release that adjust...

Changes are coming to the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation's (AFSC) AgriStability program to address challenges like burdensome paperwork and high accounting fees that can hinder farmer productivity. According to AFSC, a new option to align AgriStability reporting with tax filing for 2025 is expected to resul...

Alberta Grains invites barley and wheat farmers to its annual regional meetings taking place across Alberta, giving them a detailed look at the commission's research, advocacy, and extension efforts funded by their checkoff dollars. The meetings will be held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 15 across six regions in Alberta. "...